The Reception History of the Bible:

A Symposium

Join biblical scholars and historical theologians in a discussion about the ways in which faith communities have interpreted the Scriptures.

Information

March 27, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Duquesne Union.

Locations: Morning events take place in the Duquesne Room of the Union. Afternoon events take place in the same building, in various locations . Check below for details.

The conference is free and open to the public.For any assistance at the conference, or for more information please contact Dr. Bogdan Bucur or Dr. William Wright in the Department of Theology.

Schedule

Friday, March 27, 2009

9:30 a.m.	Welcome George S. Worgul, Jr., S.T.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Theology, Duquesne University
9:45 a.m.	Keynote Address Dale C. Allison, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
10:45 a.m.	Keynote Address Brian E. Daley, University of Notre Dame
11:45 a.m.	Midday Break
1:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Session 1 (608 Duquesne Union) Silviu Bunta, University of Dayton John Bergsma, Franciscan University of Steubenville Alexander Golitzin, Marquette University Session 2 (618 Duquesne Union) Peter Martens, Yale University Susan Hylen, Vanderbilt University Jack Custer, Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius
3 p.m.	Closing Remarks Fr. Sean Kealy, C.S.Sp., Duquesne University
	Reception (Duquesne Room) Sponsored by Office of the Dean, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts

Keynote Addresses

The Church Fathers and New Testament Exegesis
Dale C. Allison Jr.
Errett M. Grable Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Christ, the Church, and the Shape of Scripture: What We Can Learn from Patristic Exegesis
Brian E. Daley, S.J.
Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology
University of Notre Dame

Presentations

Reception History within the Canon Itself: A Case Study on Leviticus 25 and the Year of the Jubilee
John Bergsma
Associate Professor of Theology
Franciscan University of Steubenville

The Reproduction of Gen 1:26-27 in Y. Berakhot 12d and Early Syriac Sources
Silviu Bunta
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
University of Dayton

Inspired Word and Spiritual Worship: How Byzantine Hymnography Interprets Sacred Scripture
Jack Custer
Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius

Blessed is the Glory of God from His Place: Notes on the Jewish and Christian Reception History of Ezek 3:12
Fr. Alexander Golitzin
Professor of Theology
Marquette University

Ancient Interpretation of John 8
Susan Hylen
Mellon Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Vanderbilt University

My Journey with Mark
Sean P. Kealy, C.S.Sp.
Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership
Duquesne University

Scandal and Expectation: the Function of the Allegory/Typology Distinction in Contemporary Scholarship
Peter Martens
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology
Yale University

Schedule
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