SBL Events
For a list of events related to biblical scholarship, see our online calendar.
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Engaging the Bible is one of SBL initiatives to foster biblical scholarship in new areas.The Society has started holding educational panels, workshops and lectures for all those interested in the study of the Bible and its implications. The events are often designed for specific audiences such as religious leaders or educators.
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A Calendar of Events for Biblical and Religious Studies
Submit your events to Sharon Johnson.
| September 2010 |
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| 9/10-9/11 |
Biblical Women: Reading and Writing Women in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Queen's University, Belfast.
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| 9/15- 9/17 |
Old Testament Society of South Africa – 53rd Annual Congress
The Old Testament Society of South Africa will hold its annual congress at the North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus). The theme for this year’s congress is “The Old Testament and Ethics”. Paper proposals are accepted until May 29, 2010.
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| 9/20-9/21 |
Fixing, Transmiting and Preserving: Early Jewish and Rabbinic Literature in the History of Hebrew Bible
International symposium held at the Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS) in Madrid (Spain)
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| 9/22-9/24 |
Conflict and Convergence: Jewish and Christian Approaches to the Psalms
An international conference highlighting the diverse ways of studying the Psalms.The conference is associated with the Theology Faculty at the University of Oxford and the Society for Old Testament Study and is convened by Dr Susan Gillingham and Professor John Barton.
The location will be at Worcester College, Oxford, England.
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| 9/26- 9/28 |
Innsbrucker Deuteronomium-Tagung
A congress on Deuteronomy presented by the Theological Faculty in Innsbruck, Austria
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| 9/30- 10/2 |
“Corinth in Contrast: Studies in Inequality”
Sponsored by: Institute for the Study of Antiquity & Christian Origins, Dept. of Religious Studies, and Dept. of Classics of the University of Texas at Austin
The conference explores the stratified nature of social, political, economic, and religious spheres at Corinth, and how the resulting inequalities are reflected in literary texts and material remains. The analysis focuses on a specific population center (the Corinthia) over a given period of time (Hellenistic to Late Antique).
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| 9/30-10/2 |
Infancy Gospels: Stories and Identities
While the traditions concerning the birth of Jesus have always figured prominently in culture, art and Christian piety, the so-called ‘Infancy Gospels’ have been somewhat neglected in modern research, being viewed as they are as legendary or belonging to folk literature. The aim of this research seminar is to reconsider the canonical and apocryphal traditions on the infancy of Jesus, taking the themes of the identity embodied in the discourses and the multiple ways of reading the texts (historical, narrative, psychanalitic, feministic, artistic, liturgical readings, aso).
This research programm will be hold in three sessions in Switzerland in autumn 2010.
Session 1: University of Lausanne, 09/30/2010 - 10/02/2010, with Loveday Alexander, Philipp Alexander, Ra'anan Boustan, Claire Clivaz, Jörg Frey, Christophe Guignard, Sabrina Inowlocki Meister, Moises Mayordomo, Enrico Norelli, Francesca Pascendi, Anders Runesson, Jens Schröter
Next two sessions are listed below, in November and December.
Information on all three sessions: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/evenfance/
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| October 2010 |
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| 10/13-10/15 |
Contesting Religious Identities,
Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Through the development of cross-disciplinary debates and integrative approaches this conference is envisioned to articulate analyses and insights as well as new research questions and agendas for the subject area of religious identity.
The conference has its own website with a wealth of information.
Questions on the programme can be directed to Professor Anne-Marie Korte or to Professor Bob Becking. Questions regarding housing an other logistics should be sent to Karin Hens. |
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| 10/21-10/22 |
The Jewish War against Rome (66-70/74): Interdisciplinary Perspectives
A symposium at the Qumran Institute of the University of Groningen
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| 10/23 |
Festschrift Conference honoring Reverend Professor Paul N. Tarazi, Little Falls, New Jersey, USA
For more information please see the flyer at (http://ocabs.org/TaraziFestschrift2010.pdf). |
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| 10/27 |
Workshop for Aspiring Academics, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh
Registration is now open for the first Aspiring Academics workshop in Scotland, organised by the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies. The deadline for registration is September 30th 2010.
Designed for research students in philosophy, theology, religious studies, biblical studies and history and philosophy of science, this workshop offers an opportunity for aspiring academics to gather and share information and advice, and to develop the skills necessary for a successful academic career in your discipline.
See the webpage for more information |
| November 2010 |
| 11/1 |
Call for papers Deadline for the Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) Annual Meeting. The Thematic title of the 2011 meeting is “Adaptation in the Ancient World.” Papers are now solicited in the following areas of inquiry:Maritime interconnectivity in the Mediterranean (Chair, Elizabeth Green, Brock University); Greek and Roman Historiography (Chair, John Marincola, Florida State University); Ancient Political Theory (Chair, Ryan Balot, University of Toronto); Tyranny and Response (Chair, Sian Lewis, University of St. Andrews); New Directions in the History of War (Chair, Lee Brice, Western Illinois University); Swords and Sandals: The Ancient World in Modern Media (Chair, Rachael Goldman, CUNY); Religious Innovation and Empire (Chair, Robert von Thaden, Mercyhurst College); Women and Religion in Greece and Rome (Chair, Michelle Salzman, UCLA) Egypt (Chair, Carlis White, Slippery Rock University); The Ancient Near East (Chair, Cindy Nimchuk, Mercyhurst College); Open panel(s) for strong papers in other categories (Chairs, TBA)
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| 11/5-11/6 |
Infancy Gospels: Stories and Identities
While the traditions concerning the birth of Jesus have always figured prominently in culture, art and Christian piety, the so-called ‘Infancy Gospels’ have been somewhat neglected in modern research, being viewed as they are as legendary or belonging to folk literature. The aim of this research seminar is to reconsider the canonical and apocryphal traditions on the infancy of Jesus, taking the themes of the identity embodied in the discourses and the multiple ways of reading the texts (historical, narrative, psychanalitic, feministic, artistic, liturgical readings, aso).
This research programm will be hold in three sessions in Switzerland in autumn 2010.
Session 2: University of Geneva, 11/05/2010 - 11/06/2010, with Frédéric Amsler, Jean-Claude Basset, Valentina Calzolari, Andreas Dettwiler, Adriana Destro et Mauro Pesce, Christian Grappe, François Rosset, Andrea Taschl-Erber
A previous session was held in September 2010 and the final session is listed in December.
Information on all three sessions: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/evenfance/ |
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| 11/17-11/19 |
Symposium on the Johannine Epistles
Hosted by the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University in Atlanta.
The Symposium will feature major presentations by D. Moody Smith, Jr., Judith Lieu, John Painter, and Jan G. van der Watt and short papers by Paul Anderson, R. Alan Culpepper, Peter Rhea Jones, Craig Koester, Andreas Kostenberger, Gail R. O’Day, David Rensberger, Urban C. (Cam) von Wahlde, and others.
Registration: $150 payable to McAfee School of Theology
Hotels:Hampton Inn (Northlake) or Comfort Suites (North Lake)
Program and Schedule (draft copy)
For more information contact: Diane Frazier, 678 547-6470 or Frazier_d@mercer.edu |
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| 11/19- 11/23 |
SBL Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| 12/3-12/4 |
Infancy Gospels: Stories and Identities
While the traditions concerning the birth of Jesus have always figured prominently in culture, art and Christian piety, the so-called ‘Infancy Gospels’ have been somewhat neglected in modern research, being viewed as they are as legendary or belonging to folk literature. The aim of this research seminar is to reconsider the canonical and apocryphal traditions on the infancy of Jesus, taking the themes of the identity embodied in the discourses and the multiple ways of reading the texts (historical, narrative, psychanalitic, feministic, artistic, liturgical readings, aso).
This research programm will be hold in three sessions in Switzerland in autumn 2010.
Session 3: University of Fribourg, 12/03/2010 - 12/04/2010, with Simon Butticaz, Elian Cuvillier, Luc Devillers, Daniel Gerber, Ursula Ulrike Kaiser, Jean-Daniel Kaestli, Isabelle Saint-Martin, Sever J. Voicu, Benedict Viviano
Information: claire.clivaz@unil.ch
Previous sessions were held in September and November 2010.
Information on all three sessions: http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/evenfance/ |
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| January 2011 |
| 1/6-1/9 |
Linguistic Society of America 85th Annual Meeting
Plenary Speakers:Barbara Johnstone, Carnegie Mellon University;Janet Pierrehumbert, Northwestern University;Ted Supalla, University of Rochester
For Meeting information see:http://www.lsadc.org/info/meet-annual.cfm
For Abstracts information see:http://www.lsadc.org/info/pdf_files/callforabstracts2011.pdf |
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| March 2011 |
| 3/27-3/28 |
SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Whittier College,Whittier, California
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| May 2011 |
| 5/5-5/8 |
The annual meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) will be held at and hosted by Mercyhurst College, Erie PA
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| July 2011 |
| 7/3-7/8 |
SBL International Meeting, London, England |
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| 7/7-7/9 |
The Bible in the Seventeenth Century: The Authorised Version Quatercentenary (1611-2011)
Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies: University of York
Speakers Include: Sharon Achinstein, Hugh Adlington, David Appleby, Gordon Campbell, Elizabeth Clark, Karen Edwards, Lori Anne Ferrell, Christopher Haigh, Paul Hammond, Hannibal Hamlin, Tom Healy, Mark Knights, Peter Lake, Barbara Lewalski, Erica Longfellow, Judth Maltby, Scott Mandelbrote, Peter Marshall, Peter McCullough, Nick McDowell, David Norton, Roger Pooley, Joad Raymond, Anne Prescott, Jane Shaw, Jonathan Sheehan, Alison Shell, Yvonne Sherwood, Deborah Shuger, Nigel Smith, Peter Stallybrass, Alex Walsham, Helen Wilcox, Susan Wiseman, Blair Worden, Stephen Zwicker More information |
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| November 2011 |
| 11/18- 11/22 |
SBL Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California |
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