Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions

Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions"

Society of Biblical Literature



The committee for the program unit "Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions" of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) is happy to announce the Call for Papers for the 2010 International Conference in Tartu, Estonia .

The program unit's theme for this conference is "The Antiochian School of Biblical Exegesis." Scholars are invited to submit proposals for papers to explore the various aspects of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics developed and promoted in the churches of the Antiochian Patrimony. The steering committee of the unit especially encourages the submission of proposals for papers that explore and discuss the insights into contemporary biblical exegesis and scholarship that the distinct tradition of biblical interpretation of the school of Antioch may provide. Papers that explore the influence of the Antiochian school on later and other traditions of biblical exegesis will also be considered.

All are welcome to propsoe abstracts for papers to participate in this unit's session. SBL members can submit their proposals online by accessing the SBL website (see link below) and uploading their proposal. Please make sure to click the "Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions" link on the list of participating Program Units.
(http://sbl-site.org/meetings/Congresses_CallForPapers.aspx?MeetingId=16)

For further information about the conference or if you are not an SBL member and would like to participate and submit a proposal, please contact the program unit chairman at: vartabed@stnersess.edu

Please note that the conference in Tartu, Estonia is scheduled for July 25-29, 2010, and the deadline for submitting proposals is January 31, 2010.



The program unit "Bible in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Traditions" publishes the proceedings of its conferences as volumes in the series "Bible in the Orthodox Trtaditions" by Peter Lang Inc. So far, two volumes have been published and the third volume is being editted. Papers presented at the program unit's session in Tartu, Estonia, will be considered for publication in the fourth volume of the series. The following are the two volumes available online:

Exegesis and Hermeneutics in the Churches of the East
(Select Papers from the SBL Meeting in San Diego, 2007)
http://www.peterlang.net/index.cfm?vID=310495&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=2&vUUR=5

The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East
(Selected Papers from the SBL Meeting in Boston, 2008)
http://www.peterlang.net/index.cfm?vID=310735&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=2&vUUR=2