SBL 2006 November, Washington, DC

A question today from Prof. Cathey about any places I'm on the program at SBL etc. this fall prompted me to check the SBL site, and, indeed, this fall's program book is up and ready on the site. To access a pdf file of the program, click here.

As for me, I'm on the program in
S18-23 and S21-24. At least the two sections meet on two different days!

S18-23--------
Social Sciences and the Interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures
11/18/2006 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Room: 144B - CC
Theme: The Family in Ancient Israel: Archaeological and Sociological Perspectives Co-hosted by ASOR

Patricia Dutcher-Walls, Vancouver School of Theology, Presiding
Heather A. McKay, Edge Hill College, Lying and Deceit in Families: The Duping of Isaac and Tamar (30 min)
Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary, Death, Kinship, and Community: Funerary Practices and the Khesed Ideal in Israel (30 min)
John S. Holladay, Jr., University of Toronto, "Home Economics 1407” and the Israelite Family and their Neighbors: An Anthropological/Archaeological Exploration (30 min)
Bruce Routledge, University of Liverpool, Average Families? The problem of variability in Iron Age Houses (30 min)
Discussion (30 min)

S21-24--------
Social-scientific Studies of the Second Temple Period
11/21/2006 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Room: 202B - CC
Theme: Priesthoods in the Second Temple Period

Douglas Knight, Vanderbilt University, Presiding
Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, The Gestalt of the High Priest in the Second Temple Period: An Anthropological Perspective (15 min)
Discussion (5 min)
Joseph Blenkinsopp, University of Notre Dame, The Mystery of the Missing Sons of Aaron (15 min)
Discussion (5 min)
David Chalcraft, University of Sheffield, Priests and Society in Second Temple Judaism: Some Experiments with Sociological Theory (15 min)
Discussion (5 min)
Jeremiah Cataldo, Drew University, Delusions of Theocracy in Persian Period Yehud (15 min)
Discussion (5 min)
Alice Wells Hunt, Vanderbilt University, Missing Priests -- Finding Identity (15 min)
Discussion (5 min)
Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary, Holiness Versus Reverence: Two Priestly Theologies; Two Priestly Schools (15 min)
Discussion (5 min)
James VanderKam, University of Notre Dame, Panelist (15 min)
Discussion (15 min)