Manuscripts of the Septuagint

Want to go deeper? The following are useful resources for learning more about the Septuagint.

Recommended for purchase:

Karen H. Jobes and Moisés Silva. Invitation to the Septuagint (2005).
Comprehensive, yet user-friendly introduction to the Septuagint useful to beginning LXX students as well as seasoned scholars. Explores the history of the Septuagint, the various versions available, its importance for biblical studies, and the current state of research.

Timothy R. McLay. The Use of the Septuaging in New Testament Research (2003).
Analyzes New Testament citations of the Jewish Scriptures in Greek, demonstrating the ubiquitous LXX influence on early Christian writings, and offering basic principles for bridging the research gap between these two critical texts.

Sidney Jellicoe. Septuagint and Modern Study (1968, reprint 1989).
Presents major updates in the developement of Septuagint studies since 1920. Discusses current problems in this field of study as well as to suggest along what lines future studies might be expected to proceed.

Online resources:

The Septuagint Online – Electronic resources for the study of the Septuagint and old Greek versions.

Uncial Manuscripts of the Septuagint From Intro. to the Greek OT by H. B. Swete (2d ed., 1914), 124. (Caution: It is quite likely that several of these manuscripts have changed location in the past 100 years. See more recent & more complete list – PDF, 401 kb).
Lagarde's Symbol	Name of Codex	Century	Present locality & additional notes
A	Alexandrinus	v	London
B	Vaticanus	iv	Rome
C	Ephraemi	v	Paris
D	Cottonianus	v	London
E	Bodleianus	ix—x	Oxford
F	Ambrosianus	v	Milan
G	Sarravianus	v	Leyden, Paris, St Petersburg
H	Petropolitanus	vi	St Petersburg
I	Bodleianus	ix	Oxford
K	Lipsiensis	vii	Leipzig
L	Vindobonensis	v—vi	Vienna
M	Coislinianus	vii	Paris
N	Basilianus	viii—ix	Rome
O	Dublinensis	vi	Dublin
Q	Marchalianus	vi	Rome
R	Veronensis	vi	Verona
S = א	Sinaiticus	iv	Leipzig, St Petersburg
T	Turicensis	vii	Zurich
U	Londinensis	vii	London
V	Venetus	viii—ix	Venice
W	Parisiensis	ix	Paris
X	Vaticanus	ix	Rome
Y	Taurinensis	ix	Turin
Z^a—c	Fragment Tischendorfiana
Γ	Cyrptoferratensis	viii—ix	Grotta ferrata
Δ	Bodeianus	iv—v	Oxford
Θ	Washingtoniensis	v—vi	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Π	Petropolitanus	viii—ix	St Petersburg
Want to go deeper? The following are useful resources for learning more about the Septuagint. Recommended for purchase: Karen H. Jobes and Moisés Silva. Invitation to the Septuagint (2005). Comprehensive, yet user-friendly introduction to the Septuagint useful to beginning LXX students as well as seasoned scholars. Explores the history of the Septuagint, the various versions available, its importance for biblical studies, and the current state of research. Timothy R. McLay. The Use of the Septuaging in New Testament Research (2003). Analyzes New Testament citations of the Jewish Scriptures in Greek, demonstrating the ubiquitous LXX influence on early Christian writings, and offering basic principles for bridging the research gap between these two critical texts. Sidney Jellicoe. Septuagint and Modern Study (1968, reprint 1989). Presents major updates in the developement of Septuagint studies since 1920. Discusses current problems in this field of study as well as to suggest along what lines future studies might be expected to proceed. Online resources: The Septuagint Online – Electronic resources for the study of the Septuagint and old Greek versions. HOME Newsletter Shallows Depths Studylinks DS Bookstore About DS Contact DS © 2007 DeeperStudy.com \| Steve Singleton, All Rights Reserved

Uncial Manuscripts of the Septuagint