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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.
| 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.
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| September 2024 |
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| October 2024 |
| 10/17 |
“These Stones Will Shout” Lecture on Biblical Archaeology
A newly endowed annual lecture on biblical archeology and historical geography will debut this fall at the Seminary. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Jodi Magness, the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During her presentation, “Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus,” Magness will survey the history and archaeology of Jerusalem in the Late Second Temple period ending with the city’s destruction by the Romans in 70 C.E. The lecture will focus especially on Herod’s reconstruction of the Second Temple and sites related to Jesus’s final hours on earth. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 11/15 |
CFP closes for Western Jewish Studies Association Conference, March 16-17, 2025, San Diego, California.
Call for paper and panel proposals in all areas of Jewish Studies regardless of discipline, geographical focus, or period. Faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars of Jewish Studies are invited to submit proposals for papers, panels, and roundtable discussions. Paper proposals should be no longer than one double-spaced typed page and should be submitted with a short CV. Organizers of panels and roundtable discussions should submit a cover sheet with the title of the session, the titles and abstracts for each paper, bios and presenter contact information. A few hotel cost stipends are available for graduate students. There may be more substantial travel stipends for a few Israeli presenters. The conference will be entirely in-person.
Proposals should be emailed to: lbaron@sdsu.edu no later than November 15, 2024.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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