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Meeting Program Units

2009 Annual Meeting

New Orleans, LA

Meeting Begins11/21/2009
Meeting Ends11/24/2009

Call for Papers Opens: 12/15/2008
Call for Papers Closes: 2/28/2009

Requirements for Participation

Qur'an and Biblical Literature


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: For 2009, prearranged panel submissions dedicated to a single theme are especially welcomed; individual paper submissions, however, will also be accepted. Suggested topics and themes for 2009 may include, but will not be limited to, comparative hermeneutics (ancient, medieval, or contemporary); psalms/zabur; "A Common Word"; interfaith dialog/scriptural reasoning; pedagogy (the Qur'an in the classroom); contemporary polemical literature; the Qur'an (and its commentaries) in comparison with Byzantine Greek and Syriac literature. For the 2009 meeting, the 'Quran and Biblical Literature section' and the new program unit 'Syriac Literature and Interpretations of Sacred Texts' invite contributions for a joint panel on the topic 'The Qur'an (and its commentaries) in comparison with Byzantine Greek and Syriac literature.'

Program Unit Chairs

Kathryn M. Kueny

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