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2021 Annual Meeting

San Antonio, TX

Meeting Begins11/20/2021
Meeting Ends11/23/2021

Call for Papers Opens: 1/20/2021
Call for Papers Closes: 3/24/2021

Requirements for Participation

Social Scientific Criticism of the New Testament


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: The Social-Scientific Criticism of the New Testament unit is pleased to offer four sessions at the 2020 Annual meeting:

1-2. Two sessions on Early Christianity and Labor/Occupations (both co-sponsored with the Ancient Economy section). Papers will be invited.

3. Book review session featuring two recent books on the sociological study of early Christianity: John S. Kloppenborg’s Christ’s Associations: Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City and Anthony Keddie’s Class and Power in Roman Palestine: The Socioeconomic Setting of Judaism and Christian Origins. In this session, we will ask the invited reviewers not only to assess the book they’ve been asked to review, but also to think about the “so what?” or “what’s next?” questions that might follow from the book.

4. Open Session: As always, we enthusiastically invite submissions on all aspects of the social-scientific study of early Christianity.

Program Unit Chairs

Ernest van Eck
Sarah E. Rollens

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