(Virtual) Oxford Septuagint Seminar, 25 February

Not too long ago I highlighted a brand new seminar on the Septuagint being held regularly at Christ Church College in Oxford. You can read more about that here. I mentioned then that there would hopefully be a virtual component added in the future, and now the future has arrived. The information is as follows:

Oxford Septuagint Seminar

25 February | 2:00 PM (GMT)

Prof. Aaron Hornkohl (University of Cambridge)

“The Septuagint and the State of Hebrew Knowledge among Jews during the Late Second Temple Period”

Join us via Zoom here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82315235778

Meeting ID: 823 1523 5778
Passcode: 593739

New LXX Publications of Note

Over the last few months I’ve highlighted a number of my own publications, so I thought it would make sense to point out others’ work as well.

Mambelli, Vedere Sogni on Old Greek Daniel (Italian)

I was glad to receive news from Anna Mambelli of her recent publication, Vedere Sogni. Here is an English translation of part of the volume description:

For the first time, the Hellenistic context and meaning of the dream reports in Daniel 2 and 4, in its ancient Greek version known as the Old Greek, are examined in a detailed study. Far from being a simple literal translation of its Hebrew-Aramaic source, the Old Greek introduces several variations in dream-related vocabulary attributable exclusively to the translator. These variations have significant narrative, exegetical, and even theological implications.

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In Memoriam: Takamitsu Muraoka (1938-2026)

[Updated 5:30pm EST] I have just received news that Prof. Dr. Takamitsu Muraoka died yesterday, 10 February. He passed away peacefully in his sleep, just one day after his 88th birthday. According to a mutual colleague, Muraoka suffered a stroke on Christmas morning and never fully recovered. He passed away just a matter of weeks after his beloved wife Keiko in late November (or early December) after sixty years of marriage.

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