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 Engaging the Bible is one of SBL initiatives to foster biblical scholarship in new areas.The Society has started holding educational panels, workshops and lectures for all those interested in the study of the Bible and its implications. The events are often designed for specific audiences such as religious leaders or educators.
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  A Calendar of Events for Biblical and Religious Studies
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May 2008
 
5/5-5/10 6 ICAANE Rome
6th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
More Information
 
5/11-5/12 The Temple of Jerusalem: From Moses to the Messiah, Inaugural conference of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, Honoring Professor Louis H. Feldman
New York, New York
For further information, visit: http://yu.edu/cis
 
5/15 SBL Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration Rates End
Click Here to register before the increase.
 
5/15 Graduate Student Day Conference on Hebrew Bible and Post-Biblical Texts
King's College London
Council Room, Strand Campus, 11am-5.30pm
To register or offer a paper Click Here
 
5/15-5/17 Coptic Culture: Past, Present, and Future
Shepalbury Manor
Stevenage, UK
Look for more info here
 
5/17 Teaching College Introductory Religion Courses
A Wabash Center Workshop at The Hogan Center College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Click Here for more info.
 
5/22-5/29 X International Congress of Egyptologists
University of the Aegean, Rhodes Greece
Click Here for more info.
 
5/29-6/1 The 2008 Conference on Bible and Justice
Sheffield, England
An international conference that will explore how the ancient texts of the Bible can play an active role in addressing modern social concerns.  Areas of focus will range from human rights to environmental justice.
Keynote Speakers: Stanley Hauerwas, Timothy Gorringe, John Rogerson
Abstract Deadline: 24th January, 2008.
Conference website: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/bibs/bibleandjustice/
Contact: bibleandjustice@sheffield.ac.uk
 
5/30 Call for papers deadline
Practical Matters, a new online peer-reviewed journal designed to ask and provoke questions about religious practice and practical theology, is now accepting submissions on the theme of Imagination.
We are a multimedia, transdisciplinary journal out of the Emory University Graduate Division of Religion, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.
Click Here for more info.
 
5/31 Call for papers deadline
International Aerial Archaeology Conference
AARG 2008 LJUBLJANA
9 - 11 September 2008
Email Dave Cowley for more info.
 
5/31-6/4 International Conference on Paphlagonia and Pontus in Antiquity and the early Byzantine Period
Izmir, Turkey
Paper Deadline January 1st, 2008
http://www.paphlagonia.com/
 
June 2008
 
6/16-6/20 The Dead Sea Scrolls at Sixty: Past, Present and Future Prospects
a symposium in honor of the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Saint Martin's University and the Spiritual Life Institute, Saint Martin's University, Lacey, Washington
http://www.stmartin.edu/spiritual_life/
 
6/26 A Conference on "Israelite and Jewish Identity during the Biblical and Second Temple Periods:
Tribalism, Nationhood and Religion"
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
The Call For Papers Deadline is March 8, 2008
Scholars who wish to present papers are requested to send a 300 word abstract to Yigal Levin
 
July 2008
 
7/6-7/11 SBL International Meeting
Auckland, New Zealand
Click Here for more information.
 
7/7-7/9 ARAM Twenty Fifth International Conference: The Decapolis
University of Oxford
Click Here for more information.
 
7/14-7/16 Society of Asian Biblical Studies Meeting; Seoul, Korea
Click Here for more information.
 
7/20-7/25 54e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale
University of Würzburg
More Information
 
7/21-7/26 International Conference on the Ancient Novel (ICAN 2008)in Lisbon, Portugal
includes sessions on Archaeology and the Ancient Novel and Early Christian Narrative and Jewish Narrative
 
7/29-8/2
The 63rd General Meeting of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (Society for the Study of the New Testament) will take place from July 29 to August 1 in Lund, Sweden. For members of the Society and their invited guests.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/snts/
 
August 2008
 
8/4-8/5 Gender and Hebrew Bible conference
A Question of Sex: Embroidered Garments
King's College London
Strand Campus
For more detailed information please Click Here
 
8/4-8/8 Intertestamental Literature, Reading Non-canonical Books for biblical scholars from Catholic and various Protestant seminaries.
Conference Centre GBKP, Kabanjahe, North Sumatera, Indonesia
Contact: Fr. Dr. Hari Kustono or Rev. Armand Barus, Ph.D.
 
8/5-8/7 57th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense; Topic: The Composition of the Book of Psalms
President: Prof. dr. Erich Zenger (University of Münster)
Venue: Catholic University of Leuven, Faculty of Theology, St-Michielsstraat 6, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
For more detailed information please contact: jos.verheyden@theo.kuleuven.be
 
8/19-8/20 Conference On Philemon
Theme: Philemon in Perspective
University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
For more detailed information Click Here
 
September 2008
 
9/8-9/20 Nida School of Translation Studies Seminar
Intersections – Translation, Culture, Cognitive Linguistics(Call for Papers)
Misano Adriatico (Rimini), Italy
Application Form
 
9/8-9/10 Twenty Sixth International Conference of The Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies
The Mandaeans
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
Click Here for more info.
 
9/9-9/11 International Aerial Archaeology Conference
AARG 2008 LJUBLJANA
Call for papers deadline is May 31, 2008
Email Dave Cowley for more info.
 
9/10-9/12 Annual Meeting of the Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA)
University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. Information on the OTSSA: http://www.otwsa-otssa.co.za
Contact person: Secretary of the OTSSA, lcj@sun.ac.za
 
9/14-9/20 Ninth International Congress of Coptic Studies
Sonesta Hotel
Cairo, Egypt
Click Here for more info
 
9/18-9/20 "Septuagint Translation(s): Retrospect and Prospect"
Septuagint Institute
Trinity Western University
Paper Dealine: March 31, 2008
Click here for more information.
 
October 2008
 
10/10-10/12 International Conference of Biblical Archaeology in Germany
Windows to the Past - Abraham and his World
Near Schwäbisch Gmünd (c. 50kms east of Stuttgart/Germany)
For a complete description of the conference, Click Here
 
10/17-10/18 Spirit & Scripture
A Symposium on Renewal Biblical Hermeneutics
Regent University School of Divinity
Virginia Beach, VA
For a complete description of the conference, Click Here
 
10/24-10/26 2008 Biennial Conference of The National Coalition of Independent Scholars Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California
For a complete description of the conference, see: http://www.ncis.org/NCISindex2008.html
 
10/26-10/29 The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo present a conference on Intercultural Contacts in the Ancient Mediterranean
Cairo, Egypt
To read the Call for Papers announcement and for more infoClick Here
 
 
November 2008
 
11/14-11/16 The 9th Mainz International Colloquium on Ancient Hebrew
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
For all questions and concerns please contact:
Dr. Reinhard G. Lehman
lehmann@uni-mainz.de
 
11/19-11/22 ASOR Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
Westin Waterfront Hotel
Click Here for more info.
 
11/21 Teaching College Introductory Religion Courses
A Pre-Conference Workshop at the SBL Annual Meeting
Click Here for more info.
 
11/22-11/25 SBL Annual Meeting in Boston, MA
 
December 2008
12/1-5 Globalizing Religions and Cultures in the Asia-Pacific: Crossing Borders of Meaning
Signature Event for the Asia-Pacific Futures Research Network
Adelaide, South Australia
If you wish to attend, give a paper, organise a panel or know more, please feel free to contact Dr Gerry Groot at the University of Adelaide via email at: gerry.groot@adelaide.edu.au
 
 
January 2009
 
1/7-1/9 Twenty Seventh International Conference of The Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies
The Christian Levant
University of Sydney
Click Here for more info.
 
 
 
February 2009
 
2/19-2/21 A conference focusing on the Ubaid period in Mesopotamia
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
A website is forthcoming. In the mean time, interested parties are invited send Dr. Bradley J. Parker a preliminary email expressing their interest.
Dr. Bradley J. Parker
Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History and Archaeology
Director: Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project Department of History/Middle East Center University of Utah
Bradley.J.Parker@m.cc.utah.edu
 
 
March 2009
 
 
April 2009
 
4/14-16 ARAM Twenty Eighth International Conference: The Western Missions in the Levant
University of Chicago
Click Here for more information.
 
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