ANNUAL MEETING
Eastern Great Lakes
Biblical Society
A Regional Association
of the
American Schools of Oriental Research
The Society of Biblical Literature
and in association with
The Catholic Biblical Association
Deer Creek Resort & Conference Center
Mount Sterling, Ohio
12–13 April 2007
Thursday, April 12
Noon–1:00 P.M. Registration Lobby
1:00–3:00 P.M. Simultaneous Sessions 1
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE NEAR EAST-MEDITERRANEAN/ ARCHAEOLOGY & THE BIBLE Parlors Room
Convener: Suzanne Richard, Ph.D., Gannon University
► Jonathan Lawrence, Ph.D., Canisius College
“Many Waters—Jewish Ritual Bathing and Christian Baptism in India”
► Margaret Cohen, Ph.D., Lycoming College
“Ashdod Revisited Again”
► Brad Crowell, Ph.D., University of Toledo
“A Literary Ostracon from Horvat ‘Uzza and the Edomite Wisdom Hypothesis”
► Terry Hofecker, D.Min., Tel Gezer Project
“Results of the 2006 Inaugural Season of Excavations at Tel Gezer: The ‘Solomonic’ Fortifications”
HEBREW BIBLE 1: Theology and Ideology BBC Ballroom
Convener: Linda Day, Ph.D., The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
► Bacho Bordjadze, Ashland Theological Seminary
“Theology of the Book of Ruth”
► Stephen Huebscher
“When the gods Worship God: Divine Council Participation in Celestial Cult”
► Rod Hutton, Ph.D., Trinity Lutheran Seminary
“ Are the Parents Still Eating Sour Grapes? The Use of the Mashal in Jeremiah and Ezekiel”
► Kenneth Mulzac, Ph.D., Andrews Univ. Theological Seminary
“ The Theological Significance of ‘Ebed-Melech the Cushite’ in Jeremiah 38 & 39”
NEW TESTAMENT 1: Matthew & Mark White Oak Ballroom
Convener: Peter Gosnell, Muskingum College
► Dulcinea Boesenberg, University of Notre Dame
“End Times Expectation in 4Q521 and Matthew 11:2–6”
► Lynn B. E. Jencks, Xavier University
“Refusing the Syrophoenician Woman: The Disparate Agendas of Jesus and Mark”
► Matthew S. Burlew, Cincinnati Christian University
“Matthean Controversy: A (Re)evaluation in Light of Point of View”
► Rebecca L. Wiechel, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
“The Face of True Discipleship: Women, avkolouqe,w, and diakone,w in Mark”
NON-CANONICAL LITERATURE 1 Chestnut Ballroom
Convener: John Byron, Ashland Theological Seminary
► Adam McMahon, The Athenaeum of Ohio
“The Intertextuality of Testament of Moses 9–10 and Revelation 6:9–16"
► David L. Everson, Xavier University
“Comparing Rabbinic and Origenian Theodicy”
► Elliot B. Kennel, M.Div., West Virginia University
“Enochic Symbolism and the Sixth Chapter of Revelation”
► Edward Karshner, Ph.D., Lorain County Community College
“‘Come and See’: The Searching out of Gnostic Epistemology”
3:00–3:15 P.M. COFFEE BREAK Ballroom Foyer
3:15–5:15 P.M. Simultaneous Sessions 2
HB 2: Linguistics & ANE Connections BBC Ballroom
Convener: Linda Day, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
► Tiffany Zents
“Naboth’s Vineyard: A Discussion of Barter, Exchange & Alienability of Immobiles in the Hebrew Bible and Akkadian Like-kind Exchange Contracts”
► Andrew J. Riley, Hebrew Union College
“God’s Covenantal Hatred of Esau in Malachi 1:3”
► David Cleaver-Bartholomew, M.Div., Eastern Ohio Association, United Church of Christ
“An Additional Perspective on Habakkuk 1:7”
► Judah Kraut, University of Pennsylvania
“The Birds and the Babes: The Structure and Meaning of Psalm 8”
► Louis Stulman, Ph.D., University of Findlay
“‘But the Word of our God Endures Forever’: The Literarization of Prophecy”
NT 2: Paul White Oak Ballroom
Convener: Peter Gosnell, Muskingum College
► Lee Johnson, Ph.D., Methodist Theological School in Ohio
“Orality and Power in Ancient Culture: Examining Paul’s Successful Corinthian Letter Campaign”
► Robert H. von Thaden, Jr., Ph.D., Mercyhurst College
“The Use and Abuse of the Pauline Whore: Ideological Texture and the Ethics of Reading”
► Arthur J. Dewey, Ph.D., Xavier University
“Paul and the ‘Bawdy Politic’”
► James Constantine Hanges, Ph.D., Miami University
“Κτίσις: A Note on the Sociology of Gal 6:15”
REFLECTIONS ON PEDAGOGY Chestnut Ballroom
Convener: Jonathan Lawrence, Canisius College
► Eric A. Seibert, Ph.D., Messiah College
“Dealing with Divine Violence in the Hebrew Bible: Some Pedagogical Considerations for Undergraduates (and Others)”
► Richard G. Smith, Ph.D., Taylor University
“Reflections on Moral Pedagogy in Light of the Hebrew Bible’s Wisdom Literature”
► John Christopher Frame, Anderson Univ. School of Theology
“Images of a Hospitable Learning Community: Moving Toward Transformation in the Academic Milieu”
► Open forum on pedagogical issues
► Topics & ideas for next year’s program
5:15–5:30 P.M. STUDENT PAPER PRIZE CTE. MEETING Chestnut Ballroom
5:30–6:15 P.M. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS White Oak Ballroom
Joan E. Cook, S.C., Ph.D., Georgetown University
“Mothers and Wives, Sons and Sacrifices: A Reading of Genesis 21–22”
6:30–7:15 P.M. Dinner Mezzanine
7:15–7:45 P.M. Business Meeting White Oak Ballroom
8:00–9:00 P.M. PLENARY SESSION White Oak Ballroom
John Kaltner, Ph.D., Rhodes College
“People and Their Books: Recent Comparative Study of the Bible and the Qur‘an” (in absentia, read by Terrence Callan)
9:00 P.M.– RECEPTION / SOCIAL HOUR Upper Lobby & Fireplace Lounge
Friday April 13
7:00–8:30 A.M. Breakfast for Deer Creek lodgers Rafter ‘s Restaurant
9:00 A.M.–Noon Simultaneous Sessions 3
(Each section will take a coffee break sometime between 10:00–10:30)
INTERTEXTUALITY & TEXTUAL RECEPTION BBC Ballroom
Convener: Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D., John Carroll University
► Jinkyu Kim, Ph.D., Nyack College
“Background on the Composition of Ps 144 in Light of its Strategic Arrangement in the Psalter”
► Rod Hutton, Ph.D., Trinity Lutheran Seminary
“Are the Parents Still Eating Sour Grapes? The Use of the Mashal in Jeremiah and Ezekiel”
► John Byron, Ph.D., Ashland Theological Seminary
“Slaughter, Fratricide and Sacrilege: Cain and Abel traditions in 1 John”
► Beth McCabe
“The Legend of Ra and Isis: Historical Background Behind 1 Timothy 2:12–14”
► Glenna Jackson, Ph.D., Otterbein College
“Religious Diversity: A Recipe for Peace or Violence?”
► Johanna Monighan-Schaefer, Ph.D., Dickinson College
“Apocalypse Series in 20th Century Art”
NEW TESTAMENT 3: Mark & Luke–Acts White Oak Ballroom
Convener: Peter Gosnell, Muskingum College
► Nicole W. Duran, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clifton Hts, Penn.
“How Can Satan Cast Out Satan? Colonial Realities and Mark 3:20–30”
► Phillip W. Dennis, Fordham University
“Catchwords in Mark 9:33–50? A Holistic Reading”
► Joseph Kozar, S.M., Ph.D., University of Dayton
“Eating at the House of a Leper: Jesus’ Social Enhancement During a Luxury Meal at the Hands of a Non-Status Woman as a Preparation for Jesus' Betrayal at the Supper with His Disciples Which Follows It (Mark 14:1–11)”
► Victoria Phillips, Ph.D., West Virginia Wesleyan College
“Blessing the First Birth: A Feminist Critical Reading of Luke 11:27–28”
► E. Bruce Brooks, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
“The Twelve in Mark and Acts”
NON-CANONICAL LITERATURE 2 Chestnut Ballroom
Convener: John Byron, Ashland Theological Seminary
► Brian Sowers, University of Cincinnati
“Homeric Centos and Creative Evangelism in Late Antiquity”
► Dacy Boyd, Temple University
“Representational Technique in Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena”
► Mary Bader, Ph.D., The College of Wooster
“Dinah in the Targumim”
► Jacob D. Dodson, Regent University
“Interpretation of Isaiah 11:2–3 in Early Christian and Patristic Literature”
12:00–1:30 P.M. SBL REGIONAL SCHOLARS COMMITTEE MEETING
Rafter’s Restaurant
EGLBS Officers 2006–2007
President: Joan Cook, Ph.D., S.C., Georgetown University
Vice-President/President Elect: Holly Toensing, Ph.D., Xavier University
Secretary-Treasurer: Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D., John Carroll University
Nominations Chair: Aaron Gale, Ph.D., West Virginia University
Program Committee
John Byron, Ph.D., Ashland Theological Seminary
Linda Day, Ph.D., The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
Peter Gosnell, Ph.D., Muskingum College
Jonathan Lawrence, Ph.D., Canisius College
Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D., John Carroll University
Suzanne Richard, Gannon University
Regional Scholar Award Nomination Committee
Terrence Callan, Ph.D. (2004–2007)
Wilma Ann Bailey, Ph.D. (2005–2008)
Russell Morton, Ph.D. (2006–2009)
Proceedings: Eastern Great Lakes & Midwest Biblical Societies
Rebecca Krawiec, Managing Editor
Editorial Board
Joan Cook, Ph.D., S.C.
Pauline Viviano, Ph.D.
Lisa Wolfe, Ph.D.
Aaron M. Gale, Ph.D.
Victoria Phillips, Ph.D.
Clare Rothschild, Ph.D.
Many thanks to the Associations & Publishers who supported our meeting this year:
American Bible Society
American Schools of Oriental Research
Baker Books
Hendrickson
Society of Biblical Literature
Zondervan