The 1st Symposium on the Chinese Translation of the Greek Septuagint│第一屆中文七十士譯本翻譯學術研討會

Date: 23-24 April 2026 | Thursday to Friday
Venue: Conference Room, G/F Theology Building, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, CUHK (map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/M3CB5RWmyL2C8vZC7)

The symposium will be conducted in English.
Enquiries: centre-cs@cuhk.edu.hk or 39438155 (Tel/WhatsApp)

Organizing Committee:
Prof. Alex Ip, Associate Professor, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. George Mak, Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University

Keynote Speakers of the Conference:

Dr. Robert J. V. Hiebert is an Adjunct Professor of Old Testament, Trinity Western University and a Fellow of the John William Wevers Institute for Setuagint Studies and the Co-editor of the Society of Biblical Literature Commentary on the Septuagint series.

Dr. Jonathan W. Lo serves as an Associate Professor at Ambrose University. He plays an active role in various international conferences, including SBL and SABS, where he promotes scholarship on the Chinese translation of the Septuagint (LXX). In addition, he co-leads the research initiative entitled "Initiation of the First Collaborative Chinese Translation of the Greek Septuagint."
23 April 2026 (Thur)
．Session 1 - The LXX in the NT
．Keynote Lecture 1: Dr. Rob Hiebert (Trinity Western University)
“The Septuagint: Origins, Methodology, and Influence”
．Session 2 - Studies in the LXX
．Session 3 - The LXX in the NT and Translational Issues – Zoom session

24 April 2026 (Fri)
．Session 4 - The LXX in the NT and Translational Issues
．Keynote Lecture 2: Dr. Jonathan Lo (Ambrose University)
“The Septuagint in Chinese Scholarship: Jonah as a Translational Exemplar”
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