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Call for Papers

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: 2/1/2009
Requirements to Submit a Paper Proposal


  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 Interpretation in Early Christianity
Biblical Scholarship and Disabilities
Biblical Studies and Technology
Biblical Theology
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
Feminist Interpretations
Genesis 18-19
Greco-Roman World
Hellenistic Greek Language and Linguistics
Historical Books (Hebrew Bible)
Ideology, Culture, and Translation
Johannine Literature
Judaica
Language and Linguistics
Methods in Hebrew Bible Studies
Methods in New Testament Studies
Mind, Society, and Tradition
Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism
Palestine and Babylon: Two Jewish Late Antique Cultures and Their Interrelation
Pastoral and Catholic Epistles
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
Whence and Whither?: Methodology and the Future of Biblical Studies
Wisdom Literature
Working with Biblical Manuscripts (Textual Criticism)
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 the Three Traditions
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
Place, Space, and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Representations of Masculinity in the Hebrew Bible
Test Program Unit
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
Affiliate
Bethsaida Excavations Project
   
 
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