The American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature (AAR\/SBL) is just over a week away. This is turning out to be a busy conference for me. I have sessions I\u2019m presenting in, sessions of program units I co-chair, and things simultaneous with those that I\u2019d also love to be at or should be at. If you will be attending the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in San Diego, here are things that I am directly involved in:<\/p>\n
First, the new John the Baptist program unit<\/a>, with an exciting and somewhat terrifying slate of panelists who will be talking about the merits and shortcomings of my recent book,\u00a0John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptizer<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n S23-130\/A23-104<\/b><\/p>\n John the Baptist<\/b> Theme:\u00a0Book Review: John of History, Baptist of Faith<\/i> Nathan Shedd, Johnson University, Presiding<\/p>\n Adela Yarbro Collins, Yale University, Panelist (15 min)<\/p>\n Joel Marcus, Duke University, Panelist (15 min)<\/p>\n Clare Rothschild, Lewis University, Panelist (15 min)<\/p>\n Charles Haberl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Panelist (15 min)<\/p>\n Cecilia Wass\u00e9n, Uppsala Universitet, Panelist (15 min)<\/p>\n Edmondo Lupieri, Loyola University of Chicago, Panelist (15 min)<\/p>\n James McGrath, Butler University, Respondent (15 min)<\/p>\n Discussion (45 min)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n S24-228<\/b><\/p>\n John the Baptist<\/b> Theme:\u00a0Reception of John the Baptist<\/i><\/p>\n James McGrath, Butler University, Presiding<\/p>\n Hugo Lundhaug, University of Oslo Discussion (10 min)<\/p>\n Joshua T. King, Loyola University of Chicago Discussion (10 min)<\/p>\n Doreen McFarlane, Nanjing Sem, pastor ELCIC Lutheran Ch. in Canada Discussion (10 min)<\/p>\n Break (15 min)<\/p>\n Business Meeting (45 min)<\/p>\n S24-323<\/b><\/p>\n John the Baptist<\/b> Nathan Shedd, Johnson University, Presiding<\/p>\n Emily Fero-Kovassy, Australian Catholic University Discussion (5 min)<\/p>\n Amber M. Dillon, Ridley College, Melbourne Discussion (5 min)<\/p>\n Jeffrey P. Garc\u00eda, Independent Scholar Discussion (5 min)<\/p>\n Jeffrey Gibson, Harry S Truman College (City Colleges of Chicago) Discussion (5 min)<\/p>\n Brian LePort, TMI Episcopal Discussion (5 min)<\/p>\n In addition, I will be presenting on some research related to a chapter in John of History, Baptist of Faith, in this session:<\/p>\n S25-130<\/b><\/p>\n Interrelations of the Gospels<\/b> Theme:\u00a0Showcasing Contributions to the Forthcoming Volume on Editorial Fatigue<\/i><\/p>\n David Sloan, Presiding<\/p>\n James F. McGrath, Butler University Alexey Somov, Universit\u00e4t Regensburg Break (5 min)<\/p>\n Stephen C. Carlson, Australian Catholic University Heiko Wojtkowiak, Leuphana Universit\u00e4t L\u00fcneburg Discussion (40 min)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n That\u2019s it for AAR\/SBL other than that I will be at the Durham reception at some point.<\/p>\n
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\n11\/23\/2024<\/b>
\n9:00 AM to 11:30 AM<\/b>
\nRoom:<\/b>\u00a0Aqua 310B (Third Level) \u2013 Hilton Bayfront<\/p>\n
\nThis session will review James F. McGrath\u2019s new book about John the Baptist titled John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptizer (Eerdmans 2024). Co-sponsored by the AAR Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity program unit<\/p>\n
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\n11\/24\/2024<\/b>
\n1:00 PM to 3:30 PM<\/b>
\nRoom:<\/b>\u00a0Indigo E (Second Level) \u2013 Hilton Bayfront<\/p>\n
\nDemon, Ferryman, and Christ\u2019s Beloved: John the Baptist in Coptic Apocrypha<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(20 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Apocrypha (Early Christian Literature \u2013 Apocrypha), Coptic Literature (Early Christian Literature \u2013 Other), Literary Criticism (incl. poetics, new criticism, formalism, close reading, narratology) (Interpretive Approaches)<\/p>\n
\nJohn and the False Feminine: John the Baptist and the Gender of Prophecy in the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(20 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Apocrypha (Early Christian Literature \u2013 Apocrypha), Gospels (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament)<\/p>\n
\nJohn the Baptist Speaks in Richard Strauss\u2019s Opera, \u201cSalome\u201d<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(20 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), History of Christianity (History & Culture), Christian (Ideology & Theology)<\/p>\n
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\n11\/24\/2024<\/b>
\n4:00 PM to 6:30 PM<\/b>
\nRoom:<\/b>\u00a0Indigo E (Second Level) \u2013 Hilton BayfrontTheme:\u00a0John the Baptist in the New Testament Gospels<\/i><\/p>\n
\nJohn\u2019s Baptism in Matthew 3:1\u201310: A Ritual of Purification for Impurity Arising from Sin<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels \u2013 Matthew (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Torah\/Pentateuch (Biblical Literature \u2013 Hebrew Bible\/Old Testament\/Greek OT (Septuagint)), Biblical Texts (Early Jewish Literature \u2013 Dead Sea Scrolls)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cJack the Dipper\u201d: The Fourth Gospel\u2019s Theological Interpretation of John the Baptist<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Religious Traditions and Scriptures (History of Interpretation \/ Reception History \/ Reception Criticism), New Testament (Ideology & Theology)<\/p>\n
\nThe Jewish Baptist: Situating Luke\u2019s Portrayal of John the Baptist within Ancient Judaism\u00a0<\/a><\/i>(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels \u2013 Luke (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Jewish (Ideology & Theology)<\/p>\n
\nJohn the Baptist and the Origin of the Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels \u2013 Matthew (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Gospels \u2013 Luke (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament)<\/p>\n
\nJohn the Baptist without Q: The Baptist-Tradition according to the \u201cL\/M Hypothesis\u201d<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Source Criticism (Interpretive Approaches)<\/p>\n
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\n11\/25\/2024<\/b>
\n9:00 AM to 11:30 AM<\/b>
\nRoom:<\/b>\u00a031A (Upper Level East) \u2013 Convention Center<\/p>\n
\nEditorial Fatigue and the Baptist Source of the Protevangelium<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels (Early Christian Literature \u2013 Apocrypha), Apocrypha (Early Christian Literature \u2013 Apocrypha)<\/p>\n
\nThe Byzantine Martyrdom of Daniel and the Three Youths as Textual Witness of Matt 27:53\u00a0<\/a><\/i>(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels \u2013 Matthew (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Gospels (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Text Criticism (Interpretive Approaches)<\/p>\n
\nEditorial Fatigue in Nerses of Lambron\u2019s Armenian Version of Andrew of Caesarea\u2019s Commentary on Revelation<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Source Criticism (Interpretive Approaches), Commentary (Text and Translation)<\/p>\n
\nTraces of Editorial Fatigue in the Gospel of Matthew?<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(25 min)
\nTag(s):\u00a0Gospels (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament), Redaction Criticism (Interpretive Approaches), Gospels \u2013 Matthew (Biblical Literature \u2013 New Testament)<\/p>\n