CFP: EABS Eighth Graduate Symposium (March 18-20, 2016 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Eighth Graduate Symposium: March 18-20, 2016 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Call for Papers

EABS is excited to announce its eighth Graduate Symposium, which will take place in Cluj-Napoca, March 18-20, 2016.  The symposium, which seeks to engender a supportive atmosphere for dialogue across a variety of biblical studies fields and subfields (Hebrew Scriptures, OT, NT, DSS, early Christianity, Septuagint studies, second temple Judaism, Rabbinics, reception history, methodologies, etc.), welcomes PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers to present on a topic related to their research area(s).

Participants may format their presentation according to their preference: paper, seminar discussion, workshop session, poster or another form.

Every abstract will be reviewed by a team of scholars who will give feedback and suggestions for improvement, if necessary. Our goal is to assist in developing the abstracts to the best possible form and encourage the authors of the best abstracts to submit them to research seminars of the 2016 EABS Annual Meeting and to enter their papers for the EABS Student Prize.

During the symposium each student will get 20 minutes to submit his/her paper, which will be followed by an extended discussion. The EABS Graduate Symposium looks forward to welcoming some senior scholars, including the EABS president who will offer feedback and share from their own experience in the field. In addition, the symposium looks forward to continuing its tradition of holding a joint trans-Atlantic session with graduate students from the University of Emory.

Candidates should submit their abstracts and/or posters of no more than 300 words to students@eabs.net no later than November 1, 2015. Please do not forget to mention the preferred format in the abstract (i.e. paper, workshop, pre-circulated paper, discussion, poster, etc.).

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BBR / The current issue of BBR

Bulletin of Biblical Research 25:3 (2015)

• Aron Pinker, "The Wicked in Ambush (Job 27:18–19)," 295-310
• Nathanael James Warren, "'The Sin of the Sanctuary' and the Referent of מקדש in Ezekiel 44," 311-324
• Timothy J. Geddert, "The Implied Yhwh Christology of Mark's Gospel:Mark's Challenge to the Reader to 'Connect the Dots'," 325-340
• Christopher W. Skinner, "'Son of God' or 'God's Chosen One' (John 1:34)? A Narrative-Critical Solution to a Text-Critical Problem," 341-358
• Michael Chung, "A Bracketed Bethany Anointing," 359-370

O Παύλος κι η οικονομία / Paul and economics

H Λουθηρανική Θεολογική Σχολή του Chicago διοργανώνει διεπιστημονικό συνέδριο στο διάστημα 18-19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2015 με θέμα την οικονομία και τις παύλειες επιστολές και κοινότητες. Για το πρόγραμμα του συνεδρίου πατήστε στον παρακάτω τίτλο:

“Paul and Economics”

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του GRBS / In the current issue of GRBS

Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies 55:3 (2015)

• Fernando Notario, "Food and Counter-cultural Identity in Ancient Cynicism," 583-607 
• W. Graham Claytor / Roger S. Bagnall, "The Beginnings of the Roman Provincial Census: A New Declaration from 3 BCE," 637-653 
• Rodney Ast / Julia Lougovaya, "Cybele on the Red Sea: New Verses from Berenike," 654-678
• Yanne Broux, "Graeco-Egyptian Naming Practices: A Network Perspective," 706-720 
• Klaas Bentein, "Particle-usage in Documentary Papyri (I–IV A.D.): An Integrated Sociolinguistically-informed Approach," 721-753
• Daria D. Resh, "Toward a Byzantine Definition of Metaphrasis," 754-787

Tα ελληνικά στη Γαλιλαία / Greek in Galilee

Το ζήτημα της διάδοσης της ελληνικής στην Γαλιλαία της εποχής του Ιησού πραγματεύεται στο σύντομο άρθρο του ο G. Scott Gleaves που δημοσιεύεται στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation: 

Did Jesus Speak Greek?

Το τρέχον τεύχος του ZNW / The current issue of ZNW

Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 106:2 (2015)

• Christfried Böttrich, "Das lukanische Doppelwerk im Kontext frühjüdischer Literatur," 151-183 (abstract)
• Cornelius Vollmer, "Zu den Toponymen Lithostroton und Gabbatha in Joh 19,13. Mit einem Lokalisierungsversuch des Prätoriums des Pilatus," 184-200 (abstract)
• Stefan Schreiber, "Weitergedacht: Das versöhnende Weihegeschenk Gottes in Röm 3,25," 201-215 (abstract)
• Matthias Klinghardt, "Himmlische Körper. Hintergrund und argumentative Funktion von 1Kor 15,40f," 216-244 (abstract)
• Debbie Hunn, "Does the Law Condemn the World? Law, Sin, and Faith in Galatians 3,22–23," 245-261 (abstract)
• Benjamin Wold, "'Flesh' and 'Spirit' in Qumran Sapiential Literature as the Background to the Use in Pauline Epistles," 262-279 (abstract)
• Ole Jakob Filtvedt, "Creation and Salvation in Hebrews," 280-303 (abstract)

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του JECS / In the current issue of JECS

Journal of Early Christian Studies 23:3 (2015)

• Azzan Yadin-Israel, "'For Mark was Peter’s Tannaʾ': Tradition and Transmission in Papias and the Early Rabbis," 337-362 (abstract)
• Phillip Fackler, "Adversus Adversus Iudaeos?: Countering Christian Anti-Jewish Polemics in the Gospel of Nicodemus," 413-444 (abstract)
• Todd S. Berzon, "The Double Bind of Christianity’s Judaism: Language, Law, and the Incoherence of Late Antique Discourse," 445-480 (abstract)

RBL 9.9.2015

James H. Charlesworth, ed., The Tomb of Jesus and His Family? Exploring Ancient Jewish Tombs Near Jerusalem’s Walls
Reviewed by Jodi Magness

John J. Collins, A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
Reviewed by Corinne Blackmer
Reviewed by David M. Carr

Eric Eve, Behind the Gospels: Understanding the Oral Tradition
Reviewed by Werner H. Kelber

Charles W. Hedrick, The Wisdom of Jesus: Between the Sages of Israel and the Apostles of the Church
Reviewed by David Gowler

Douglas S. Huffman, The Handy Guide to New Testament Greek: Grammar, Syntax, and Diagramming
Reviewed by Justin Langford

Francisco Lozada Jr. and Fernando F. Segovia, eds., Latino/a Biblical Hermeneutics: Problematics, Objectives, Strategies
Reviewed by Tat-siong Benny Liew

Ronald D. Peters, The Greek Article: A Functional Grammar of ?-items in the Greek New Testament with Special Emphasis on the Greek Article
Reviewed by Daniel Wallace

Rivka Ulmer and Moshe Ulmer, Righteous Giving to the Poor: Tzedakah (“Charity”) in Classic Rabbinic Judaism
Reviewed by Gregg E. Gardner

Yael Wilfand, Poverty, Charity and the Image of the Poor in Rabbinic Texts from the Land of Israel
Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Ιω 13-17 ως ιεραποστολική αφήγηση / John 13-17 as a missional narrative

Stellenbosch: Theological Journal 1:1 (2015)

Guillaume Smit, "Investigating John 13-17 as a missional narrative"

Ένα άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του In die Skriflig / A new article of biblical interest In die Skriflig

In die Skriflig / In Luce Verbi 49:2 (2015)

Gert J. Steyn, "The text form of LXX Genesis 28:12 by Philo of Alexandria and in the Jesus-Logion of John 1:51"