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. www.fteacadia.com

Workshop (in-person): Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint, June 30, 2026 8:30am-4:30pm, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome.

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). cart.sbl-site.org/books/060480P

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 lxxinmodernresearch@gmail.com

Just published: Eberhard Bons, Daniela Scialabba and Antonella Bellantuono, eds., Between Scroll and Scripture Studies in Septuagint, Biblical Greek, and Papyri (Mohr Siebeck: 2026). www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/betw...

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: www.arts.kuleuven.be/grieks/nieuw...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Takamitsu Muraoka (1938–2026). An obituary can be found on the IOSCS website: septuaginta.uni-goettingen.de/ioscs/news/94/

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). www.bloomsbury.com/us/language-...

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?

Call for papers: IOSCS sessions at the SBL Annual Meeting, Denver, November 21-24, 2026 members.sbl-site.org/cfp-detail?z...

Just published: Martin Meiser, Heinz-Josef Fabry, Michaela Geiger, Frank Ueberschaer, and Martin Vahrenhorst, eds. Die Septuaginta – Prophetische Worte, Textwelten und Versionen (Mohr Siebeck, 2026). www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/die-sep...

Call for Papers: Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense LXXV: Translating the Scriptures, July 15 - 18, 2026, Leuven. Abstracts due March 31, 2026. theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/...

To register for Zoom participation, use the following link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Lecture (online & in-person): January 22, 2026, 6:00pm (UK) at the Catherine Lewis Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Institute, Oxford University, Beatrice Bonanno will speak on "Jewish Greek Scriptures and Early Christianity: Insights from the 'Minor Versions.'"

Virtual Seminar: The Septuagint in Modern Research. Save the date for upcoming seminars on 03/09 and 05/04. To be added to the mailing list to receive the Zoom link for these events, email Tyler Horton at lxxinmodernresearch[at]gmail[dot]com.

Just published: Joseph L. Justiss, Scribal Change and Strategic Sequencing in the Hebrew Source of G Proverbs (Mohr Siebeck: 2026). www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/scri...

Just published: Anna Mambelli, Vedere sogni: Esegesi di Daniele 2 e 4 Old Greek (Marietti: 2025). www.mariettieditore.it/libro/978882...

Call for Papers: The Septuagint and the Cultural World of the Translators research unit, EABS Annual Conference, Leuven, 20–23 July 2026. Abstracts can be submitted by EABS members through the online portal: www.eabs.net

Call for Papers: The Greek Bible Between Judaism and Christianity research unit, EABS Annual Conference, Leuven, 20–23 July 2026. Abstracts can be submitted by EABS members through the online portal: www.eabs.net

Call for Papers: The 1st Symposium on the Chinese Translation of the Greek Septuagint（第一屆中文七十士譯本翻譯學術研討會) Hong Kong, 22-24 April 2026. Papers can be given in English or Chinese. Proposals due 15 February 2026.

Call for Papers: Papyrology and the Biblical World research unit, EABS Annual Conference, Leuven, 20–23 July 2026. Abstracts can be submitted by EABS members through the online portal: www.eabs.net

Call for Papers: Psalms and Paraphrases Psalms, their translations and poetical rewritings are the focus of the SRN Literature without Borders’ next conference on 12-13 May 2026 in Leuven. The deadline for the CfP is 15 January 2026.

Call for Conference Papers: Psalms and Paraphrases, KU Leuven, May 12-13, 2026. Abstracts due January 15, 2026. literatureswithoutborders.com/2025/11/25/c...

Call for papers: Biblia Africana (Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia): The Bible in its African Receptions from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, May 5-6, 2026, Brussels. Proposals (in English or French) due December 15, 2025. calenda.org/1314743?lang...

Just published: Eberhard Bons, Anna Mambelli, and Daniela Scialabba, eds., Joy Denied, Joy Rediscovered From Classical Greek Literature to Byzantine Christianity (Brill: 2025). brill.com/display/titl...

Summer Course (in-person/online): The Reception of the Septuagint in the New Testament and the Early Church will be taught by Dr. Edmon Gallagher, May 11-15, 2026, hosted by Trinity Western University and the John William Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies.

Call for Papers: The Bible in Middle Eastern Manuscript Traditions, University of Rome Tor Vergata, April 22-24, 2026. Abstracts due January 1, 2026.

Just published: Matthew J. Albanese, Translation Technique and Literary Structures in Greek Isaiah 13:1–14:23, SCS 79 (SBL Press, 2025). cart.sbl-site.org/books/060479P