SBL Meetings and Events

2009 International Meeting
Celebrating the Centenary of the PBI

Rome, Italy

Meeting Begins: 6/30/2009
Meeting Ends: 7/4/2009

Call for Papers Opens: 9/15/2008
Call for Papers Closes: 1/31/2009

Requirements for Participation

Program Units

Posters

Poster Session

Section
Sections offer the broadest access to the meeting program. Volunteer paper proposals are welcome.

Ancient Near East

Apocalyptic Literature

Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Archaeology

Art and Religions of Antiquity

Bible and Its Influence: History and Impact

Bible and Music

Bible and Visual Culture

Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Law

Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom

Biblical Interpretation in Early Christianity

Biblical Studies and Technology

Biblical Theology

Catholic Epistles

Comparative Studies of Literature from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods

Concept Analysis and the Hebrew Bible

Critical Theory and Biblical Interpretation

Early Christianity and the Ancient Economy

Ecological Hermeneutics

Epigraphical and Paleological Studies Pertaining to the Biblical World

Expressions of Religion in Israel

Genesis 18-19

Greco-Roman World

Healthcare and Disability in the Ancient World

Hellenistic Greek Language and Linguistics

Ideology, Culture, and Translation

Intersectional Feminism(s)

Johannine Literature

Judaica

Language and Linguistics

Methods in Hebrew Bible Studies

Methods in New Testament Studies

Mind, Society, and Tradition

Palestine and Babylon: Two Jewish Late Antique Cultures and Their Interrelation

Paul and Pauline Literature

Pentateuch (Torah)

Professional Issues

Prophets

Psychological Hermeneutics of Biblical Themes and Texts

Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Relevance Theory and Biblical Interpretation

Synoptic Gospels

Textual Criticism: Manuscripts & Methods

Whence and Whither?: Methodology and the Future of Biblical Studies

Writings (including Psalms)

Seminar
Seminars are established around well-defined research topics or projects with specific publication plans. Seminars have limited membership but permit auditors. Papers are discussed, not read.

Biblical Characters in Three Traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)

Pericope: Scripture as Written and Read in Antiquity

Syriac Lexicography

Consultation
Consultations are exploratory program units focused on new areas of interest. Volunteer proposals are occasionally welcome.

Bible in Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions

Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism

Place, Space, and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Representations of Masculinity in the Hebrew Bible

Workshop
Workshops offer participants and attendees hands-on, practical experience. Paper proposals are occasionally welcome.

Text Criticism Workshop on Samuel and Kings

SBL Committees

Status of Women in the Profession