HUGOYE: JOURNAL OF SYRIAC STUDIES

Vol. 2, No. 1 January 1999

SPECIAL ISSUE: St. Ephraim the Syrian - II

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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT The New English Annotated Translation of the Syriac Bible (NEATSB) Konrad D. JENNER jenner@rullet.leidenuniv.nl The Peshitta Institute University of Leiden P.O. Box 9515 NL - 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands [1] On the 4th and 5th February, 1999 a seminar on the preparation of the edition of the English translation and annotation of the Old Testament Peshitta will be hosted by the Peshitta Institute, Leiden. This edition in preparation will be authorized by the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT). The chairman of the seminar will be Dr. D.J. Lane. The seminar will begin on 4th February with an introduction by Drs. K.D. Jenner and A. van der Kooij. Papers on several aspects will be read by Drs. J. Joosten, D. Phillips, A. Salvesen, and M. Zipor. These papers will be reviewed by Drs. J. Dyk, P.S.F. van Keulen, D.J. Lane and T. Muraoka. Papers and reviews will be discussed informally. The aim of the seminar is to gain a clear insight into the kinds of problems that have to be tackled in this undertaking and to set out some basic guidelines for the general editorial policy. On 5th February, some drafts of translations and annotations will be discussed.