University of Oxford

(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

International Septuagint Day 2026: A New Septuagint Seminar

Well yet another International Septuagint Day has arrived (and gone) as of yesterday, 8 February. It being a Sunday, I figured I would draw attention to it this morning instead. And as usual, I have something to say about it. First, here’s a list of links to previous years’ celebrations here on the blog:

ISD 2025ISD 2024ISD 2023ISD 2022
ISD 2021ISD 2020ISD 2019ISD 2017
ISD 2016ISD 2015ISD 2014

To celebrate this year, I want to draw attention to an exciting new venture at Oxford.

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17th International Septuagint Day

It is yet again that magical time of years for lovers of the Septuagint: International Septuagint Day. In case you are unaware, this joyous occasion has been celebrated these seventeen years, ever since the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) pronounced it a holiday in 2006. 

As you can see in the image to the right, however, this celebration goes back to antiquity. Even the sphynxes observed this important festival. In that same spirit, I include here links to previous years’ celebrations:

ISD 2022    |    ISD 2021    |    ISD 2020    |    ISD 2019    |    ISD 2018

ISD 2017    |    ISD 2016    |    ISD 2015    |    ISD 2014

To celebrate this year, I am pleased to point readers to another important annual event within Septuagint scholarship. (more…)