Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Toronto (Canada) 1975
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor with Tenure, Religious Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1987 - 2004
  • Associate Professor, Religious Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1983 - 1987
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Books

    • Peters, Melvin K. H. XIII CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR SEPTUAGINT AND COGNATE STUDIES: LJUBLJANA, 2007. Edited by Melvin K. H. Peters. Society of Biblical Literature, 2008.
    • Peters, M. K. H. DEUTERONOMION, TO THE READER. Edited by M. K. H. PIETERSMA and M. K. H. WRIGHT. OXFORD, 2007.

  • Book Sections

    • Peters, M. K. “Translating a Translation: Some Final Reflections on the Production of the New English Translation of Greek Deuteronomy.” In Translation Is Required: The Septuagint in Retrospect and Prospect, edited by Robert J. V. Hiebert, 248–248. Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Revisiting the Rock: Tsur as a Translation of Elohim in LXX Deut and Beyond. August 31, 2011  2011
  • Introduction to the Septuagint: Seven Critical Points for the Sabbath. April 1, 2011  2011
  • The Use of Coptic Texts in Septuagint Research. July 22, 2010  2010
  • Prophecy and Prophets in Historical and Global Perspective. April 3, 2009  2009
  • Translating the Old Greek Bible (The Septuagint)—An inconvenient Witness to Biblical History. April 2, 2009  2009

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