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.

Conference (in-person): Jewish Authors in their Greco-Roman Contexts, McGill University, Yan P. Lin Centre, Birks Senior Common Room, November 12th, 2026, 9:00–12:00pm.

Webinar: La Septuaginta y la Biblia del Oso: Un puente de 1500 años de historia (with simultaneous translation into English), 30 de septiembre, 9:00 AM México y Centroamérica. Zoom ID de reunión: 885 5603 5913. Código de acceso: 059258

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. ascsa.edu.gr/programs/greek-…

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, VTOA.S 1 vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage…

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.

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). degruyterbrill.com/document/…

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/title/7503…

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

Intervista: Camilla Recalcati (@CamillaLxx) parla del suo libro, The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint (Brepols: 2025). youtube.com/watch?v=MvdgT-X5…

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). degruyterbrill.com/document/…

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

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/

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

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/journals/jaj/…