Exile (Forced Migrations) in Biblical Literature

Call For Papers: Exile (Forced Migrations) in Biblical Literature Consultation launched in 2008 with 20 papers--combining the best from both sides of the Atlantic and an open call for papers. This year, we envision a parallel course of action on the topic at hand but with an added joint venture session with two sections (see below). We envision at least four sessions. Our two invited panels will represent the best of our current North American and European scholars investigating the 6th century BCE. As of today, on our North American side, our presenters are: David Petersen, Christopher Seitz, David Carr, Louis Stulman, and Stephen Cook. Our Euopean side will be updated shortly. As for our open call, we call for papers on the following: “The exile (forced migrations) of Judah has left a lasting impact and imprint on prophetic literature across time and space. What aspects--such as themes, motifs, or issues and concerns of exilic theology (theologies) helped shape, create, or exert its force on the prophetic Gattung? Are there markers that we can label or identity as exilic? What were central ideological/theological issues for those in exile (forced migration), i.e., those in Babylon, Egypt, the coastlands or even those who remained in Judah? Most broadly speaking then, we seek papers that combine the prophetic Gattung and its literature and the Sitz im Leben of the 6th century B.C.E.” In addition, as a second call for papers, with the recent event and aftermath of Katrina, forced migration needs no definition here. So, in collaboration with the African American Hermeneutics Section and the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah Section, we will collectively sponsor a session that deals with the aftermaths of forced migration and return migrations and its larger hermeneutical and social implications. Papers that examine biblical text through the eye of the storm (Katrina)are sought.

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