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(Virtual) Oxford Septuagint Seminar, 4 March

Just a brief post today to draw attention to the next meeting of the new Oxford Septuagint Seminar (here), which happens tomorrow. There will be one more meeting this term. But more dates are scheduled for later this spring as well. Details to come. The information for tomorrow is as follows:

Oxford Septuagint Seminar

4 March | 2:00 PM (GMT)

Dr. John Screnock (University of Oxford)

“Using the Septuagint for Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible”

Join us via Zoom here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86417722661

Meeting ID: 864 1772 2661
Passcode: 823412

(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

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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