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The »LXX« contains two types of books:

1. The Greek translation of the canonical Hebrew-Aramaic books. The translation of these books contributes significantly to biblical studies, in particular to the textual transmission and exegesis of the Bible.

2. Books not included in the collection of the Hebrew scripture and subsequently named Apocrypha (the »hidden« books) in Greek and sefarim ḥiṣoniyyim (»the outside books«) in Hebrew. These books, considered deuterocanonical in the Catholic Church, consist of two groups:

a) A Greek translation of books, whose ancient Hebrew or Aramaic source has been lost or preserved only in part (e.g., Sirach and Baruch 1:1–3:8); and

b) A few works originally composed in Greek (e.g., the Wisdom of Solomon).