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How Did Jesus Become God-Become-Jesus?
David Capes mentioned a panel at the next SBL annual meeting, which I will have the privilege of being on, which will discuss Bart Ehrman’s forthcoming book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a...
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This is just a reminder that the deadline for the call for papers for both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature is March 5th. I think that means that you have until...
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SBL Paper Accepted
I’ll be on a panel of invited speakers at SBL in 2014, talking about Bart Ehrman’s latest book. In addition, I’ve had a paper accepted by the Metacriticism of Biblical Scholarship consultation. Here’s...
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May Contain Nuts and BS
Jim Linville mentioned on his blog that he has had a paper accepted for the Blogger and Online Publication session at next November’s annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. The title...
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Does The Internet Make People Atheists?
Via PZ Myers and a couple of other people, I became aware of an article with the title “How The Internet is Taking Away America’s Religion.” Here is a chart from the article:There is definitely a need...
View ArticleVienna
The International SBL conference this summer will be in Vienna, and I’m going to be there for part of it. I’d be interested to know if any other scholars and students of Biblical studies whom I know...
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Bible Odyssey has Launched!
The Society of Biblical Literature has announced that its new Bible Odyssey website has now launched and is accessible to the general public. Take a look at the tutorial, or just poke around. I...
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Quote of the Day (Harold Vedeler)
“Occam’s Razor does not shave people.” – Harold Torger Vedeler, “Science Fiction, the Bible, and the Narrative Method,” paper read at the EABS and International SBL meeting in Vienna, July 2014,...
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How Do You Define “@%!#*! Loonie”?
Jim Linville will be giving a conference paper in November with what may be the most amusing title on the program at SBL:May Contain Nuts and B.S. (Biblical Studies): The Politics of Academic...
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Bringing the Gospel to SBL
Under the heading of this post’s title, I will share one example of what it can mean that is appropriate, and one example of what it could mean that is not.Matthew Malcolm has suggested that it would...
View ArticleBibliobloggers to Gather at SBLAAR at SBLAAR
Several publishers are sponsoring the SBLAAR (Society of Beer Lovers and Assorted Academic Research) meeting at the SBLAAR (the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion) meeting....
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#AARSBL App Available But Not Ready
Torrey Seland mentioned on his blog that the app for the upcoming AAR/SBL conference is available on the Apple store. There is a notice in the app that it is not yet in its final form, as data is still...
View ArticleAAR and SBL in San Diego
The AAR and SBL program books for the AAR/SBL Annual Meeting in November have been online for a while. Below are the sessions I’ll be involved in. Do note the last one – I hope that religion bloggers...
View ArticleBlogger Session at #SBLAAR14
The Blogger session at SBL will include two papers, offered by Kimberly Majeski and Jim Linville, to be followed by a panel which will include Chris Keith, Anthony LeDonne, Dan McClellan, and perhaps...
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Heading to #SBLAAR14 #AARSBL #SBLAAR
I’m traveling today to San Diego for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature. I have scheduled some posts to appear during this period, and also...
View ArticleBlogger and Online Publication Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature is now online. Here’s the call for papers from the Blogger and Online Publication section: The Blogger and Online...
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A Polite Bribe at SBL
Click here to view the embedded video.There was a showing of the movie Apostle Paul: A Polite Bribe at the Society of Biblical Literature conference in San Diego in November. The video above features...
View ArticleBlogger and Online Publication SBL Call for Papers
This is a friendly reminder that the SBL call for papers for the November annual meeting closes Wednesday, March 4th. Here is the call for papers for the Blogger and Online Publication Section:The...
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Richard Carrier at SBL
Richard Carrier posted the following on his blog:The big news is that I’ve been asked by the Society of Biblical Literature (the largest academic society representing the field, of which I am a...
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CIC Information Fluency Workshop
I am currently in Baltimore with some colleagues, at a workshop focused on information fluency in the disciplines of religion, philosophy, and the history of ideas. It started yesterday, and has...
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