The Septuagint refers to which of the following?
A. the historical treatise describing how the Jews of Alexandria adopted the Greek gods and abandoned their monotheism
B. the translation of the Hebrew scriptures into Greek, undertaken by Jews living in Alexandria
C. the pact made between Ptolemy II and the Jews of Alexandria permitting them to trade freely in that city
D. the body of work in which the Greek classics were translated into Hebrew by Jews living in Alexandria
Answer: B
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