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Meeting Program Units

2015 Annual Meeting

Atlanta, GA

Meeting Begins11/21/2015
Meeting Ends11/24/2015

Call for Papers Opens: 12/17/2014
Call for Papers Closes: 3/4/2015

Requirements for Participation

Israelite Prophetic Literature


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: We invite papers that cover themes in the following four sessions. Session 1: Characterizations of God in Prophetic Poetry Much of the prophetic literature appears in the form of divine speech mediated by a prophet. This session explores ways in which God/YHWH is portrayed in these speeches, be it through self-characterization, metaphors or more concrete descriptions. We welcome proposals that explore various theological implications of how God is portrayed, both in their ancient and modern contexts. Session 2: Representations and Metaphors of Otherness This session concentrates on how prophetic literature represents otherness in material and metaphoric ways. Attention will be drawn to otherness in terms of space, race, ethnicity, gender, and other forms of identity markers, singularly or collectively. These paper analyze metaphoric and other representations of otherness in prophetic literature from various theoretical perspectives with the aim of understanding the meaning of these metaphors and representations for early readers/hearers, their reception at various points in history, or their impact for contemporary readers. Session 3: Open Session This session features papers on a broad range of topics dealing with prophetic literature. Papers that fall within the scope of other thematic sessions may also be presented here. Session 4: The Male Prophetic Body (A joint session with Gender, Sexuality, and the Bible) This session examines depictions of male/masculine embodiment in prophetic literature, in particular the body of male prophets. Papers will highlight and inspect portrayals of masculinity using a broad range of theoretical insights to draw attention to the undertheorized and unexamined representations of the male body in prophetic texts. Focus will also be paid to how masculinity advances/deters the prophetic message, as well as its significance for gender and/or sexuality.

Program Unit Chairs

Steed Vernyl Davidson

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