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Robert Culley
died June 14, 2013, whilst in palliative care, surrounded by his family after an heroic fight against skin cancer. Dr. Culley was Professor of Old Testament Studies / Hebrew Bible at McGill University (Faculty of Religious Studies and Presbyterian College) from 1966-1997. He was also a past President of CSBS serving in 1981-82. In addition to many articles, monographs, and being the long-time editor of Semeia, Dr. Culley was best known for his writings on the Psalms.
We will post more as we get more information.
We are pleased to announce that the 2013 SBL Travel Grant recipientsg>:
Shira Leibowitz Schmidt – Michlalah College - Jerusalem, Israel; Nicholas Al-Jeloo – University of Sydney, Australia; Fatima Tofighi – University of Glasgow, Iran; Ivor Poobalan – Colombo Theological Seminary, Sri Lanka
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We are pleased to announce that the 2013 David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence
and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship has been awarded to Jeremy M. Hutton
(University of Wisconsin – Madison). His paper is entitled, “Upon the Roof of
the Temple: Reconstructing Ancient Levantine Small-Scale Altar Usage.”
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We are pleased to announce that the 2013 Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship has been awarded to Joshua W. Jipp, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His paper is entitled, “Christ the King as Living Law: Paul’s the ‘Law of Christ’ and Ancient Kingship Discourse.”
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Colleagues have sadly learned of the passing of one of the
most influential scholars in biblical studies, Professor Geza Vermes
(1924-2013). Posts about this loss to humanities, friends, family, and
colleagues are listed here:
PaleoJudaica.com
NT Blog
St. Andrews, Scotland
July 7-11, 2013
Secondary Education
Studies
SBL member and SMU faculty member Mark Chancey has completed a study of Bible
courses in Texas public high schools for the Texas Freedom Network. In 2007 the
Texas legislature passed a bill that required public high schools to include
some treatment of the Bible and its influence in their courses. This thorough
study reveals the pressing problems related to teacher training, curricular
development, and religious bias.
You can read the full or abridged report here.
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SBL is pleased to offer, in association with Logos Bible Software, a new, critically edited Greek New Testament in electronic and print formats.
SBL is pleased to announce the publication of a new book in this online, open-access series. Women at Work in the
Deuteronomistic History, by Mercedes L. García Bachmann, is available for download on the website or from the SBL store in paperback. To learn more about this series, click here.
See the current issue of Teaching the Bible, an SBL e-newsletter for high school teachers.
The SBL Interviews page has an audio interview with Ramsay MacMullen.
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The Society of Biblical Literature is the oldest and largest international scholarly membership organization in the field of biblical studies. Founded in 1880, the Society has grown to over 8,500 international members including teachers, students, religious leaders and individuals from all walks of life who share a mutual interest in the critical investigation of the Bible.
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