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2009 International Meeting
Celebrating the Centenary of the PBI

Rome, Italy

Meeting Begins6/30/2009
Meeting Ends7/4/2009

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

Requirements for Participation

Critical Theory and Biblical Interpretation


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: Biblical Interpretation today is characterized by a variety of different concerns and approaches. The focus of this programme unit is on the use of critical theory in Early Christian Studies, broadly conceived. Its scope includes analysis of the biblical texts and contexts, questions of method and theory, and attention to interpretations- interpreters and their contexts. Papers are welcome from such perspectives as postcolonial studies, gender studies, economic studies, racial-ethnic studies, and queer studies. The 2009 International Meeting in Rome offers an ideal setting for a focus on the representation of and stance toward the Roman Empire in the New Testament, in terms of both production and reception. Such a focus is meant as open-ended and may thus include a variety of critical pursuits, such as the following: In terms of production: analyzing the representation of and attitude toward Rome in individual texts; analyzing the representation of and attitude toward Rome in comparative fashion, involving two or more texts; foregrounding specific literary units or sections, issues or themes, for analysis. In terms of reception: addressing the problematic of analyzing the Rome Empire in Early Christian texts; tracing and/or engaging established lines of interpretation in the analysis of Rome in recent criticism; addressing the relation between the imperial-colonial framework of Rome and the imperial-colonial frameworks of modernity and postmodernity. Contributions in dialogue with postcolonial discourse, empire studies, international relations studies, subaltern studies, and related methodological-theoretical approaches will be particularly welcomed. Proposals for papers should be submitted through the on-line system; inquiries should be directed to the programme unit chairs.

Program Unit Chairs

Fernando F. Segovia
Jeremy Punt

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