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A Calendar of Events for Biblical and Religious Studies
Events that are of interest to SBL members may be submitted to Eric McDonnell. Inclusion in the calendar does not constitute an endorsement by SBL of the event. Minor editorial revisions may be made for stylistic purposes or the sake of brevity. Submissions must include either a website link or email link for more information.

July 2024
7/1–7/3	The Bible and Its World: An International Academic Conference in Israel This conference is the joint initiative of departments of Biblical Studies from universities and colleges in Israel, in cooperation with the World Union of Jewish Studies and co-sponsoring institutions from around the globe. The conference is a tribute to Israeli Bible scholars whose research was interrupted–and whose personal lives were affected by the war begun on October 7, 2023. The conference, which welcomes a variety of approaches and methodologies, will be held in person in Jerusalem. More information
7/9–7/11	Worlds Above and Below: An Interdisciplinary conference on Supernatural Worlds in Classics, Judaism, and Early Christianity This conference seeks to bring the disciplines of Classics, ancient Judaism, and early Christianity together to investigate supernatural worlds, such as the underworld, heaven, or hell. More information
7/15–7/18	European Association of Biblical Studies Annual Conference The 2024 EABS Annual Conference will be held at Sofia University in Bulgaria. More information
7/22–7/26	Biblical Interpretation in Diverse Communities: Methods, Perspectives, Challenges The Centre for Contextual Biblical Interpretation at the Protestant Theological University and the Faculty of Religion and Theology of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will offer this summer school program in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 22 to 26 July. Examine concrete cases of Biblical interpretation across a spectrum of community contexts, challenging them to reflect on ways of studying them. More information
7/26	History Behind the Headlines: The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools Recently, state authorities in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida have made significant claims about the relationship between the Bible and the nation’s founding, and created curricular mandates based on these claims. In light of these events, the AHA will convene a conversation among scholars to discuss the evidence from the historic record, the questions that historians have asked about the relationship between religion and the Constitution, and the lessons resulting from decades of fruitful historical investigation. What should the public know about the relationship between the legal framework of the United States and the Christian Bible? How has this history been represented in public education in the past? And how can historians contribute to an informed understanding of the topic? More information
7/23–7/27	Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas Annual Meeting The 78th General Meeting of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas will be held in Melbourne, Australia in July 2024. The meeting is hosted by Australian Catholic Univerity at the recently completed St. Teresa of Kolkata building on ACU’s St. Patrick’s Campus. More information
7/28–8/1	SBL International Meeting The SBL International Meeting is held annually outside North America. It provides a unique forum for international scholars who are unable to attend the North American meeting and for all who wish to engage more directly SBL's growing international membership and scholarship. This year's meeting is held at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. More information
7/28–8/9	Annual ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute for Curriculum Development in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies This intensive two-week workshop is scheduled to be held at St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford.Together, we will map, decode, and combat the current explosion of global antisemitism, contributing to the development of contemporary critical antisemitism studies as a recognized academic discipline. More information
August 2024
8/5–8/7	Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense LXXIII: In Search of the Unity of the Book of Isaiah The Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense is an annual international conference on biblical studies jointly organised by the theological faculties of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the Université Catholique de Louvain. The meetings take place in the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the KU Leuven and are alternately dedicated to a topic in Old and in New Testament Studies. The deadline for short paper proposals is May 15, 2024. More information
September 2024
October 2024
November 2024
11/5–11/7	'Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem' (Ps 122:6). The Divine-Human, Messianic, and Eschatological Gift of Peace in the Holy Land The Institute of Biblical Studies of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and the Abraham J. Heschel Center for Catholic-Jewish Relations of the Catholic University of Lublin will host a fall symposoium in Lublin that will include papers and panel discussions, a tour of the Old City, and a klezmer concert, all in the family atmostphere of Jewish-Christian dialogue. More information
11/13–11/15	Third Annual Academic Symposium at Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) will hold its Third Annual Academic Symposium on November 13-15, 2024. This year’s symposium, titled “I Saw the Lord (Isa 6.1): Entangled Jewish and Christian Perspectives on the Encounter with God,” gathers leading Orthodox Christian and Jewish scholars from around the world, who will reflect on the manner in which theophanic texts—biblical accounts of Divine Revelation to the patriarchs and prophets—have always been and remain foundational to their respective doctrinal and spiritual traditions. More information
11/23–11/26	SBL Annual Meeting Co-hosted by the American Academy of Religion, the SBL Annual Meeting brings together professors and students, authors and publishers, religious leaders and interested laypersons, to its venue each year. This year's meeting will be held in San Diego, CA. The call for papers will open January 24, 2024. More information
December 2024
12/1	IAHR 2025 Conference Call for Papers Closes The XXIII Quinquennial World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR), hosted by Jagiellonian University and the Polish Society for the Study of Religions, will take place in Kraków, Poland, August 24–30, 2025. More information
12/15–12/19	AJS 56TH Annual Conference The Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies is the largest annual international gathering of Jewish Studies scholars in the world. With more than 1200 attendees, over 190 sessions, a major book exhibit of leading publishers, cultural programming, plenary, and awards, the AJS annual conference provides a unique opportunity to share ideas and explore the world of Jewish Studies scholarship. More information