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The Society of Biblical Literature was founded in 1880 to foster biblical scholarship.

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Congresses

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

Requirements to Submit a Paper Proposal

Proposals and Papers
- Proposals must include an abstract of no more than 300 words - longer abstracts will be shortened!
- Papers are most often alloted 20-25 minutes in sessions, with 5-10 minutes for discussion.
- If you have a question about a particular program unit, email the chair listed in the Call for papers for that unit
Participation
- Limited to two appearance total.
- Presiding at a session counts as an appearance.
Membership
- Membership is required in one of the organizations participating in the meeting.
- Most of the organizations require membership in that organization to be on the program (e.g., AASR membership to be on the AASR program).
- SBL has made provisions for non-members to submit proposals. If you are not a member and wish to propose a paper, please use the non-member paper proposal form. (to be added soon).
Registration
- Participants must be registered for the meeting by April 1st or risk being removed from the program.