SBL Meetings and Events

2020 International Meeting

Adelaide, Australia

Meeting Begins: 7/5/2020
Meeting Ends: 7/9/2020

Call for Papers Opens: 10/23/2019
Call for Papers Closes: 1/29/2020

Requirements for Participation

Program Units

Section
Sections offer the broadest access to the meeting program. Volunteer paper proposals are welcome.

Allusions in the Gospels and Acts

Ancient Near East

Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible

Apocalyptic Literature

Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Apostolic Fathers and Related Early Christian Literature

Bible and Empire

Bible and Its Influence: History and Impact

Bible and Visual Culture

Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Law

Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom

Biblical Interpretation in Early Christianity

Catholic Epistles

Digital Humanities in Biblical, Early Jewish, and Christian Studies

Early Christianity and the Ancient Economy

Epistle to the Hebrews

Families and Children in the Ancient World

Gospel of Mark

Healthcare and Disability in the Ancient World

Hellenistic Greek Language and Linguistics

Hellenistic Judaism

Intersectional Feminism(s)

Johannine Literature

Judaica

Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism

Paul and Pauline Literature

Pentateuch (Torah)

Place, Space, and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Political Biblical Criticism

Postcolonial Studies

Prophets

Psychological Hermeneutics of Biblical Themes and Texts

Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective

Rethinking Biblical Written Tradition through Slavonic Interpretations

Ritual in the Biblical World

Septuagint Studies

Stylistics and the Hebrew Bible

Synoptic Gospels

Textual Criticism: Manuscripts & Methods

Writings (including Psalms)

Seminar
Seminars are established around well-defined research topics or projects with specific publication plans. Seminars have limited membership but permit auditors. Papers are discussed, not read.

Biblical Characters in Three Traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)

Contextual Interpretation of the Bible (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and New Testament)

Consultation
Consultations are exploratory program units focused on new areas of interest. Volunteer proposals are occasionally welcome.

Biblical Hebrew Language and Linguistics

Performance Criticism of the Bible: Texts, Tradition, and Identity

Return Migration in Biblical Literature

Ugarit and Its World

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SBL Committees

Status of Women in the Profession

Affiliate

Australian Catholic Biblical Association