A name given inJosephus (Ant. XII, iipassim) to the author of a letter ascribing theGreek translation of theOld Testament to six interpreters sent intoEgypt fromJerusalem at the request of the librarian ofAlexandria. (SeeSEPTUAGINT VERSION.)
APA citation.Aristeas.(1907). InThe Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01712c.htm
MLA citation."Aristeas."The Catholic Encyclopedia.Vol. 1.New York: Robert Appleton Company,1907.<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01712c.htm>.
Ecclesiastical approbation.Nihil Obstat. March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor.Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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