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PDF of Volume 30 BULLETIN OFTHE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR SEPTUAGINT AND COGNATE STUDIES Volume 30 Fall,1997 Minutes of the IOSCS Meeting, San Francisco Treasurer's Report 5 News and Notes 7 Record of Work Published orin Progress 12 Varia 24 Karen Jobes Responds to Tim McLay .. 32 The "Accqrdance" Search Program for the MT,LXX, and the CATSS Database 36 Emanuel T ov . The GreekTranslation of "Yehudah;' in the Book of Jeremiah 45 Paul D. McLean Esther's Great Adventure 81 Cameron Boyd-TaylOr PROGRAMS FOR THE IOSCS MEETINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO, NOVEMBER 22-25, 1997 Sunday Morning, November 23 9:00 a.m. - 11 :30 a.m. H-Union 22 Leonard J. Greenspoon, Creighton University, Presiding 9:00 Timothy H. Lim, University of Edinburgh isaianic Quotations in Romans 9:30 Kristin De Troyer, Peeters Publishers The End ofthe Alpha-Text ofEsther 10:00 Frederick W. Knobloch, University of Maryland "Transcript Technique" and the Text of the Greek Genesis 10:30 Julio Trebolle, Universidad Complutense Parallel Editions and Parabiblical Texts: 1 Kings 3-10 (MT-LXX-Chron) 11:00 Discussion of A New English Translation ofthe Septuagint Tuesday Morning, November 25 Leonard J. Greenspoon, Creighton University, Presiding 9:00 Katrin Hauspie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven LXX-Greek in Ezekiel: The Old Testament in Greek Characters or in Greek Language? 2 Bulletin of the IOSCS Programs 3 have been received and he noted that all submissions are 9:30 Robert Hiebert, Ontario Bible College and welcome. The first volume was published in ! 973 (not vol. 1), Theological Seminary so next year will be the 25th armiversary of the series. He On the Trail ofthe Syrohexapla 's Translator(s) noted, "While we wish it longevity, the winds of change are blowing freely through the halls of Scholars Press, and the 10:00 Effie Habas, Ben Gurion University future is in a measure uncertain. II The Patriarchs in Jewish Inscriptions from the Diaspora 4. The President reported that he and Bob Kraft had met with 10:30 Karen H. Jobes, Westmont College, and Moises Silva, Kent Richards and David Petersen about the future of our Westminster Theological Seminary publishing with Scholars Press. They want to clarify the Septuagint Studies: The Next Generation arrangements. Further meetings are necessary. 11 :00 Business Meeting 5. The President reported that he, Bob Kraft, and Hal Scanlin were proceeding with negotiations with OUP about NETS. Don Kraus of OUP armounced on Sat. 22nd that an agreement Business Meeting in principle had been reached to publish NETS. Oxford will provide some development money for the project as well. The business meeting was called to order on November 25, 1997 at 11:05 a.m. 6. The President reported that the translation work is proceeding well and that 2001 is the hoped-for completion date 1. Treasurer's report was approved as read. He reported that of the project. A commentary series is being discussed as well members and institutions were past due in their accounts by and initial steps in planning have been taken. approximately $12,000. Those owing would be contacted in the near future regarding the status of their account. 7. The President reported that the incorporation of IOSCS is almost complete. Incorporation necessitated the creation of 2. The President reported that the new bulletin editor, Ted bylaws for IOSCS. Thanks were expressed to John Wevers Bergren, would have two bulletins ready for the coming year. who did the initial draft for the executive committee. The That would ensure that the bulletin is current. Thanks were approved bylaws were distributed to the members present at the expressed to Melvin Peters for his contributions as previous meeting. editor. 8. The new bylaws empower the executive to meet and make 3. The editor for the SCS series reported that two books have some decisions via electronic mail. This will ensure that the been published during the past year: Wevers, J.W. Notes on the IOSCS is more effective as an organization. The following Greek Text of Leviticus (SCS 44) and Taylor, B.A., ed. IX recommendations of the Executive Committee were approved: Congress of the IOSCS (SCS 45). He is currently proofreading a. Johan Lust nominated as Vice-President. Wevers' Notes on Numbers in his series on the LXX b. Ted Bergren and Arie van der Kooij nominated to the Pentateuch. This is the last of the five and will be available Finance Committee. next year. Two other volumes have been accepted subject to c. 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