The Rabbis Corrupted Their Hebrew Bible - LXX vs MT

Summary

The presenter argues that the Septuagint (LXX)—the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament—is older and more faithful to the scriptures quoted by Jesus and the New Testament writers than the Masoretic Text (MT), which he says underlies most modern English Old Testaments. He contends that later Jewish rabbis altered the MT to remove or weaken passages that Christians interpret as messianic prophecies.

Main claims and arguments

• The Septuagint and the names of God: The presenter says the Septuagint predates Christianity and does not contain the Tetragrammaton or other divine names he associates with it. He also argues that Jesus and the apostles never used those names, despite the New Testament recording them quoting the Old Testament many times.
• The Masoretic Text’s origins: He describes the MT as substantially later than the Septuagint and rejects the idea that it is the original Hebrew Bible. He alleges that rabbis opposed to Jesus revised it to remove messianic material and changed the patriarchal chronologies in Genesis 5 and 11 by more than 1,300 years.
• Further allegations about rabbinic tradition: The presenter characterizes rabbinic Judaism and Kabbalah as corrupt or occult systems. He also claims that a medieval Masoretic manuscript contains pages of magical symbols and material invoking ancient deities. These are presented as his claims, not as independently established facts in the video.
• The King James translators and the Septuagint: He quotes the 1611 KJV translators’ preface praising the Greek translation commissioned under Ptolemy II, which they say helped prepare the way for Christianity. He then notes that, despite this praise, the KJV Old Testament was not translated from the Septuagint.

The comparison method

The presenter invites viewers to compare New Testament quotations with the corresponding Old Testament passages in the KJV and Septuagint. He argues that the New Testament wording often matches the Septuagint more closely, while the MT omits or changes wording he considers messianic.

Examples include:

• Luke 4:18 and Isaiah 61:1: He says Jesus’ reading includes “recovering of sight to the blind,” wording found in the Septuagint but absent from the MT version he compares it with.
• Hebrews 1:6 and Deuteronomy 32:43: He points to “Let all the angels of God worship him” as a Septuagint reading omitted from the MT passage.
• Hebrews 10:5–6 and Psalm 40:6: He contrasts “a body hast thou prepared me” in Hebrews and the Septuagint with “mine ears hast thou opened” in the MT-based KJV Old Testament.
• Matthew 12:20–21 and Isaiah 42:4: He says Matthew’s phrase “in his name shall the Gentiles trust” appears in the Septuagint but not in the MT wording he cites.
• Additional examples: He says the MT alters or removes references to Gentiles seeking God in Amos 9:12, a remnant being saved in Isaiah 10:22, God being found by those who did not seek him in Isaiah 65:1–2, and a “seed” in Isaiah 1:9.

The presenter concludes that these differences make the New Testament appear inconsistent with the MT. He warns that Christians relying on MT-based Old Testaments may be judging Jesus and the apostles by a text different from the one they quoted. His central conclusion is that the Septuagint better accounts for the New Testament quotations and supports Christian claims about Jesus as Messiah.

The video presents these textual and historical interpretations as the presenter’s argument; the subtitles do not discuss alternative scholarly explanations.

Speakers and sources featured

• Speaker: One male presenter or narrator, who makes the argument and guides the comparisons.
• Quoted or discussed sources: The translators’ preface to the 1611 King James Bible; passages from the New Testament; corresponding passages from the King James Old Testament and the Septuagint; and the Masoretic Text as described by the presenter.