The Holy Scriptures

• The "official" Bible of most Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions is the Greek text, comprised of the Septuagint Old Testament and the "Byzantine" New Testament. Of course, these texts themselves exhibit variation among the manuscripts. The version blessed by the Church of Greece may be obtained from the Zoë Brotherhood; this edition contains a few typographical errors, however. According to the monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, whom in this case I see no reason to doubt, the best published edition was that printed in Greek by the Church of Russia before the Revolution; to my knowledge, this is neither currently in print nor found in many research libraries.

• VERSIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: General:
  • 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia: (Read with caution)

• COPTIC TRANSLATIONS: About:
  • 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia: (Read with caution)

• ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS: About:
  • Leonard J. Greenspoon: The Holy Bible -- A Buyer's Guide, (2005). Bible Review (2005/Fall): 37. Not Orthodox, but interesting.

• RUSSIAN TRANSLATIONS: About:
  • Mark Elliott: Translating the Russian Bible, (1999). East-West Church and Ministry Report, April 1.. --- Mission Review

• BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION

• MISUSE OF SCRIPTURE:
  • To justify heresy: St. Vincent of Lérins: Commonitorium, 25;