The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) is offering an annual prize of $250 to be awarded to an outstanding paper in the field of Septuagint studies. This field is construed broadly, and a paper may focus on any aspect of the study of the Greek translation of the Jewish Scriptures. The IOSCS wants to encourage the study of these translations by younger scholars, and eligibility is thus limited to advanced graduate students or recent Ph.D. recipients (3 years or less after receiving the degree).

The papers will be judged by a committee of IOSCS members, and the title and an author's precis of the successful submission will be published in the following issue of the Bulletin of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (BIOSCS). a full version of the essay will be posted on the IOSCS website (for the minimum of one year), with the option of publication in BIOSCS, subject to length, available space, and the editor's acceptance.

The deadline for submitting papers for the current competition is October 15. Papers should be sent to Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. They may also be submitted electronically to

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