11:00 – 1:00

Greetings, updates & registration

1:00 – 3:00 PM

Concurrent sessions I

HEBREW BIBLE 1: The Lying Pen? Insights from the Book of Jeremiah
Louis Stulman, University of Findlay, Convener

Rachel Mittelman, The Pennsylvania State University
Egypt through Jeremiah’s Eyes

Deirdre N. Fulton, The Pennsylvania State University
The Language of Writing in Jeremiah

Margaret Cohen, The Pennsylvania State University
What’s Bothering Jeremiah?

Jonathan Greer, The Pennsylvania State University
A Chronology of “Idolatry” in the Book of Jeremiah

HEBREW BIBLE 2: Israelite and Ancient Near Eastern History
Linda Day, Pittsburgh, PA Convener

Beverly W. Cushman, Westminster College
Harem Politics and the Case of Bat-Sheba

Tiffany Zents, Hebrew Union College
Divinatory Practice of the lost cult of Tammuz: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Paul Evans, Wycliffe College
2 Kings 18-19 as a Source for the Reconstruction of Sennacherib's Campaign

Gilbert Lozano, Messiah College
The Yahwistic Vision of Deutero Isaiah: ExaggeratedThreat to Yahwism?

NEW TESTAMENT 1: The Gospels
Peter Gosnell, Muskingum College, Convener

Karl McDaniel, McGill University
Tax Evasion, Honour Intact: Rendering Caesar His Due

William M. Wright, Duquesne University
Greco-Roman Character Typing and the Presentation of Judas in the Fourth Gospel

J. Harold Ellens, University of Michigan
The Distinctives of the Son of Man in John

Chang-Wook Jung, Chongshin University
Distinction b/w pisteuw + ein + Accusative and pisteuw + Dative: Implications for Exegesis

3:00 – 3:15

BREAK

3:15– 5:15

Concurrent sessions II

HEBREW BIBLE 3: Literary Elements, Rhetorical Aspects
Linda Day, Pittsburgh, PAConvener

Jeffrey Cooley, Hebrew Union College / Xavier University
A Dark Day Indeed: Darkness Motifs in Accounts of Yahweh’s Judgment

Terry Giles, Gannon University and William Doan, Miami University
The Chronicler's Use of the Song of Asaph

NEW TESTAMENT 2: Paul to the Galatians and Corinthians
Peter Gosnell, Muskingum College, Convener

Lee Johnson, Methodist Theological School in OH
Examining Funk’s Apostolic Parousia in the Corinthian Correspondence

David Charles Aune, Ashland University
The Function of Fear in Pauline Psychagogy (Moral Guidance)

Timothy G. Gombis, Cedarville University
Obedience to Revelation & Jewish Identity: Paul’s Argument in Galatians 3:11-12

ASOR: Archaeology of the Near East-Mediterranean/Archaeology & the Bible
Suzanne Richard, Gannon University, Convener

Brad Crowell, University of Toledo
Copper, Khirbet an-Nahas, and the Foundations of the Edomite State

Terence Paige, Houghton College
Who were the Corinthians?

Suzanne Richard, Gannon University
The  High Place at Khirbet Iskander

Leigh-Ann Bedal, Penn State Erie
A Survey of Gardens & Pools in the Biblical Period

5:15 – 5:30

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5:30 – 6:15

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (Banquet Room 1)

Glenn Holland, Allegheny College
‘Frightening You With Letters:’ Traces of Performance in the Letters of Paul

6:15 – 6:30

BREAK

6:30 – 7:15

Dinner

7:15 – 7:45

Business Meeting

7:45– 8:00

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8:00

PLENARY ADDRESS

John Fitzgerald, University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
Domestic Violence and the Ancient World

…then…

RECEPTION/SOCIAL HOUR

9:00– 11:00

Concurrent sessions III

HEBREW BIBLE 4: The Interaction between the HB and Contemporary Concerns
Wilma Ann Bailey, Christian Theological Seminary, Convener

Edward Karshner, Lorain Co. Community College
Beast of Burden or Weapon of God?: Nature and Human Responsibility

Michael Johnson, Buffalo State College
De-construction in Psalm 23

HEBREW BIBLE 5:  Student Session
Linda Day, Pittsburgh, PA  Convener

Karlo ("Bacho") Bordjadze, Regent College
Identity of Four Empires in the Book of Daniel

Darlene Sue Holt, Lycoming College
David and Saul: The Significance of Šema’, and a King after God’s Own Heart

Michael Barnett, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Psalm 28: Our Song for Life

NT #3: Paul, Christ, Christianity
Peter Gosnell, Muskingum College, Convener

David A. Reed, Regis College
The Shrink & the Saint: Albert Ellis & St. Paul in Conversation Over Romans 6

Clinton Baldwin, Andrews University
The Fluidity of the Greek Manuscript Tradition: Scripture as Tradition and a Faith Document

Non-Canonical Jewish & Christian Writings
John Byron, Ashland Theological Seminary, Convener

11:00 AM

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