The Association for the Study of the Septuagint in South Africa (2007-), learned society
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The The Association for the Study of the Septuagint in South Africa (2007-). "The aim of the Association for the Study of the Septuagint in South Africa (LXXSA) is to further research into the Septuagint in the broad sense of the word (Old Greek and de novo writings)."
Overview
This organization was formally constituted in Potchefstroom on November 2007 at a Septuagint conference. Currently the executive consists of the President (Johann Cook); the secretary/treasurer (Pierre Jordaan) and an additional member (Gert Steyn).
Meetings and Proceedings
- 2007 (Potchefstroom, South Africa)
- 2008 (Stellenbosch, South Africa) - Officially the first annual LXXSA conference under the new name. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 14-15 August 2008.
- 2009 (Stellenbosch, South Africa) - 2nd annual LXXSA conference. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, June 2009. Published proceedings may be found in Acta Patristica et Byzantina vol 20 (2009)
- 2010 (Potchefstroom, South Africa) - 3rd annual LXXSA conference. North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 12-13 September 2010.
- 2011 (Stellenbosch, South Africa) - 4th annual LXXSA conference. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 31 August - 2 September 2011.
- 2015 (Potchefstroom, South Africa) - "Construction, Coherence and Connotation in LXX, Apocryphal and Cognate Literature" (28-30 August, 2015)