I got sidetracked during the Christmas holiday, but finally I found the time to give my final post on SBL-AAR 2015. The session I presided over for the Intertextuality and New Testament Intepretation Section (S23-124:…
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A Primer on Intertextuality and the Bible
Screen Capture Credit: www.slideshare.net I was about to start a post on the last session of the Intertextuality and New Testament Interpretation section at SBL-AAR 2015 in Atlanta, when I realized that to appreciate the…
Highlights from Philo, Plutarch, and Paul (Nov 21-22)
Here in this post, I’m going to cobble together highlights from papers read from Saturday through Sunday (Nov 21-22) from various different sessions. Again, I won’t be discussing every paper but just the ones of…
What to Do after SBL? Post and Order Books
Order forms with SBL-AAR discounts until mid/late December Now that SBL-AAR 2015 is over, and the Thanksgiving festivities have passed, what is the follow-up? I still have posting to do on some key sessions at…
Seven-Minute Summary of Paul and the Gift by John Barclay
Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans 2015) Many thanks to Nijay Gupta for finding this video on Seedbed’s youtube channel. Here is John Barclay giving a summary of his central thesis in the recently reviewed book Paul and the Gift….
Highlights from the Pauline Epistles Session (Nov 21)
My flight back home is delayed, so while I’m waiting at the airport, I’m thinking the best use of my time is to do a quick post on SBL-AAR 2015. I won’t be posting on…
Craig Bartholomew on the Question of God and Historical Criticism (Nov 20)
Friday Night Plenary Session with Craig Bartholomew at IBRspeaking on “Old Testament Origins and the Question of God” I don’t know if I can do this for every session, but may be I can post…
Book Hunt at SBL 2015 (part 2)
Photo Credit by the Library of Congress Continuing from my previous post on must-buy’s at the book exhibit, I am writing here about books that have been advertised by publishers for debut at SBL-AAR 2015. These I’m…
Book Hunt at SBL-AAR 2015
Between sessions and catching up with people, one highlight of SBL-AAR is walking through the book exhibit, finding some jewels among a treasure trove of books, monographs, reference works, and commentaries. Many of my favorite…
Top Picks for SBL-AAR 2015 (Part 2)
Chris Spinks’ suggested jogging route for SBL 2015 Continuing from the previous post, on Sunday Nov 22, I plan to attend the Worship Service of the Institute for Biblical Research at 7:30am. Then, for the…