New LXX Commentary Series

The SBL now announces their approval to publish a new series of commentaries on the Septuagint based on the Greek text as articulated in the New English Translation of the Septuagint (NETS):The Society of Biblical Literature Commentary on the Septuagint (SBLCS), which will be sponsored and developed by the IOSCS, will differ from other Septuagint commentary series by focusing on the translation at its point of origin. That is, the SBLCS will take the Septuagint seriously as a translation in order to attempt to determine what the translator was doing when he was translating. Responsibility for developing the series contents, making commentary assignments, and editing volumes will lie with the IOSCS through its editorial board (see: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ioscs/commentary/boards.html), while the SBL publications staff will manage the actual publication tasks. The SBL and IOSCS expect the first volume of SBLCS to appear in 2007, with publication of two volumes per year until the series is complete.

For further information about the SBLCS, please contact:
Albert Pietersma (Joint Editor-in Chief): albert.pietersma@sympatico.ca
Benjamin G. Wright III (Joint Editor-in Chief): bgw1@Lehigh.edu
or Bob Buller (SBL Editorial Director): bob.buller@sbl-site.org