Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature

Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature

New Orleans

November 23, 2009

23-203
Bible and Cultural Studies
Joint Session With: Bible and Cultural Studies, Children in the Biblical World
11/23/2009
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Studio 8 - MR
Theme: The Cultural Work of Children's Bibles, pt. 2
Reidar Aasgaard, University of Oslo, PresidingJeremy Punt, University of StellenboschThe Other in South African children's Bibles. Politics and (Biblical) Systems of Othering (25 min)
Julie Faith Parker, Yale UniversityCharacters of Color: Players or Props? (25 min)
Laurel Koepf, Union Theological SeminaryInside Out: The Othered Child in the Bible for Children (25 min)
Edesio Sanchez, United Bible SocietiesChildren, Theology and Translation in Latin America: La "Traducción en Lenguaje Actual" (25 min)
Victoria Hoffer, Yale University'And You Will Inculcate Them to Your Children:' Bibles and Collections of Bible Stories for Jewish Children (25 min)
Susanne Scholz, Southern Methodist UniversityVeggies, Women, and Other Strangers in Children and Teenager Bible DVDs: Toward the Creation of Feminist Bible Films (25 min)

23-316
Feminist Hermeneutics of the Bible
Joint Session With: Feminist Hermeneutics of the Bible, African-American Biblical Hermeneutics
11/23/2009
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Napoleon D1 - SH

Theme: Inclusive Biblical Interpretation: Taking the Other Seriously
Using as its point of departure Cheryl Anderson’s Ancient Laws and Contemporary Controversies: The Need for Inclusive Biblical Interpretation (Oxford University Press, 2009), this session will explore the implications for theological education and congregational practices of interpreting the Bible inclusively, that is, by incorporating these normally excluded voices.
Angela Bauer-Levesque, Episcopal Divinity School, Presiding
Cheryl B. Anderson, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Panelist (10 min)
Deborah A. Appler, Moravian Theological Seminary, Panelist (10 min)
Herbert R. Marbury, Vanderbilt University, Panelist (10 min)
Nyasha Junior, Howard Divinity School, Panelist (10 min)
Kimberly D. Russaw, Vanderbilt University, Panelist (10 min)
Susanne Scholz, Southern Methodist University, Panelist (10 min)
Nancy R. Bowen, Earlham School of Religion, Panelist (10 min)
Frank M. Yamada, McCormick Theological Seminary, Panelist (10 min)Discussion (70 min)