We would like to invite you to the sessions of our Unit, “Biblical Exegesis from Eastern Orthodox Perspectives” at the SBL Annual Meeting that will take place in DUAL form in San Antonio in next week, 20-23 November 2021. If you intend to attend this meeting in person or virtually, we will be happy to welcome you to one of the following sessions streamed online. Recordings of the virtual sessions will remain available through January 2022:

Theme: Fresh Perspectives on John Chrysostom as Biblical Exegete

V20-112

11/20/2021
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Virtual - Virtual

Michael Azar, University of Scranton, Presiding

Margaret M. Mitchell, University of Chicago
Wrestling with a Pauline Problem Text: John Chrysostom Confronts Paul’s Appeal to “Heaping Burning Coals on the Heads” of Enemies in Romans 12:20 (20 min)
Tag(s): History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches), Pauline Epistles (Biblical Literature - New Testament), Greco-Roman Literature (Greco-Roman Literature)

Discussion (5 min)

Athanasios Despotis, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
From Chrysostom Back to Philo and John: Reconsidering Chrysostom’s Philosophical Exegesis of the Fourth Gospel (20 min)
Tag(s): Gospels - John (Biblical Literature - New Testament), Greco-Roman Literature (Greco-Roman Literature), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches)

Discussion (5 min)

Robert Edwards, University of Notre Dame
John Chrysostom against History (20 min)
Tag(s): Early Christian Literature (Early Christian Literature - Other), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches)

Discussion (5 min)

Mark W Elliott, University of Glasgow
Chrysostom's Identification of the Rule of God with the Lordship of Christ in His Homilies on Acts (20 min)
Tag(s): Acts (Biblical Literature - New Testament), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches), Church History and Ecclesiology (Other)

Discussion (5 min)

Chris de Wet, University of South Africa
Cain’s Disease: Murder, Medicine, and Pedagogy in John Chrysostom’s Exegesis of the Cain and Abel Story (20 min)
Tag(s): Early Christian Literature (Early Christian Literature - Other), Greco-Roman Literature (Greco-Roman Literature), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches)

Discussion (5 min)

Cosmin Pricop, University of Bucharest, Respondent (15 min)
Discussion (10 min)

Theme: Rediscovering Paleia Traditions.

SV21-137

Joint Session With: Pseudepigrapha, Biblical Exegesis from Eastern Orthodox Perspectives
11/21/2021
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Virtual – Virtual

Kelley Coblentz Bautch, St. Edward's University, Presiding

Sabine Fahl, University of Greifswald and Dieter Fahl, University of Greifswald
The Short Chronographic Paleya: New Contributions to Paleya Studies (25 min)
Tag(s): Jewish Pseudepigrapha (Early Jewish Literature - Jewish Pseudepigrapha), Global Perspectives (Interpretive Approaches)

Grant Macaskill, University of Aberdeen
The Short Chronographic Paleia, the Overlap of Slavonic, and Ethiopic Traditions and the Jewish Influence on Orthodox Midrash (25 min)
Tag(s): Apocalyptic Literature and Related Works (Early Jewish Literature - Jewish Pseudepigrapha), Ethiopic (Philology / Linguistics (incl. Semiotics))

Alessandro M. Bruni, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Remarks on the Textual Tradition оf the Slavonic Commented Palea (25 min)
Tag(s): Jewish Pseudepigrapha (Early Jewish Literature - Jewish Pseudepigrapha), Apocalypses (Early Christian Literature - Apocrypha), Text Criticism (Interpretive Approaches)

William Adler, North Carolina State University
David's "Conception in Iniquity" according to the Palaea historica (25 min)
Tag(s): Apocrypha (Early Christian Literature - Apocrypha), Other Rabbinic Works - Haggadic Midrashim (Early Jewish Literature - Rabbinic Literature), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches)

Gavin McDowell, Université Laval
Rehabilitating “Rewritten Bible”: A Historical and Genealogical Approach (25 min)
Tag(s): Jewish Pseudepigrapha (Early Jewish Literature - Jewish Pseudepigrapha)

Alexey Somov, Institute for Bible Translation
The Hospitality of Abraham in the Palaea and Cognate Literature (25 min)
Tag(s): Apocrypha (Early Christian Literature - Apocrypha), Old Testament (Ideology & Theology), Torah/Pentateuch - Genesis (Biblical Literature - Hebrew Bible/Old Testament/Greek OT (Septuagint))

Theme: Image of God in Paul, Middle-Platonism, and the Early Fathers

SV23-106

Joint Session With: Biblical Exegesis from Eastern Orthodox Perspectives, Pauline Epistles
11/23/2021
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Virtual - Virtual

James Wallace, Christian Brothers University, Presiding

Chris Kugler, Houston Baptist University
Image/Adam Christology and Paul’s Appropriation of Middle Platonic Intermediary Doctrine (25 min)
Tag(s): Pauline Epistles (Biblical Literature - New Testament), Christian (Ideology & Theology)

Discussion (5 min)

Gregory Sterling, Yale Divinity School
In the Image of the Image: The imago Dei in Philo of Alexandria (25 min)
Tag(s): Philo (Early Jewish Literature - Other), Greco-Roman Literature (Greco-Roman Literature), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches)

Discussion (5 min)

John Barclay, University of Durham
According to the Image: The Christological Remolding of Human Life in Colossians 3 (25 min)
Tag(s): Pauline Epistles (Biblical Literature - New Testament), Greco-Roman Literature (Greco-Roman Literature), Ethics (Ideology & Theology)

Discussion (5 min)

Rainer Hirsch-Luipold, Universität Bern - Université de Berne
The Dark Side of the Mirror: Divine Mirroring in the New Testament and Beyond (25 min)
Tag(s): Greco-Roman Literature (Greco-Roman Literature), Pauline Epistles (Biblical Literature - New Testament), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches)

Discussion (5 min)

Edith Humphrey, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Respondent (15 min)

Discussion (15 min)

Theme: Image of God in Paul, Middle-Platonism, and the Early Fathers

SV21-210

11/21/2021
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Virtual – Virtual

Anna Rozonoer, Presiding

Gabrielle Thomas, Yale University
"Let Us Give Back to the Eikon That Which Is according to the Eikon": Saint Gregory Nazianzen on Christ and Human Eikones (25 min)
Tag(s): Pauline Epistles - Colossians (Biblical Literature - New Testament), Christian (Ideology & Theology)

Discussion (5 min)

Georgiana Huian, Universität Bern - Université de Berne
Painting the Resemblance over the Image: Reflections with Basil of Caesarea and Diadochus of Photike (25 min)
Tag(s): Religious Traditions and Scriptures (History of Interpretation / Reception History / Reception Criticism)

Discussion (5 min)

Ilya Kaplan, University of Bern
Christ as God’s Image in Gregory of Nyssa’s De perfectione (25 min)
Tag(s): Religious Traditions and Scriptures (History of Interpretation / Reception History / Reception Criticism)

Discussion (5 min)

James Wallace, Christian Brothers University, Respondent (15 min)

Discussion (15 min)

Theme: Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible/Septuagint and Its Christian Interpreters

SV22-108

11/22/2021
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Virtual – Virtual

Leslie Baynes, Missouri State University, Presiding

Eugen Pentiuc, Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Popule Meus: Jesus of Exodus in the Byzantine Hymnography of Good Friday (25 min)
Tag(s): History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches), Theological Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches), Hymns, Prayers, and Laments (Ancient Near Eastern Literature - Genre)

Discussion (5 min)

Anna Rozonoer, Hellenic College
Wisdom in Prov 8:22–9:6 as Interpreted by Byzantine Hymnographers (25 min)
Tag(s): Religious Traditions and Scriptures (History of Interpretation / Reception History / Reception Criticism), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches), Septuagint (Biblical Literature - Hebrew Bible/Old Testament/Greek OT (Septuagint))

Discussion (5 min)

Jillian Marcantonio, Duke University
God among the Flames: Romanos the Melodist’s Trinitarian Vision of Daniel 3 (25 min)
Tag(s): Religious Traditions and Scriptures (History of Interpretation / Reception History / Reception Criticism), Early Christian Literature (Early Christian Literature - Other), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches)

Discussion (5 min)

Bogdan G. Bucur, Duquesne University
Restoring "Jesus" in Jude 5: A Reception Historical Perspective (25 min)
Tag(s): Hebrews and Catholic Epistles - Jude (Biblical Literature - New Testament), History of Interpretation (Interpretive Approaches), Early Christian Literature (Early Christian Literature - Other)

Discussion (5 min)

Konstantinos Th. Zarras, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Philo’s "Second God," Numenius' "Second God," and the "Two Powers" of the Rabbis: Sketching the Ways of Early Christian and Rabbinic Monotheism (25 min)
Tag(s): Christian (Ideology & Theology), Philo (Early Jewish Literature - Other), Hebrew Bible (Ideology & Theology)

Discussion (5 min)

Time Zone for Listed Times All listed times are in US Central Standard (UTC−06:00).

The sessions are done through Zoom. By default, sessions will be meetings (allowing all participants/attendees access to mic and video)

We are looking forward to seeing you.

We are grateful for your continued interest and support!

Sincerely,

James “Bru” Wallace                                                Athanasios Despotis

See also our official website: www.orthodoxbiblical.org

 Lausanne, 5-6 novembre

Le colloque du centenaire de la SIBC se tiendra les 5 et 6 novembre 2021 à l'Université de Lausanne. Il a pour titre :
« Bibliographie sans frontières : Jules Marouzeau, Juliette Ernst et L’Année Philologique (un siècle de
mutations bibliographiques) ».

Il y a bientôt un siècle, dans un contexte politique tourmenté, naissait le projet de Jules Marouzeau d’établir une
« bibliographie sans frontières » pour les scientifiques travaillant sur le monde antique. Ce colloque vise à célébrer
l’anniversaire de L'Année Philologique, une entreprise centenaire reliant plusieurs pays et continents, marquée par de
profondes mutations, elle qui a passé des fiches de papier rédigées à la main à une base de données de plus en plus
sophistiquée. Ce sera surtout l’occasion de proposer une réflexion épistémologique sur les méthodes, la portée et le
sens d’une bibliographie critique à l’époque moderne.

Informations: http://bibliographie-classique.org/actualites/colloque-anniversaire-des-100-ans-de-la-sibc
https://graecaslavica.ugr.es/sites/dpto/graecaslavica/public/ficheros/noticias/2021-10/100ans-SIBC-Affiche-flyer_compressed_0.pdf