Grinfield Lectures on The Septuagint 2023-24
Sébastien Morlet, Professor of Greek language and literature, Sorbonne Université, will deliver the Grinfield Lectures on The Septuagint 2023-24.
The programme will be as follows:
6th Week, Hilary Term 2023
In-person and online via Zoom
Monday, February 20th, 2.30–4 p.m.
1. The linguistic plurality of the Bible: Ancient Jewish views
Oriel College, Harris Seminar Room (Hebrew Bible seminar)
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsf-CuqjwpE9ed9WaFtbsv5SguRHr...
Tuesday February 21st, 2–3.30 p.m.
2. The linguistic plurality of the Bible: Ancient Christian views
Oriel College, Harris Lecture Theatre (Jewish Studies seminar)
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctf-2pqjkoGdZhUrnc9mh8_4caFCi...
Thursday Feb. 23rd, 4–5 p.m.
3. The views of ancient Greek Christian commentators on the ‘other’
translations of the Bible
Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Walton Street, Lecture Theatre
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckf-yhpjwsEt3OiPbv5Sna4EEBF79...
Prof. Sébastien Morlet’s research is devoted to ancient Jewish and Christian texts written in Greek, with a focus on their relation to Greek paideia and philosophy. He is the author of La Démonstration évangélique d’Eusèbe de Césarée. Étude sur l’apologétique chrétienne à l’époque de Constantin (2009), Christianisme et philosophie: les premières confrontations (2014), Les Chrétiens et la culture: conversion d’un concept (2016) and Symphonia. La concorde des textes et des doctrines dans la littérature grecque jusqu’à Origène (2019). He is preparing the volume «2 Règnes» (2 Kingdoms) in the Bible d’Alexandrie series.
