Hebrews at the 2012 International Meeting of the SBL

Unfortunately, I am unable to attend the International Meeting of the SBL which will be meeting in Amsterdam, July 22–26.  It looks like they will have a couple of good sessions on Hebrews: 




Epistle to the Hebrews 
7/23/2012
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Room: Room TBD - Hotel TBD

Theme: Key Issues in the Interpretation of Hebrews 1-2

Eric F. Mason, Judson University, Presiding (5 min)

David M. Moffitt, Campbell University
Hebrews 1-2 in Contemporary Conversation: New Insights on Old Questions (35 min)

Silviu Bunta, University of Dayton
Use and Misuse of “Scripture” in Hebrews 1-2 (35 min)

Break (30 min)

Georg Gäbel, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Preposterous Grace? Making sense of Christ’s suffering, or, the interplay of exegesis and textual history in Heb 2:9 (35 min)

Scott D. Mackie, Independent Scholar
Heavenly Sanctuary Mysticism in the Epistle to the Hebrews (35 min)

Discussion (5 min)

Epistle to the Hebrews
7/23/2012
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Room: Room TBD - Hotel TBD

David Moffitt, Campbell University, Presiding

Amy L. B. Peeler, Indiana Wesleyan University
The Son and The Sons of God: Jesus' Relational Distinction from the Angels (25 min)

Jaroslav Broz, Charles University of Prague
Christ and the Angels in Hebrews 1-2 as Background of Priestly Christology (25 min)

Dana M. Harris, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The Inheritance Motif in Hebrews (25 min)

Break (30 min)

Eric F. Mason, Judson University
“Through the Eternal Spirit”: Sacrifice, New Covenant, and the Spirit of Heb 9:14 (25 min)

Frank Ueberschaer, Universität Zürich
“History” in Good Faith and Exemplary Wisdom: a Comparison of Hebrews 11 and Sirach 44–45 (25 min)

Discussion (25 min)

Biblical Characters in the Three Traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
7/26/2012
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Room: Room TBD - Hotel TBD
Theme: The Biblical Matriarch (Women)

Felix Cortez, Universidad de Montemorelos
By Faith Rahab: The Prostitute among the Examplars of Faith in Heb. 11 (25 min)


Two papers seems to peripherally touch upon Hebrews:

Comparative Studies of Literature from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods
Joint Session With: Comparative Studies of Literature from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods, Wisdom Literature
7/23/2012
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Room: Room TBD - Hotel TBD
Theme: Comparison between Historiographical and Wisdom Literature

Samuel L. Adams, Union Presbyterian Seminary
The Hortatory Value of Ben Sira’s Praise of the Fathers in Light of Parallel Evidence (30 min)

Working with Biblical Manuscripts (Textual Criticism)
7/25/2012
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Room: Room TBD - Hotel TBD
Theme: Textual witnesses to the New Testament

Benjamin Laird, University of Aberdeen
Paul in Many Languages: Evidence for the Formation of the Pauline Corpus in the Ancient Versions of the New Testament (35 min)