NETS is a new translation of the Greek Jewish Scriptures, entitled A New English Translation of the Septuagint and the Other Greek Translations Traditionally Included Under that Title (and abbreviated as NETS). This project is being carried out under the ægis of The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS). The translators are specialists in Septuagint studies. Their translations follow rigorous procedures established by the editors. Oxford University Press publishes the translation. An accompanying commentary series is also planned.

Celebrating the publication of NETS are (left to right) Ben Wright (ed.), Don Kraus (OUP), Albert Pietersma (ed.), Glenn Wooden, Rob Hiebert, Cameron Boyd-Taylor, and Peter Gentry. (San Diego, November 19, 2007).

Published Edition

Oxford University Press published the complete NETS volume in 2007. As of 2009, the volume is in its second printing, with corrections and emendations. The volume is available for purchase from many booksellers at a very reasonable price. Its ISBN is 978-0-19-528975-6.

Electronic Edition

The second printing of the NETS translations, including corrections and emendations, as published by Oxford University Press in 2009, is available in an electronic edition on this website.

NETS is also available as an Accordance module.

Further Information about NETS

• Statement of Principles
• To the Reader of NETS (in PDF format)
• "A New English Translation of the Septuagint," presented by Albert Pietersma to the IXth Congress of the IOSCS (Cambridge, July, 1995).
• Introductions
• Discussion of NETS at Xth Congress of IOSCS (Oslo)
  • Presentation to the Panel
  • Comments and Responses
• A Commentary on the Septuagint (IOSCS)
• A New Paradigm for Addressing Old Questions: The Relevance of the Interlinear Model for the Study of the Septuagint by Albert Pietersma (Post-publication PDF file)
• Response to T. Muraoka, “Recent discussions on the Septuagint lexicography with special reference to the so-called interlinear model,” by Albert Pietersma (PDF file)
• Information for NETS Translators

Online Resources

Here are additional resources for the study of the Septuagint.

• IOSCS statement regarding critical editions of Old Greek texts
• Parallel Aligned Hebrew and Greek Jewish Scriptures (CATSS)
• Morphologically Analyzed Septuagint (CATSS)
• Old Greek Variants Project (CATSS)
• CATSS Transliteration System ("Beta Code") (CATSS)
• Information about Brenton's Translation of the Septuagint
• La Biblia Griega (Spanish translation project)
• Bible d'Alexandrie (French translation project)
• Septuaginta Deutsch (German translation project)

CATSS (Computer-Assisted Tools for Septuagint Studies) is a project of Hebrew University (Jerusalem) and the University of Pennsylvania.

Suggestions for various types of material and linkages will be most welcome.