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Alexandrian canon
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Alexandrian canon

biblical literature
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  • 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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    …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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  • Gutenberg Bible
    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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    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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