Course: Texts, Manuscripts, Editions: Greek Palaeography, the Transmission of Texts, and Textual Criticism, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, online January–March 2027 and 5 days in Athens. Deadline: October 31, 2026. www.ascsa.edu.gr/programs/gre...

Just published (Open Access): Wolfgang Kraus, Heinz-Josef Fabry, and Burkard Zapff, eds., Das Weisheitsbuch Ben Sira / Jesus Sirach: Synopse der hebräischen, griechischen, lateinischen und syrischen Texttraditionen mit deutscher Übersetzung www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/58473/das-we...

Congratulations to Kristin Klaus, who passed her dissertation defense on September 14, 2026 at the University of Tartu. Her dissertation, "Style of Old Greek Job: Its value for textual, literary, and redaction criticism of Hebrew Job," was supervised by Prof. Urmas Nõmmik.

Lecture (in-person): Towards Volume II of The Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint: Semantic Issues and Exemplary Lemmata by Dr. Laura Bigoni, September 28, 2026, 19:00, University of Fribourg, Faculté de théologie.

Call for Papers: Prologues in Middle Eastern Manuscript Traditions: An Interdisciplinary Workshop, April 15–16, 2027, University of Salzburg. Titles and abstracts due January 1, 2027.

Virtual Seminar: The Septuagint in Modern Research, September 28, 2026 15:00 BST: James Carleton Paget and Benjamin G. Wright will present on “Language and Identity in Hellenistic Judaism."

Just published: Nuria Calduch-Benages, Dionisio Candido, Jeremy Corley, and Michael W. Duggin, eds., Beauty in the Second Temple Period: Essays in Honor of Renate Egger-Wenzel on her 65th Birthday (De Gruyter Brill: 2026). www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Just published: Sarah Pearce and Zuleika Rodgers, eds., Surviving Translation Studies of Jews in Antiquity for Tessa Rajak, JSJSup 224 (Brill: 2026). brill.com/display/titl...

IOSCS members and colleagues may be interested in the newly launched LXX Graduate Student Network: lxxgsn.com

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We’re excited to announce the launch of the LXX Graduate Student Network! The network aims to connect graduate students working on the Septuagint and related fields, creating opportunities for collaboration, conversation, and mutual support. Learn more at lxxgsn.com

Intervista: Camilla Recalcati parla del suo libro, The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint (Brepols: 2025). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvdg...

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Available for pre-order (to be published December 31, 2026): Andrew T. Keenan and Robert S. Walker, eds., Postclassical Greek and Cultural Identity in the Septuagint In Memoriam: James K. Aitken (1968–2023) (De Gruyter Brill: 2026). www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

Just published: Felix Albrecht, The Psalms of Solomon: A Textual and Theological Commentary (Hendrickson: 2026). www.hendricksonpublishers.com/p/the-psalms...

Call for fellowship applications: The Hexapla Institute at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is accepting applications for two fellows to join the project of producing an edition of the Hexapla as PhD students in OT, NT, or Biblical Studies. hexapla.org/fellowship/

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This is a friendly reminder that submissions for the John William Wevers prize are due September 1, 2026.

Just published: Nadezhda Kavrus-Hoffmann, Pablo Alvarez, and Julia Miller, A Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Volume 2. press.umich.edu/Books/A/A-Ca...

Just published: Journal of Ancient Judaism, volume 17.2 (2026) Special Issue: Susanna and the Elders in Text, Tradition, and Interpretation, edited by Michael B. Johnson and Noam Mizrahi brill.com/view/journal...

Just published: Panagiotis Christias, Panos Christoudolou, and Sébastien Morlet, eds., Ancient Jewish Texts and Greek Culture: Accommodations and Appropriations (2nd c. BC – 1st c. AD) (Peeters: 2025).

Just published: Textus 35 (2026). This issue of the journal features essays on the Septuagint by Felix Albrecht, Karin Finsterbusch, Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto, Camilla Recalcati, Martin Rösel, Miika Tucker, and Frank Ueberschaer. brill.com/view/journal...

Call for papers: On the Fringes of the Catena Format: Catena-Commentaries, Composite Exegesis, and the Posterity of Catenae, International workshop at KU Leuven, March 9-10, 2027. Abstracts due October 15, 2026.

Workshop (online and in-person): The Material Tradition of the Psalms, June 25–26, 2026, University of Hamburg. www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/register/wor...

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Evento in presenza: tavola rotonda intorno a Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint e Vedere sogni. Esegesi di Daniele 2 e 4 Old Greek di Anna Mambelli. 8 Iuglio 2026, ore 10.00, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro.

Just published: Transformations in Translation: Comparing Qumran Aramaic Job and Old Greek Job by Alun Morton Thomas (SBL: 2026). cart.sbl-site.org/books/060481P

Book launch (online and in-person): The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint: Evidence from Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus by Camilla Recalcati, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, 11 June 2026, 6pm (UK time). Zoom registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Just published: The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint: Lexical Items in Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus by Camilla Recalcati www.brepols.net/products/IS-...

Online lecture: Kaige and the Early Transmission History of the Bible: A Reassessment by Timothy A. Lee (@timothyalee.bsky.social), June 10, 2026, 18:15-20:00 IST. Zoom link: huji.zoom.us/j/8618543643...

News: Korean Septuagint Project

The schedule for the IOSCS Sessions at the SBL Annual Meeting Denver, 20–24 November 2026 is now available. Please consult the SBL website for the most up-to-date schedule.

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). zondervanacademic.com/products/apo...

Just published: Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies volume 58, 2025. poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?...