Sessions and Papers related to Johannine Literature
presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature
Philadelphia, PA - November 19-22, 2005

[For the latest updates, check the complete Online Program Book from the official SBL website.]

Sessions Sponsored by
the Johannine Literature Section:

S19-16: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, 9:00 - 11:30 AM (Room 109-B - Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Theme: John and Empire

Felix Just, SJ, University of San Francisco, Presiding

• Warren Carter, Saint Paul School of Theology, John’s Gospel: Negotiating the Roman Imperial World (45 min) - abstract
• Luise Schottroff, University of Kassel, Respondent (15 min)
• Discussion (15 min)
   
• R.S. Sugirtharajah, University of Birmingham, Subjecting the Johannine Letters to Postcolonial Criticism (45 min) - abstract
• Yak-Hwee Tan, Trinity Theological College-Singapore, Respondent (15 min)
• Discussion (15 min)

S21-116: Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, 4:00 - 6:30 PM (Room 103-A - Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Theme: John and the Visual Arts

Adele Reinhartz, Wilfrid Laurier University, Presiding

• Susan Ward, Rhode Island School of Design, A Visual Exegesis of Mary Magdalene in John 20 (45 min) - abstract
• Margaret Miles, Graduate Theological Union, Respondent (15 min)
• Discussion (15 min)
   
• David Rensberger, Interdenominational Theological Center, An Iconic Reading Strategy for the Gospel of John (45 min) - abstract
• Richard Schneider, York University, Respondent (15 min)
• Discussion (15 min)
  

Papers related to Johannine Literature in Other Program Units:

S19-21: Psychology and Biblical Studies
11/19/2005, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Room 104-A - Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Paul N. Anderson, George Fox University, The Johannine Ego Eimi Sayings in Cognitive-Critical Perspective (4th of 5 papers in this session; will be available at the PsyBibs Website, http://www.psybibs.org).

S19-56: Biblical Scholarship and Disabilities
11/19/2005, 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Room 415 - Marriott)

Nicole Kelley, Florida State University, Two Ancient Christian Interpretations of John 9.1-3 (3rd of 4 papers in this session)

S19-58: Christian Apocrypha
11/19/2005, 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Room 107-A - Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Paul G. Schneider, University of South Florida, "Christs in Paradox:" The Polymorphic Christologies of the Acts of Peter and the Acts of John (2nd of 4 papers in this session)

Trevor Thompson, University of Chicago, Claiming Ephesus: Pauline Legacy in the Acts of John (3rd of 4 papers in this session)

S19-73: Rethinking Plato's Parmenides and Its Platonic, Gnostic and Patristic Reception
11/19/2005, 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Room 409 - Marriott)

Serge Cazelais, Universite Laval, Platonic Receptions of the Gospel of John: Marius Victorinus and his Predecessors (4th of 4 papers in this session)

S19-12: Hebrew Scriptures and Cognate Literature
11/19/2005, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Room TBD - Hotel TBD)

Kari Syreeni, Uppsala University, Searching for the Bride: Nuptial Imagery in the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation (4th of 6 papers in this session)

S19-112: Ideology, Culture, and Translation
11/19/2005, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Room 305 - Marriott)

Hyo Joong Lee, Vanderbilt University, Assurance of the Word: An Ideological Reading of John 17 (2nd paper in this session)

S21-57: Christian Apocrypha
11/21/2005, 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Room 112-B - Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Pamela Shellberg, Marquette University, Looking at Oxyrhynchus Parchment 840 through a Johannine Lens (4th of 5 papers in this session)

S21-112: Early Jewish Christian Relations
11/21/2005, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Room 105-B - Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Jason Coker, Drew University, Ioudaioi as White Boy: Identity and Name-calling in the Fourth Gospel and White Culture (1st of 5 papers in this session)

Susan E. Hylen, Vanderbilt University, Reassessing Religious Identity and the Character of “the Jews” in John (2nd of 5 papers in this session)

See also the "John, Jesus, and History Group" website

for papers to be presented at their two sessions (S20-21 and S21-22)

Call for Papers (from December 2004)

This year one session will be on the theme of John and Empire. The steering committee seeks submissions of proposals that involve consideration of the Gospel in its imperial context and/or proposals that draw on post-colonial theories for interpretation of the text.
The second session invites proposals in the area of John and the Visual Arts. Of particular interest are papers that explore the ways in which passages from the Gospel of John, such as the Wedding at Cana, Jesus' Encounter with the Samaritan woman, and the Raising of Lazarus are portrayed in the history of Christian art.

First-time presenters to the section should send their completed paper to the co-chairs:
Adele Reinhartz, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, (O) 519/884-1970 ext. 3324, (F) 519/884-1020, (E) areinhar@wlu.ca
Francisco Lozada, Jr., University of the Incarnate Word, Box 328, 4301 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209, (O) 210/283-5051, (F) 210/829-3880, (E) lozada@universe.uiwtx.edu