This account posts news from the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies as well as notices of events and publications related to the academic study of the Septuagint. Submissions: DM or email ioscstwitter[at]proton[dot]me.
Now available for pre-order: Bruce W. Longenecker, Marieke Dhont, and James K. Aitken, eds., Apocrypha and the Septuagint, Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies, vol. 1 (Zondervan: 2026). https://t.co/Zgy2vtYQCS
Presentazione volume (in presenza e online): Between Scroll and Scripture, Volume dedicato ad Anna Passoni Dell'Acqua a cura di A. Bellantuono, E. Bons e D. Scialabba (Mohr Siebeck, 2025), 21 maggio 2026, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano.
Virtual Seminar: The Septuagint in Modern Research, May 4, 2026, 15:00 GMT: Matthew Albanese will present on “Greek Isaiah: Translation Technique & Literary Structures."
Conference: Multispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis, 19 June, 2026, Eliot room, Knowledge Centre, British Library. https://t.co/RPxs3tQ7ZP
Call for Papers: The Vulgate among Ancient Bible Translations, The Polis Institute, Jerusalem, January 4-5, 2027. Abstracts due June 30, 2026. https://t.co/wk9wXL7bQe
Summer School course: Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: Texts, Traditions, Text Cases, Open Questions, Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, July 1-4, 2026.
Cours Été 2026 (en présentiel / en distanciel direct / en différé) : La Septante dans le judaïsme et le christianisme naissant, donné par Jean Maurais, mai–juillet 2026, mardi 13h–16h. https://t.co/vpfUAslo5K
Just published: Marieke Dhont, Gideon R Kotzé, Joshua Alfaro, and Alison G. Salvesen, eds. XVIII Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies: Zurich, 2022, SCS 80 (SBL Press, 2026). https://t.co/35yvGFTZPd
Lecture (online): "Off the Beaten Track: Which Road to Follow for the Book of Joshua?" will be presented by Kristin De Troyer, March 18, 2026 17:00 IST (11:00 EDT).
Conference: Discourses about the Divine: Language about Transcendence, Language transcending Borders, 22–23 April, 2026, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome.
Next Monday: Virtual Seminar: The Septuagint in Modern Research, March 9, 2026, 15:00 GMT (11:00 EDT): Maximilian Häberlein will present on "Speaking to Job in Greek." To receive the link, contact [email protected]
Just published: Eberhard Bons, Daniela Scialabba and Antonella Bellantuono, eds., Between Scroll and Scripture Studies in Septuagint, Biblical Greek, and Papyri (Mohr Siebeck: 2026). https://t.co/pZuwBUID4m
Workshop: On the Trail of the Bible of Niketas: A Transverse Approach to Catenae, 30-31 March 2026, Royal Library of Belgium KBR, Brussels and KU Leuven. More information and full programme: https://t.co/Dn3bER987Q
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Takamitsu Muraoka (1938–2026). An obituary can be found on the IOSCS website: https://t.co/Su5WAncYQu
Just published: William A. Ross, Marieke Dhont, and Christopher J. Fresch, eds., Language and Identity in Hellenistic Judaism: Essays in Memory of James K. Aitken (Bloomsbury: 2026). https://t.co/jrRZOU2JyU
Happy International Septuagint Day to all who celebrate! In 2006, the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies established February 8 as International Septuagint Day, a day to celebrate the Septuagint & encourage its study. What are you reading to celebrate?