Sessions and Papers related to Johannine Literature
presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature
Boston, MA - November 21-25, 2008

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SBL22-118: Johannine Literature
Saturday, 11/22/2008, 4:00 to 6:30 PM, Room: 202 - CC
Presiding: George Parsenios, Princeton Theological Seminary

• Judith Hartenstein, Philipps Universität-Marburg
  Thomas's Confession (John 20:28) and the Christology of the Gospel of John (30 min)
• Dorothy Ann Lee, Trinity College Theological School
  Divine Absence and the Fourth Gospel (30 min)
• Edward Klink, Talbot School of Theology
  Johannine Dramatics: A Study of Past Methods and a Proposal for the Future (30 min)
• Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger, Muenster, Germany
  Journeying, Tenting, Home-Coming: Rereading Johannine Characters from Exile (30 min)
• Matthew E. Gordley, Regent University
  The Johannine Prologue and Hymnic Reviews of History (30 min)

SBL23-27: Johannine Literature
Sunday, 11/23/2008, 9:00 to 11:30 AM, Room: 301 – CC
Presiding: Colleen Conway, Seton Hall University

• Kasper Bro Larsen, University of Aarhus
  John 4:4–42 as Recognition Scene: Challenging Current Consensus (30 min)
• Susan Miller, University of Aberdeen
  “They Shall Look on Him Whom They Pierced” (John 19:37): Visuality in the Fourth Gospel (30 min)
• Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
  Birth and Memory: Platonic and Johannine Epistemologies in Dialogue (30 min)
• Judith Stack-Nelson, Princeton Theological Seminary
  Two Stories of Two Storeys (30 min)
• Ismo Dunderberg, University of Helsinki
  Sin and Sinlessness in 1 John: Theory and Practice (30 min)

SBL24-29: Johannine Literature
Monday, 11/24/2008, 9:00 to 11:00 AM, Liberty Ballroom A&B - SH

Theme: The Past, Present, and Futures of the Fourth Gospel as Literature
Presiding: Kyle Keefer, Converse College

• Tom Thatcher, Cincinnati Christian University
  Introduction to Anatomies of Narrative Criticism (10 min)
• Gail R. O'Day, Emory University
  Review of Anatomies of Narrative Criticism (20 min)
• Colleen Conway, Seton Hall University
  On Future Directions of Literary Criticism of the Fourth Gospel (20 min)
• Stephen Moore, Drew University, Respondent (20 min)
• R. Alan Culpepper, Mercer University, Respondent (20 min)
• Discussion (30 min)

Call for Papers for 2008

We invite submission of papers on any topic related to Johannine literature for our open session at the 2008 meeting. For the second session, we plan to continue our 2007 discussion of the interplay between the Johannine literature and the broader Mediterranean milieu. We are calling for proposals that explore how the Johannine literature interacted in the world of antiquity from the first through the sixth centuries. Arenas of interaction might include texts, worship practices, creedal statements, art or material culture.

Steering Committee Co-Chairs:
Prof. Colleen Conway, Seton Hall University (conwayco--at--shu.edu)
Dr. Turid Karlsen Seim, University of Oslo (t.k.seim--at--roma.uio.no)