Pre-SBL Conference on Brown, Dodd, and the Gospel of John
An excellent Pre-SBL conference is being jointly hosted by St. Mary's Seminary and University and the John, Jesus, and History Group. The headline speakers will be James Dunn and Alan Culpepper who have been outstanding contributors to Johannine scholarship. Other noteworthies include John Ashton, Jan van der Watt, Craig Koester, and Catrin Williams. The conference is subtitled "Engaging the Legacies of C.H. Dodd and R.E. Brown." Looks to be a highlight of SBL even before SBL begins.
Details below:
Details below:
John, Jesus, and History
Engaging the Legacies of C.H. Dodd and Raymond E. Brown
A
Pre-SBL Conference at Saint Mary’s Seminary & University, Baltimore
November 20-22, 2013
Program as of May 1,
2013
Sponsored by the John, Jesus, and History section of SBL and
St. Mary’s Seminary & University
Conference fee: $150
(June 1 to October 15; $170 thereafter)
(includes program,
lunch and dinner Thursday, coffee breaks, reception)
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Late Afternoon/Evening
4:00-7:30 Check-in/Registration (dinner on your own)
6:45/7:00 Shuttles from Radisson Cross Keys hotel to SMSU
7:00 Book signing with James Dunn and other presenters
7:30 Keynote Address/Public Lecture—James Dunn
9:00 Book signing
9:30 Shuttles to Radisson Cross Keys hotel
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2013
8:00 Shuttles from Radisson Cross Keys hotel to SMSU
8:00 Late check-in/registration
8:30 Welcome and introduction to the conference
8:45 Tom Thatcher: The Semiotics of History: C. H. Dodd and
Raymond Brown
on
the Character of the Johannine Tradition
9:45 Coffee Break
10:00 Craig Koester: Progress
and Paradox: C. H. Dodd and Rudolf Bultmann on
the Gospel of John
11:15 John Ashton: C. H. Dodd and His Near-Contemporaries
Noon
12:15 Lunch break—dining room (lunch provided)
Afternoon
1:30 Catrin Williams: John
and the Rabbis: Assessing the Contributions of
C.H. Dodd and R.E. Brown
2:45 Jonathan Draper: John’s
Gospel and the Question of Orality
3:45 Coffee break
4:15 Wendy E. S. North: John and the Synoptics: A Test Case and its Implications
(John 12:1-8)
5:15 General discussion/announcements, etc.
Evening
5:30 Dinner break—dining room (dinner provided)
7:30 Introduction to Raymond Brown’s legacy and Saint
Mary’s Seminary—
Fr.
Thomas Hurst, President Rector and student of Ray Brown
7:45 Panel on Raymond Brown in relation to Dodd and
questions of
historical
tradition: Paul Anderson (Presiding), Jaime Clark-Soles,
John
Donahue, Michael Gorman, Craig Koester;
8:45 Reception
9:30 Shuttles to Radisson Cross Keys hotel
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2013
Morning
8:00 Shuttles from Radisson Cross Keys hotel to SMSU
8:30 Announcements, etc.
8:45 Jan van der Watt: Dodd and Johannine Symbolism
10:00-11:00 Alan Culpepper: Dodd as Narrative Critic
11:00 General
discussion
11:30 Final remarks from organizers/SMSU
11:45 Depart for Radisson Cross Keys and/or the SBL hotels
by shuttles and/or cabs
CONFERENCE
ARRANGEMENTS
Conference
registration
Registration for the conference
itself will be done electronically beginning June 1. A conference registration
link will be located on St. Mary’s web site at the home page of its Ecumenical
Institute of Theology, which is sponsoring the James Dunn lecture. Go to www.stmarys.edu/ei.
Accommodation
options
1.
Limited availability (15):
hotel-type rooms on campus in the Center for Continuing Formation—$100/night
single, includes breakfast; first come, first served. Call Gloria Jones at
410-864-4102.
2.
Radisson Cross Keys Hotel (5
minutes from campus; transportation provided to and from conference)—$129/night
plus 15.5% tax; availability at this price may be limited. Ask for the “St.
Mary’s Seminary Conference” block rate. Call 800-333-3333 or visit
Use the
password (PAC code) SBLMAR to get the block rate.
3.
SBL hotels (downtown/inner harbor;
15-20 minutes from campus; transportation not provided)—costs vary.
Contacts
for further information
Craig Koester: ckoester@luthersem.edu (program)
Michael Gorman: mgorman@stmarys.edu (accommodations,
etc.)
