Alexandrian canon
biblical literature
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founding by Aristophanes of Byzantium
- In Aristophanes Of Byzantium
…the foundation of the so-called Alexandrian Canon, a selection in each genre of literary work that contemporaries considered to be models of excellence.
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version of Old Testament canon
- In biblical literature: The Alexandrian canon
The Old Testament as it has come down in Greek translation from the Jews of Alexandria via the Christian church differs in many respects from the Hebrew Scriptures. The books of the second and third divisions have been redistributed and arranged according to…
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