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Move beyond “the Greek translation.”
Join Stephen Hackett for a guided companion course to Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross’s The Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters. Work through the book with lectures, discussion questions, and short quizzes, then bring your questions to the founding cohort’s live calls.
What you’ll work toward
- Explain what “the Septuagint” refers to and why the term needs care.
- Describe the origins, translation, and transmission of the Greek Old Testament.
- Compare Greek and Hebrew readings without jumping straight from a difference to a conclusion.
- Evaluate how the Septuagint informs Old and New Testament interpretation.
Is this for you?
For readers who want to understand why the Septuagint matters, follow the evidence, and discuss the questions it raises.
This is a guided reading and discussion course, rather than instruction in Greek grammar. Expect to read the assigned chapter before working through its lesson.
Lectures, readings, discussion questions, and quizzes form the study sequence across eight modules. The classroom is open now, with eight weekly 30-minute live calls, Mondays 6:00–6:30 p.m. Central, running October 26 through December 14, 2026.
Your companion book
Required reading
The Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters
Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross · Crossway
Each lesson follows the book’s reading sequence, and quizzes draw on the assigned reading. Plan to obtain your own copy; the course offer does not include the book.
See the book at Crossway →Try the format · Free preview
Start with a three-minute primer.
This public video is the course’s introductory warm-up. Watch it, then try the reflection questions below for a taste of the study format.
Pause and reflect
- In your own words, what does “the Septuagint” mean?
- What did the video challenge or clarify about your previous understanding?
- What question would you bring to a discussion of the Greek Old Testament?
Classroom now open · Live calls begin October 26, 2026
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