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Tributes and Reflections 1 The Society of Mutual Support 1 KJV 400th Anniversary 4 The Lesson of the King James Version 5 Adele Reinhartz 6 The Society of Mutual Support James C. VanderKam 7 Digital SBL 8 In February 2011, one of our members, Alan Segal, passed away. Kind words, reflections, and Bible Odyssey Website 8 personal stories poured in. One I remember most said this: Digital Scholarship 8 - Year in Review 10 Alan was what was right about the SBL and the AAR. He moved seamlessly between the two—at home in an AAR session on Jewish mysticism and in the SBL on Christol Publications 10 ogy or Paul. But more than that, Alan was what was right about our profession. He 2011 SBL Book List 10 was curious to a fault, always self-effacing, and mentored everyone who let him. He- Editorial Boards 12 single-handedly forged bonds among a myriad of scholars. The joy and colleagueship that exists at our meetings are due to Alan and others like him, who see that scholar Congresses 14 ship is truly a social act. Alan understood his own education as a gift and gave freely to Regional Meetings 18 all. He embodied what is right about our common professions. Annual Meeting Program Unit Chairs 19 Each of us is a member of many different organizations: departments, unions, congregations, community associations, or sports clubs to name a few. We join and participate because such International Meeting groups support our personal interests, because we can exercise those interests better together, Program Unit Chairs 23 and because we are at our best when we unite to shape the future. - Professions 25 Alan Segal understood that the greatest value of an organization is in the relationships that Membership & are forged, and he embraced the value of shared responsibility and giving back. A learned soci Subscriptions 28 ety is an organization of scholars in an academic discipline who join together to strengthen, promote, and sustain a profession and field of study. It gives its members opportunities for People collaboration, cooperation, and community. At its core, SBL’s strength is about relationships. Donors 30 I attended a BoardSource conference recently, and the keynote speaker was Jeff Faux, In Memoriam 32 founding president and distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. The two-day forum, “Governing toward the Future,” looked at the new pressures nonprofit organizations Volunteers 33 face, individually and collectively, in a long-term economic environment in which the best- Finances 34 case-scenario is slow growth or no growth at all. In this new economy, we will see fierce competition for resources, he said. Organizations whose missions are clear will find ways to focus and continue to serve their membership or customers. He said, however, that whatever you are doing, you cannot do it alone. Likeminded cont’d on p. 3 organizations will need to work together. He encouraged his listeners to return to a culture of The Society of Biblical Literature Fostering Biblical Scholarship since 1880

- - The Society of Biblical Literature is the oldest Scholarship international scholarly membership organiza The Society publishes a rich selection of re tion in biblical, theological, and religious studies.- sources from studyJournal bibles of and Biblical reference Literature works Founded in 1880, the Society has experienced a to classroom textbooks and highly specialized history of growth, keeping pace with the chang monographs. The , ing needs of its membership, which has grown to published since 1880, is the flagship journal in over 8,600 scholars, teachers, students, religious the field of biblical studies and Review remains of on Bibli the- leaders, and individuals from around the world, calcutting Literature edge by publishing articles on newer and all of whom share a mutual commitment to dialog traditional methodologies. The in the critical investigation of the Bible. - provides the most comprehensive, international, and timely review of books in the The Society’s mission, to foster biblical scholar field of biblical studies. ship, is a simple, comprehensive statement that- encompasses the Society’s aspirations. Our vision- Membership offers many benefits including: is to offer members opportunities for mutual sup Opportunity to port, intellectual growth, and professional devel • Gather for the exchange of ideas at regional, opment as teachers and scholars. national, and internationalReview of meetingsBiblical Litera- - • Publish books and articles Opportunity ture - • Review books for The Society makes available to its members es sential electronic resources that promote re • Participate in the governance of the society search and teaching. Our digital collaboration - • Participate in professional development with several partners makes numerous resources Journal of Biblical Literature available to our members. The SBL Font Founda Free access to tion is developing specialized fonts for biblical- • online from studies that are available to individuals at no cost.- 1880–2010 The Society supports women and under-repre • Jobs online sented racial and ethnic minorities in the profes • SBL’s Member Directory Reflections and Tributes and Reflections - The SBL Handbook of Style sion with mentoring and recruiting programs. • Specialized fonts and rare documents Special tools and sessions are provided for stu • dents and those outside the academy. The Society Eligibility for SBL Awards, including also fosters biblical scholarship through a variety • Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament of publishing partnerships. Scholarship • David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence Community and Creativity in Biblical Scholarship SBL’s congresses promote the exchange of ideas • Regional Scholar Awards both within and outside the academy and on an JBL RBL Substantial discounts on international scale. The meetings are designed- as forums that encompass the diverse needs of • Print versions of and our members, from the intimate regional meet • Registration for congresses ings, to the diverse and growing International • Non-SBL journals Meeting, and to the energized Annual Meeting. As • All SBL books through semi-annual sales they have for well over a century, SBL’s meetings Informational publications, including keep scholarship active and up-to-date, introduce • Annual Meeting Session Guide scholars to the latest tools and resources, and • Annual Meeting Abstracts Online connect scholars from down the street to those • SBL New and Recent Titles Catalog across the ocean. • SBL and SBL Publications Newsletters

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The SBL International Meeting, too, is a haven for many cooperation and mutual self help. He reminded us that we related organizations to meet and collaborate, to mutually revise our histories by lionizing rugged individualism, but if support the common ground we share. In Amsterdam, next- we revisit our histories we will see, in fact, that we do our June, SBL will partner with the European Association of best work together. Biblical Studies, Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap in Ned The history lesson to review is in Benjamin Franklin’s erland en België, and the Society for Old Testament Study.- observation, “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most Partnerships at SBL’s Annual and International Meetings assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” We have recently reflect reality and help produce it. Moreover, this part seen dramatic grassroots nering extends beyond the movements—from Tahrir At its core, SBL’s strength is meetings. For example, many Square to Zuccotti Park— publishers have joined SBL’s that remind us again of the about relationships. International Cooperation power of people united. Initiative and provided free, online resources to members The pressures on higher- education and our academic in underresourced countries. I never met Alan Segal, discipline are clearChronicle and pres of Higher Education ent. Higher education’s business model is changing (for but I know his body of work, and by that I don’t mean just his scholarship. So it bears repeating: our organization’s example, see the ’s special- report “The College of 2020: Students”), seminaries and strength lies in relationships. It has always been that way, divinity schools have had to do more with less, and univer but it is good to remind ourselves. That truth holds within- sities have to make their cases anew for public funding. the Society of Biblical Literature itself as well as SBL’s work SBL is in a sound financial position (I encourage you with other organizations. So as we foster biblical scholar- ship—SBL’s simple, direct mission statement—consider to review the audit). We can build on that solid foundation- by responding to change and working toward our common the various areas of mutual support and cooperation, enu goals for the future (see, for example, SBL’s digital initia merated• in our vision statement, which make that fostering tives reported on pp. 8–11). By doing so, we share with the possible: next generation the legacy of the past. And we show the Advancing the academic study of the biblical texts enduring cultural, intellectual, and social relevance of the and their contexts as well as of the traditions and • texts we teach and study. contexts of biblical interpretation This year, the Annual Meeting in San Francisco marks Collaborating with educational institutions and an important moment—a renewed partnership of good other appropriate organizations to support biblical sense, will, and foresight that is a perfect example of Jeff • scholarship and teaching Faux’s advice for the future. Over 10,000 scholars will attend the concurrent meetings of the Society of Biblical Developing resources for diverse audiences, Literature and the American Academy of Religion. But that including students, religious communities, and the • general public is not all. I refer to the many Affiliate organizations that- will meet with us, from the Wabash Center for Teaching Facilitating broad and open discussion from a and Learning in Theology and Religion, to the Interna • variety of critical perspectives tional Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, to • Organizing congresses for scholarly exchange the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. I refer to the- publishers and exhibitors who are an essential part of our • Publishing biblical scholarship ecosystem, and who through risk and hard work help pro - Promoting cooperation across global boundaries vide the tools and credentials we need for our classrooms and our careers. I refer to the many departments conduct - Yours, ing searches, and looking to and planning for the future. And I refer to the members—volunteering, attending, pre John F. Kutsko senting, and mutually supporting each other. Executive Director The 400th Anniversary of the King James Version, 1611–2011

In recognition of the 400th anniversary of the 1611 publication of the KJV, SBL and the Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship at the American Bible Society jointly sponsored three symposia on the theme “The KJV at 400: Assessing Its Genius as Bible Translation and Its Literary Influence.” The sessions of these symposia have been held at the 2010 SBL Annual Meeting in Atlanta, the 2011 SBL International Meeting in London, and the 2011 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The KJV at 400 List of Participants: Robert Alter, University of California-Berkeley London, San Francisco C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological Seminary San Francisco Thomas Boomershine, United Theological Seminary San Francisco Richard A. Burridge, King’s College London London David J. A. Clines, University of Sheffield Atlanta, London Simon Crisp, United Bible Societies Atlanta, London A. Kenneth Curtis & Chris Armstrong, Christian History Institute Atlanta, London David J. Davis, Houston Baptist University San Francisco James D. G. Dunn, University of Durham London Paul Ellingworth, United Bible Societies, Aberdeen London Lori Anne Ferrell, Claremont Graduate University San Francisco Leonard J. Greenspoon, Creighton University San Francisco Robin Griffith-Jones, The Temple Church San Francisco Malcolm Guite, University of Cambridge London Andrew Hill, Wheaton College (Illinois) Atlanta Seth Lerer, University of California-San Diego San Francisco Barbara Lewalski, Harvard University San Francisco Scot McKnight, North Park University Atlanta Jacobus Naude, Universiteit van die Vrystaat San Francisco David Norton, Victoria University-Wellington Atlanta, London, San Francisco Roger L. Omanson, United Bible Societies Atlanta Jon Pahl, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia San Francisco Michael Patella, St. John’s University-Collegeville San Francisco Kuo-Wei Peng, Nida Institute at ABS Atlanta Deborah Rooke, University of Oxford London Rodney Sadler, Jr., Union Theological Seminary-Charlotte Atlanta Reflections and Tributes and Reflections Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, Princeton Theological Seminary San Francisco Harold P. Scanlin, United Bible Societies San Francisco Naomi Seidman, Graduate Theological Union San Francisco Paul Soukup, SJ, Santa Clara University San Francisco R. S. Sugirtharajah, University of Birmingham Atlanta, London Naomi Tadmor, Lancaster University London Joan Taylor, King’s College London London Graham Tomlin, St. Mellitus College, London London Iain Torrance, Princeton Theological Seminary San Francisco David Trobisch, American Bible Society Atlanta Laurence M. Vance, The Francis Wayland Institute San Francisco Vincent L. Wimbush, Claremont Graduate University London, San Francisco Marlon Winedt, United Bible Societies Atlanta N. T. Wright, University of St. Andrews London Translation that OpenethDavid the Burke, Window: Dean Reflections Emeritus on of the the History Nida Institute, of the King has James been Bible, invaluable in the organization of the symposia, and a special thank you goes to him for his leadership. David also edited copublished by SBL and the Nida Institute in 2009. Visit the SBL calendar listing KJV events around the globe: http://sbl-site.org/meetings/2011KJV. aspx#kjvcalendar.

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Today, if you ask fifty or more scholars to participate in Some met their deadlines admirably; for others, due dates a collaborative project, no matter how worthy, you are were taken at best as tentative suggestions. likely to hear, among others, the following responses: Will In these respects, committees of the early-seventeenth this count towards my tenure and/or promotion? Does century did not in fact differ all that much from similar this project really have enough funding from the NEH bodies, with which we are all familiar, in the early twenty- and private sources? And: I’ll definitely not serve on any first. But we rarely if ever produce works of lasting committee with someone from an institution that beat us in significance. football (or another sport of your choice) last year. To help understand the relatively rare success of the So far as we know, none of the more than four dozen KJV translators, we can offer three observations. First, they individuals asked to serve on a translation committee for the did not set out to produce a paradigm shift or to deny, if King James Version (KJV) declined the invitation. Moreover, not denigrate, the efforts of their predecessors. Rather, they in a period stretching from 1604–1611, they produced an gratefully acknowledged their indebtedness to previous English-language rendering of the Bible that has stood the translations, from the Septuagint to the latest English test of time for four hundred years. versions. In the process, they made free and productive The year 2011, the 400th anniversary of the KJV, is use of Jewish and Roman Catholic, as well as Protestant witnessing an enormous number of events, both scholarly scholarship. and popular, to celebrate this achievement. To what can we Second, they appear to have heeded the “higher calling” attribute this success? and to have put unusually rigorous restraints on their To an extent, it must have been difficult to turn down professional egos and their religious/theological beliefs. what was in essence a royal command to serve as a translator. Granted that they were all Protestants; nonetheless there And we should make no mistake about it: King James was were many pitfalls into which they could have fallen, but immensely interested in the production of this text. And chose to avoid. he was not reluctant to make his pleasure, or displeasure, And, finally, as mundane as it may be, they had a set of known when satisfactory progress was made—or not. guidelines and they generally adhered to them or sought However, this cannot be the entire answer. Nor can to have them modified. Communication between the we assume an easily established level of scholarly give- different levels of authority for this project was relatively and-take, if not camaraderie, among the members of each clear and unencumbered. For sure, there were institutional committee (there were six in all) or among the committees. misunderstandings on details, but the overall goal was Much is known about many of the translators, and at least never obscured. a few possessed what we might politely term difficult Could we today produce a work of similar power? Do personalities. we want to? Who would organize and head it? Who would The committee members consisted of both acade- finance it? Who would buy it? micians and clergymen (some individuals were both), none Of necessity, there are no easy answers for our gener- of whom was paid a regular stipend for his efforts, all of ation, even as there were none for the early-seventeenth whom needed to find time in an already busy schedule for century. As we look upon it, the entire project could have rounds of meetings and textual discussions. Thus, with few gone awry at any number of points, but it did not. exceptions, there were no “reduced loads” or per diems to The lesson of the King James Bible, we can assert, is that gladden the hearts of these translators. biblical scholars really do know something about the Bible Many, but surely not all, of these translators were and that we can come together and produce something of established scholars, with proficiency in Latin, Greek, and lasting value if we are modest in our expectations, at least Hebrew. There were classicists and Arabists. There were somewhat self-effacing in promoting ourselves, and clear- elegant writers, to be sure. But there were also enough minded and clear-eyed as to what we hope to achieve. appointments that were at best so-so to make us wonder The legacy of the King James Bible then, for the Society of if there weren’t a few “political” considerations in some of Biblical Literature, is not only a text to be studied, but also a the choices. process—with due care given to changed circumstances— Consequently, it is not surprising that the level of to be emulated. commitment and productivity differed considerably from Leonard Greenspoon individual to individual and from committee to committee. Creighton University

Adele Reinhartz Named General Editor of the Journal of Biblical Literature

Journal of Biblical Literature Adele Reinhartz has been named the next General- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (inducted Editor of the , SBL’s in 2005); and Fellow at the Princeton Institute flagship journal. Her term (three years, renew for Advanced Study (2011–2012). Reinhartz’s able for a second term) will begin in 2012. She research includes early Christianity and Judaism, succeeds James C. VanderKam upon completionJBL of Johannine studies, Bible and film, and feminist- his second term. biblical criticism. Caiaphas the ex officioAs editor, HighIn Priest addition to her awards and her distin Reinhartz will be an guished publishing record, including member (University of South Carolina Press, of the Research 2011), Reinhartz has served the members of the and Publications Society of Biblical Literature in many capacities. Committee. She She has been an Annual Meeting Program UnitJBL JBLwill work with the Chair, a member of the Research and Publications- thirty-nine-member Committee, and an editorial board member of . editorial board, Reinhartz also represents membership on Coun- as well as the SBL cil, SBL’s governing board. publications staff, to Please express your appreciation and wel produce four annual come to Adele Reinhartz as she takes on the issues. leadership of a journal, first published in 1881, Reinhartz is- that has become the premier serial in biblical Professor in the studies, representing the wide range of research Department of Classics and Religious Studies, Uni methodologies SBL members practice. Please also versity of Ottawa. Her awards and achievements express your thanks to Jim VanderKam for JBLhis include the following: President of the Canadian exceptional commitment, service, and standards Society of Biblical Studies (1997–1998); Prize- of excellence. Jim will be honored during the for Mentorship, SBL Committee on the Status of Editorial Board Luncheon at the Annual Meeting Women in the Profession (2003 and 2010); Rock in San Francisco. efeller Foundation, Bellagio Residency (2004); Reflections and Tributes and Reflections

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Aaron and the Golden Calf in the Rhetoric JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE of the Pentateuch James W. Watts 417–430 The Ambiguous Details in the Blasphemer Narrative: Sources and Redaction in Leviticus 24:10–23 Mark Leuchter 431–450 Homeric and Ancient Near Eastern Intertextuality in 1 Samuel 17 Serge Frolov and Allen Wright 451–471 Ezekiel’s Oracles against the Nations in Light of a Royal Ideology of Warfare C. L. Crouch 473–492 Historical-Allusional Dating and the Similitudes of Enoch Ted M. Erho 493–511

The Architriklinos at Cana David H. Sick 513–526

“Examined the Scriptures?” The Meaning of ἀνακρίνοντες τὰς γραφάς in Acts 17:11 Roy E. Ciampa 527–541

ÊÊ Ê ÊÊ ÊÊ Ê Peddling Scents: Merchandise and Meaning in 2 Corinthians 2:14–17 Tzvi Novick 543–549 How Typical a Roman Prostitute Is Revelation’s “Great Whore”? Jennifer A. Glancy and Stephen D. Moore 551–569 Eschatology and the Emotions in Early Christianity Stephen C. Barton 571–591 Gentile Christians, Exile, and Return in 5 Ezra 1:35–40 Theodore A. Bergren 593–612

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This year James C. VanderKam is completing his second term as theJBL editor of the , the flagship journal for biblical studies in North America. He is also at the end of eight years of distinguished service to the Society in two significant positions. Before accepting the editorship of , Jim served for two years as the chair of Research and Publications, the committeeJBL charged with overseeing and developing policy for the Society’s publishing arm. I was a member of R&P when Jim chaired the committee. I succeeded him in that position and was the committee’s chair during much of his tenureJBL as editor when in that capacity he sat on R&P. In both of these positions, Jim exhibited the kind of calm, steady, and outstanding leadership that anyone who knows him would expect as a matter of course, and he brought- to both R&P and the same incisive intellect that characterizes his scholarship. During Jim’s years of leadership, publishing in the Society has undergone a number of sig nificant changes, many of which are relatedJBL to the difficult issues of electronic publication and Reviewinternet of access Biblical to Literature Society publications. The most public, and potentially controversial, was the shift from having book reviews in to having them all appear in electronic form in the . The process of making this change illustrates well the qualitiesJBL that made Jim such an effective editor of the journal. When this transition was first proposed at a meeting of R&P, Jim supported the idea in principle, primarily because it would allow to publish more articles and thus haveJBL greater scholarly representation in the journal. He made clear, however, that he wanted to consider all of the potential ramifications carefully, since the decision would affect every reader of , many of whom looked to the journal for book reviews and whoJBL might not feel comfortable reading them online. After the final decision was reached, Jim’s attention turned to the best ways to communicate the new policy to subscribers. When the first issue without reviews appeared, all of us on R&P waited for what we anticipated would be the inevitable round of emails from subscribers who missed their printed reviews. To our surprise (and relief), there were none— JBL none—and much of the credit for the smooth Editors of the JBL* transition can be attributed to Jim’s leadershipJBL and his concern throughout the process for ’s standing and for its subscribers. In his role as editor, Jim has maintained ’s position at the top of the 1880–1883 Frederic Gardiner biblical studies field. He has worked hard to make the editorial board of 1883–1889 Hinckley Gilbert Thomas Mitchell the journal reflect the demographics of the Society. Anyone who knows 1889–1894 George Foot Moore Jim has experienced his regard notJBL simply for his own scholarly work, but 1894–1900 David G. Lyon for that of his students, colleagues and the field at large. His willingness 1901–1904 Lewis B. Paton to serve the Society generally and in particular is an extension of this 1905–1906 James Hardy Ropes 1907 Benjamin W. Bacon respect for and devotion to the enterprise in which we all participate. I 1908–1909 Julius A. Bewer was privileged to work with Jim in two different capacities on the same 1910–1913 James A. Montgomery committee and to experience the quiet strength of his leadership. As a- 1914–1921 Max Leopold Margolis Society, we owe Jim our thanks for his service and for the time and energy 1922–1929 George Dahl he spent over the last eight years working to assure the scholarly excel 1930–1933 Carl H. Kraeling lence of what we publish and to make it accessible to as many people as 1934 George Dahl 1935–1942 Erwin R. Goodenough possible. 1943–1947 Robert H. Pfeiffer Benjamin G. Wright III 1948–1950 J. Philip Hyatt Lehigh University 1951–1954 Robert C. Dentan 1955–1959 David Noel Freedman 1960–1969 Morton S. Enslin 1970 John HP Reumann 1971–1976 Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer 1977–1982 John Henry Hayes Journal of the Society of Biblical 1983–1988 Victor Paul Furnish Literature and Exegesis 1989–1994 John J. Collins * The journal was originally published under the title 1995–1999 Jouette M. Bassler . The current name was adopted in 1890. The SBL Secretary 2000–2006 Gail R. O’Day fulfilled the role of editor until 1938, when the separate title was introduced. 2006-2011 James C. Vanderkam Bible Odyssey Website

In April of 2011, the SBL was awarded a prestigious The site launches in November of 2013. With grant from the National Endowment for the member support and promotion (see p. 33 for the Humanities (NEH) to build a website for general list of editorial board members), the Bible Odyssey audiences on the Bible and its contexts. This is Website will become a valuable resource for a chance-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase students, journalists, clergy, and others interested the work of our members and to demonstrate the in learning about the Bible from biblical scholars. relevance of biblical studies, and the humanities BibleOdyssey.com will be a fully peer-reviewed, generally, to the public. free website that shares key insights from the The website will be fully multimedia, with field and showcases the diverse interests and photographs, artworks, videos, essays, maps, approaches within the guild. timelines,HarperCollins interactive Bible games, Dictionary the text of the We are grateful that in this challenging Bible (New Revised Standard Version), and economy the NEH prioritized the dissemination of the (condensed biblical scholarship over the many other worthy edition), all housed in a dynamic database. Look proposals they received. In an increasingly “flat” for invitations to contribute content. Through and sometimes polarized world, the critical the work of SBL’s members, the site will grow thinking skills that biblical scholars apply to every year, and we will continue to add content sacred texts can be shared with the public and may in ways that allow the public to follow the many foster responsible discussions of this foundational and fascinating trails for which biblical studies is collection of texts we know as the Bible. famous. Digital Scholarship

The SBL has spent the past year exploring ways and removal of the problems of theft, damage, and to expand its offerings of digital content. Toward overdue fines common with print library volumes. Digital SBL Digital that end, last spring we sent out a survey to our Common concerns focused on the potential- members asking a series of questions about their- for piracy and intellectual property violations; use of and preferences with regard to e-books. problems of citation and cross-referencing; dif We are pleased now to report on the many exist ficulties of annotating text; the unsuitability of ing, new, and promising initiatives that we have, e-readers for some scholarly works; the quality of are, and will be undertaking, in no small part as a digitally born books vs. print; and navigatability. - result of the thoughtful and careful feedback we The most commonly expressed wish was that received from our members. reference works be made available in an elec tronic, searchable format. E-Book Survey Results Here are the results of the survey:

Thank you to the more than 1500 members who- 1. How many e-books have you purchased in the responded to our survey last May regarding last year? e-books. The tremendous response is an indi 0 52.6% ; 1–5 24.5% ; 5+ 22.9% cation of the growing importance of electronic 2. For which of the following purposes have you outlets in the dissemination of scholarship. Your purchased e-books? feedback has helped the SBL to determine how personal 57.8% ; classroom 22.5% ; research best to serve our membership going forward. 60.7% ; other 17.5% Some of the most common advantages of 3. What e-readers do you use? e-books that respondents noted had to do with- Kindle 63.4% ; iPad 38.3% ; Nook 8.6% ; accessibility to those working remotely from SonyReader 5.1% ; Pocketbook 2.2% libraries, whether in rural locations, underre 4. Which of the following devices do you use in sourced countries, or anywhere that printed the classroom? books are not available; portability; affordability Smartphone 47.9% ; iPad 43.8% ; e-reader compared with print monographs; searchability; 29.7%

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5. Which of the following devices do you use for scholar as web-ready pdfs through the aggregators EBSCOhost ship? (formerly NetLibrary) and ebrary. We anticipate adding Smartphone 43.8% ; iPad 37.1% ; e-reader 45.6% MyiLibraryInternational to Cooperation this list in 2012. Initiative 6. As an author, how important is it to you that your book be available 73.6%in the following formats? Essential Very Imp. Not Imp. 45.6% Please see p. 28 for a full report on the important work print 21.1% 5.3% 45.3% of the ICI, which includes two digital borne book series, e-book 14.1% 40.3% Ancient Near Eastern Monographs and International Voices both 27.5% 27.1% in Biblical Studies. Journal of Biblical Literature Current Digital Offerings SBL Is PartneringNew and with Future BiblioVault Digital Initiatives JBL - Back issues of have long been available to institutions SBL book titles will soon be available in digital format to through a variety of journal aggregators such as JSTOR, - individuals through BiblioVault, an arm of Chicago Dis- ATLA, EBSCOhost, and Proquest. In 2007 SBL also made tribution Services. BiblioVault is a digital repository for current issues available by electronicJBL subscription to indi scholarly books that provides e-book fulfillment for par viduals and institutions through Metapress. In 2011 we took ticipating presses. While some titles will be available in a an additional step and added to Project MUSE’sJBL journal reflowable format for e-readers (see below), most will be collection. Through Project MUSE, members of subscribing offered in pdf format, which can be read on most e-readers. institutionsHumanities E-Bookwill have Project access to current issues of . BiblioVault allows SBL to make its digital titles available to everyone, whether associated with an institution or not. An additional benefit of this new partnership is improved workflow. In addition to e-book fulfillment, BiblioVault The American Council of Learned Societies History E-Book- project began in June 1999 through generous grants and offers a wide range of affordable services to academic funding. In 2007, the project became self-sustaining, chang presses, including preparing e-book files and delivering ing to Humanities E-Book (HEB; http://humanitiesebook. them to digital book vendors, short-run digital printing, org/). ACLS HEB now boasts an online collection of 3,300 preparing files for use by disabled students, and more. The decision to participate in BiblioVault was a direct outcome titles in the humanities. SBL is a partner in HEB, currently- sending titles from the Writings from the Ancient World ofSBL SBL’s Books survey for E-Readers to members (see above). and Writings from the Greco-Roman World series for inclu - sion in the database. The HEB collection features unlimited multi-user access and free, downloadable MARC records. Thanks to our new arrangement with BiblioVault, the fol HEB is available to subscribers 24/7 through standard web lowing titles will beQuest available for the in earlyHistorical 2012 Israel in reflowable- browsers.Google eBooks format for e-readersThe through Hittites Amazon and Their Kindle, World B&N Nook, Dailyand Apple Life in iBooks: Biblical Times Sources for the (Finkel Study steinof Greek and Religion Mazar), Teaching (Collins),the Bible: Google eBooks (http://books.google.com/ebooks) allows Practical Strategies for Classroom (Borowski), Instruction individual users to purchase and read digital editions Teaching (Rice and the Stambaugh), Bible through Popular Culture of SBL books. Users are able to preview a book through Biblical Peoples and Ethnicity (Roncace- Google Books, with the option to purchase the e-book. The and Gray, eds.),Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts This purchased book lives on the customer’s online bookshelf, (RoncaceAbled Body and Gray, eds.), Texts from(Kil available to be accessed and read on most devices with lebrew,the Pyramid ed.), Age History of Biblical (Allen), Inter - internet access and a web browser, as well as on supported pretation (Avalos, Melcher, and Schipper, eds.), partner devices. Currently, 155 recent SBL titles are available (Strudwick), and throughEBSCOhost Google and ebraryeBooks, and the number continues to grow. , vols. 1–4 (Reventlow). These titles were selected based on their popularity for scholarly and/or classroom use and their suitability for a reflowable e-reader format. We welcome suggestions for additional titlescont’d that on p. you 11 For those with access to subscribing institutional libraries, would like see offered in reflowable format. many of SBL’s recent backlist titles are available digitally PAGES 10 &11

Year in Review - Publications Fritz, Volkmar, and James W. Barker, ed. S., Lisbeth Fried, ed., Christian Eberhart, DavidEastman, L., and Schmid, Konrad B., Thomas Dozeman, J., Gerald Donker, R. Trevor eds. and Beckman, Miller, M. Gary H., P. Eric Cline, Merrill and Ron, Cameron, eds., Reed, L. Jonathan and Jeffrey, Brodd, eds Joosten, Jan and Eberhard, Bons, oo, ay . ad o Tace, eds. Thatcher, Tom and L., Mary Coloe, esebre, rad S., Erhard Gerstenberger, S. Kyung and Duhaime, Jean W., Peter Flint, Puerto, Navarro Mercedes and Fischer,Irmtraud, Yitzhaq. Feder, Henze, Matthias, ed. Matthias, Henze, eds. Nissinen, Martti and L., Lester Grabbe, otr Ku, n Lus okr eds. Jonker, Louis and Knut, Holter, Esdras (AIL) Investigation andNature into the1 of Priority Apostle inthe LatinWest (WGRWSup) Genesis through Kings (AIL) Literaryor Enneateuch?: Works Identifying in eds. Römer, Thomas Athanasius ofAlexandria (NTGF) of Discovery andDebate (EJL) Qumran, andthe DeadSeaScrolls: Sixty Years Bryce, eds., Redescribing Paul andthe Corinthians (ECL) the Imperial Cult (WGRWSup) and Religion: ACross-Disciplinary Dialogueon (SCS) Vocabulary: Pre-History,Usage, Reception B.C.E. of Israel inthe Twelfth andEleventh Centuries Canadian Collection eds. Baek, eds., (WAWSup) Biblical Ritual:Context, Origins, and Meaning Sacrifice inthe Bible(RBS) Latter Prophets andOther Texts (ANEM) Constructs ofProphecy inthe Former and (BibEnc) Period: TheFifth andFourth Centuries B.C.E. (IVBS) Consequences and Reflections Hermeneutics?: of the Gabriel Revelation (EJL) Torah (TheBibleandWomen) (BibEnc) Celebratingthe Scrolls:Sea Dead A The Ahhiyawa Texts (WAW) Blood Expiation in HittiteBlood Expiation and PaulCultThe theof the Martyr: The Text ofthe Apostolos in Hazon Gabriel: NewReadings (EJL) Was 1Esdras First?:An Pentateuch,Hexateuch, Ritual andMetaphor: Israelthe in Persian SBL 2011BookTitles The Emergence . Septuagint Global Rome John,

Leuchter, Mark, and Jeremy M. Hutton, eds. ed. Alan, Lenzi, L. Jacob and Ames, Richtel Frank E., Brad Kelle, W.Christopher and KellyIverson,R., Skinner, eds. Stone, Ken and J. TeresaHornsby, ui, ai T ad rgr E Sterling, E. Gregory and T. David Runia, D., Eric Reymond, Porten,Bezalel, McIver,K., Robert Richards, Harold Kent and B., Andrew McGowan, eds., McCruden, B. Kevin and F. Eric Mason, Singer, Itamar, Salzman, Michele Renee, and Michael Roberts, eds., S., Matthew Rindge, o Ernro, Jason, Ehrenkrook, von Nāsili. Vaka’uta, ahe, lu ad ihe W Hle, eds. Holmes, W. Michael and Klaus Wachtel, Scholarship (SemeiaSt) Queer Readingtheat Boundaries Biblical of Hymns: An Introduction (ANEM) Contexts and Deportation inBiblical and Modern eds. Wright, Mark Retrospect asStory: andProspect (RBS) Reprints Brill and Change, Second Revised Edition, ThreeCross-CulturalMillennia of Continuity Gospels W. Attridge (RBS) TestamentInterpretation Haroldin Honorof eds. for Students Readingthe Epistle to the Hebrews: (AIL) and Priests inBiblical andTradition History The Letters Philonica Annual XXIII(2011) on Death andPossessions LukeAncientamong 12:13–34 Conversations 11Q5 (=11QPsa) and Parallelismthe in Non-Masoretic Poems of (IVBS) RethinkingBiblical Interpretation inOceania (WAWSup) Late Bronze Age inAnatolia and the Levant Writingsof Itamar Singer onthe Endofthe Writings ofFlaviusJosephus Flavian Rome: (An)Iconic Rhetoric inthe (TCS) ContemporaryViews in Changing Research Textual ofthe History Greek New Testament: MethodEssays onNew andMeaning: (RBS) (AIL) The Calm before the Storm: Selected (RBS) of Symmachus: Book1 The Elephantine PapyriElephantine The English: in InterpretingExile: Displacement ReadingAkkadian Prayersand Reading Ezra 9–10 Memory, Jesus, andthe Synoptic New IdiomswithinOld: Poetry Jesus’ Parable of the Rich Fool: (EJL) Sculpting Idolatry in Idolatry Sculpting (ECL) (EJL) Bible Trouble: (WGRW) A Resource A Tu’a- Levites Studia wise The : cont’d from p. 9 SBL Is Partnering with University Readers beginning in June 2012. All books will be preserved in Portico, the leading digital preservation service for the- scholarly community. SBL has been in conversation with SBL members want an efficient way to collect our diverse JSTOR about adding its book content to the collection. How content for use in the biblical-studies classroom. To ever, this would not take place as part of the initial launch address this need, we are joining with University Readers nextProject year. MUSE/UPCC E-Book Collections to make our digital content available. University Readers (http://www.universityreaders.com/) is an independent, e-commerce custom-publishing company designed for - educators. Professors can select from their online library Project MUSE is partnering with the University Press of pre-cleared digital content to create customized course e-Book Consortium (UPeC), to launch UPCC e-Book Col e-readers. Initially, we plan to make available content from lections, powered by Project MUSE. UPCC, the University our book titles going back to 2001. Eventually, we hope to Press Content Consortium, will offer peer-reviewed books be able to offer additional backlist content. For SBL this from university presses and scholarly publishers. The book partnership offers an excellent opportunity to provide a collections will launch on Project MUSE in January 2012. service to the wider scholarly community while at the same MUSE electronic books will be in enhanced web-ready PDF timeBooks generating at JSTOR a new revenue stream for the Society. format, searchable and retrievable at the chapter level. At this time, MUSE/UPCC book collections are only available JBLfor purchase by institutions and only in collections; books- are not offered for sale to individual users. As of this year, Books at JSTOR is an initiative to publish scholarly books is available through Project MUSE, and SBL is in conver online as part of JSTOR. Books at JSTOR now has twenty- sation with Project MUSE about adding its book content to two publisher partners and expects to launch with close the e-Book Collections. to thirty presses. The first books will be available at JSTOR Publications Year in Review

Publications Highlights strength is the increase in book sales revenue that we enjoyed during the past fiscal year. While many academic Since the 2010 Annual Meeting, the SBL published thirty- and university presses struggled to maintain their position, five new volumes, by far our greatest output in many years. SBL book sales increased by more than 5 percent over the Among many high points during the past year, several previous year, as we recorded our second-highest sales total deserve special mention. ever. Moreover, during the first quarter of the current fiscal Torah year, sales increased at an even higher rate (25 percent) (1) The first volume of The Bible and Women series was over the same period last year. All signs point to continued published: , edited by Irmtraud Fischer and Mercedes strength and success, as we look to publish and sell more Navarro Puerto. The Bible and Women series, which will scholarly books than ever before. be published simultaneously in German (Kohlhammer), English (SBL), Italian (Il Pozzo di Giacobbe), and Spanish (3) Three of Readingour thirty-five Akkadian total Prayers volumes andwere Hymns: published An (Editorial Verbo Divino), presents a reception history and Introductionnot only in print but also as open , accessReading e-books: Ezra cultural history of the Bible, focusing on gender-relevant 9–10Alan Lenzi,-wise: Rethinking Biblical Interpretation in biblical themes, women in the text, and the women who Oceania (ANEM); Nāsili Vaka’uta Global throughout history have read, appropriated, and interpreted Hermeneutics?:Tu’a Reflections and Consequences, the Bible in text and image. Twenty-one volumes are (IVBS); Knut Holter and LouisConstructs Jonker, ofeds., Prophecy planned for The Bible and Women series, which is led by in the Former and Latter Prophets and Other Textsand Lester editors Jorunn Økland, Irmtraud Fischer, Mercedes Navarro L. Grabbe and Martti Nissinen, eds., Puerto, and Adriana Valerio. For further information, see (ANEM). http://bibleandwomen.org/EN/. Look for more new publications in our two open access series—International Voices in Biblical Studies and Ancient (2) Another sign of the publications program’s growing Near East Monographs—during the upcoming year. PAGES 12 &13

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The Society’s meetings showcase the latest in biblical and related research, cultivate professional contacts, advance research in the field, and focus on issues of the profession. Here are highlights of our most recent Annual and International Meetings, as well as information about upcoming Regional Meetings.

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting remains a focal point in fulfilling the Society’s mission—foster biblical scholarship. About half of all SBL members attend the Annual Meeting, which makes it the largest gathering of biblical scholars in the world. The Annual Meeting draws together colleagues who teach and do research across the study of antiquity, archaeology, religion, theology, ethics, ancient Near East, and comparative studies across humanities scholarship. Beginning in 2011 with the 137th SBL Annual Meeting, SBL and the American Academy of Religion will again hold their Annual Meetings concurrently. We anticipate of presentations and discussions positively. years of collaboration and collegiality across the Average attendance per session remains strong many2010: disciplines Atlanta represented by the two societies. at just over thirty-five. Participation levels among registrants and members remain fairly steady. In the past two years, a higher percentage The Society’s 2010 Annual Meeting (AM) was of registrants has accounted for participants, held at the Marriott Marquis and the Hyatt indicating that persons are finding it less viable to Year in Review - Congresses in Review Year Regency hotels, November 20–23 with over 4,790 attend the AM if they are not participating in the attendees. Immediately following the AM, all program.2011: San Francisco attendees were surveyed. The results show strong satisfaction with the AM and only minor concerns. Ninety-four percent of attendees rated the content The 2011 Annual Meeting will be the first SBL Annual Meeting held concurrently with AAR since 2007 and registration will reach nearly 10,000 attendees. On June 10, 2010, the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion signed a Letter of Intent that outlines the agreement (see the SBL website for more details). This is a positive step for participants, exhibitors, and the myriad disciplines represented in both organizations. We hope that the upcoming concurrent meetings will reduce strain on travel budgets and facilitate broad collaboration among our disciplines, for we see them as a “big tent” of

PAGES 14 & 15 scholarly identities that supports intellectual exchange and 2011: London International Meeting fosters biblical scholarship.

SBL thanks the following sponsors: Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a Diamond-Level Sponsor; Baker King’s College London (KCL) hosted the 2011 SBL Academic and Brazos Press, HarperCollins, and the International Meeting on the Waterloo campus (Bankside, Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship are Platinum- south of the Thames) in the heart of downtown London and Level Sponsors; Abingdon Press/Common English Bible, within walking distance of Westminster Abbey, Lambeth Gregorian & Biblical Press, and Westminster John Knox Palace, the London Eye, and other historical and cultural Press are Gold-Level Sponsors; Eisenbrauns, Templeton attractions. Historically, the opening session for the SBL Foundation, and Wipf and Stock Publishers are Silver-Level International Meeting highlights the host institution’s Sponsors; Fortress Press is a Bronze-level Sponsor. role in biblical scholarship. KCL’s Dean, Richard Burridge, organized a presentation on KCL and its distinguished history that was well received. Unique this year is the Technological Initiatives addition of the Archbishop of York as a key speaker in the SBL is committed to being on the leading edge with opening session. Archbishop John Semantu is known as innovative new event technology and to offering attendees an advocate for the young and an opponent of injustice an exceptionalAnnual Meetings program 2011 experience. San Francisco and ethnic conflict; he offered wise and witty remarks on the history, significance, and legacy of the historic KJV At the , the societies will Bible translation, drawing from his wealth of personal and introduce the use of Mobile Meeting Guide technology in a scholarly experiences. way that provides their members with a technically reliable, • intuitive, and functional solution. Without additional cost, The number of registrants for the 2011 International this solution will provide attendees with: Meeting in London reached a new high of 972 with the • the entire event program, including both SBL and AAR previous record being set in Vienna with 840 registrants. program unit and special sessions That year EABS also met with us, but they did not this • exhibitor information, including an interactive Exhibit year in London. We had registrants from over fifty-two Hall map countries. The top four countries were the United States maps of conference hotels with 271, the United Kingdom with 202, Germany with 52, and Israel with 50. The majority of participants indicated Attendees will be able to create and customize their own that they attended the meeting in order to present research, schedule, make notes about sessions, and share information and keeping up to date with research and publications and their schedule with colleagues and friends via built-in was the second most important reason for attending. The social networking. Because the solution features an intuitive program for the 2011 International Meeting in London at offline program that is native to Android, Blackberry, iPhone, King’s College (KCL) was, by most accounts, a considerable iPad, and iPod Touch devices, there is no waiting for schedule success. A new record of 842 proposals translated into downloads or web pages to load and no dealing with slow higher attendance and session numbers than any previous or non-existent Wi-Fi connections. Schedule changes are downloaded in the background, allowing attendees immediate access to event information. A similar web-based solution will be accessible via one’s computer.

More information on the Mobile Meeting Guide will be provided on the SBL website, www.sbl-site.org/ meetings/AnnualMeeting.aspx. - The program looks very promising. A new record of 2,453 proposals an ticipates higher attendance than the previous two SBL Annual Meetings. PAGES 16 &17

Year in Review - Congresses n EB porm nt. rpsl ae u no later thanFebruary 1,2012. due are Proposals units. program EABS and SBL both includes and website the SBL the on live is demonstrate to papers for call collegiality.The and global of strength dialogue, open and broad facilitate to scholarship, biblical advance to opportunity organizations unique a as the congress this herald delight With (SOTS). Study en België (OTW) and the Society the for Old Testament of Nederland meeting in Werkgezelschap Oudtestamentisch joint triennial the and Studies (EABS) Biblical of Association conference European the annual of 2012 the with conjunction Meeting International 22–26. SBL July 2012 the host will UniversiteitAmsterdamvan the that announce to pleased is Literature(SBL) Biblical of Society The 2012: Amsterdam tation, aswell asQur’anicliterature andtradition. interpre-of history the to Gospels the and Paulto Qumran to Pentateuch the from interest, diverse show proposals of number by units top The IM. B wl ognz ti meig in meeting this organize will SBL ebr o toe raiain. e te SBL the the See website for details. and organizations. those of themselves members organizations both to extend Affiliate SBL with affiliation of Benefits analysis andopendiscussion. scholarly support and mission Society’s the with teachers;professor consonant scholars mission a professionalarewho members of havemajority a old; have a national or international constituency; profit, formally organized, and at least three years not-for- independent, be values; core SBL’s with consistent manner a in act should organization an eligible, Tobe Meeting. Annual the at sessions Affiliate Organizations, for example, by organizing as SBL the of programming the organizations to contribute such to authorize may Society organizations.The other with cooperate or affiliate Upon authorization by its Council, the Society may What IsanSBLAffiliate? Affiliates Spotlight on Affiliate

teaching and research interests include the relationship between Paul andNeotestamentica Luther, and the interpretationLutherjahrbuch of the The National Association of Professors of Hebrew gospels of Mark and John. Some of his most recent work is (NAPH) has been an Affiliate of SBL since the 1980s. forthcomingClinton J. Moyer in and in . NAPH is the professional organization of professors and instructors in colleges, universities and seminaries who (below center) is Postdoctoral Fellow specialize in Hebrew language and literature of the ancient, in Hebrew Bible at the Wake Forest University School medieval, and modern periods. Because of the consonance of Divinity. He completed his doctoralSefer degreeBil‘am at Cornell between the mission and interests of NAPH and SBL, NAPH University in 2009, producing a dissertation entitled organizes its annual breakfast and business meeting, as well “Literary and Linguistic Studies in (Numbers as numerous programmatic sessions, at the SBL Annual 22–24).” In this study, he explored the literary employment Meeting. NAPH members avail themselves of the Exhibit of dialect as a means of coloring the speech of the foreign Hall and other benefits of the Annual Meeting, while both prophet Balaam, and also examined a variety of other NAPH and SBL members are able to interact, share their literary devices, both small- and large-scale, that enrich the expertise, and benefit the academic study and teaching of story and help to articulate the central themes and levels of biblical literature and the Hebrew language, literature, and meaning that it conveys. Ultimately, he was able to posit a culture of all periods. range of connections between the literary character of the pericope and the probable socio-historical context in which Regional Scholars Program it was produced. Moyer’s general research interests center on the highly sophisticated literary artistry of the biblical The eleven regions identify exemplary new scholars, for corpus, the formation and development of a distinctive consideration and selection as one of the Society’s Regional Israelite identity over the course of the biblical period, and Scholars. A maximum of six regional scholars are selected biblicalKatherine prophecy A. Shaner as a cultural and literary phenomenon. each year and given stipends to cover a portion of the cost of attending the Annual Meeting. This year’s regional scholars (below right) is Assistant Professor are Wayne Coppins, Clinton J. Moyer, and Katherine A. of New Testament at General Theological Seminary in New Shaner.Wayne Coppins York, NY. Her dissertation, entitled “Religious and Civic Practices of the Enslaved: A Case Study of Roman Ephesos” (below left) is assistant professor of New juxtaposes archaeology, inscriptions, and literary texts, Testament at the University of Georgia. After completing including early Christian texts, in order to argue that in the Zwischenprüfung in Theologie at the University of the late-first and early-second centuries c.e., slaves played Tübingen (Germany), he went on to receive his MA from the active roles in configuring, defining, and enacting religious University of Durham (UK), and his PhD from the University practices. Her research interests include material culture in of CambridgeThe Interpretation (UK). A revised of Freedom version in the of Letters his doctoral of Paul early Christianity and Judaism; household religions in the withdissertation Special wasReference published to the by ‘German’Mohr Siebeck Tradition in 2009 under Ancient Mediterranean; constructions of race, class, and the title gender in early Christianity; feminist and womanist biblical . Coppins’ interpretation; and the ethics of biblical interpretation. Regional Meetings 2011

Central States March 20–21 St. Louis Marriott West, St. Louis, Missouri Eastern Great Lakes March 31–April 1 Quality Inn & Suites, Richfield, Ohio Mid Atlantic March 17–18 Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Jersey Midwest February 11–13 Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbannais, Illinois New England April 29 Andover-Newton Theology School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts Pacific Coast March 27–28 Whittier College, Whittier, California Pacific Northwest May 13–15 Eastern Washington University-Spokane Campus, Spokane, Washington Rocky Mountains - Great Plains March 18–19 Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado Southeastern March 4–6 The Gault House, Louisville, Kentucky Southwestern March 4–6 Marriott Hotel, DFW Airport North Irving, Texas Upper Midwest RegionalApril 1–2 MeetingsLuther Seminary, 2012 St. Paul, Minnesota

Central States March 18–19 St. Louis Marriott West, St. Louis, Missouri Eastern Great Lakes March 22–23 Quality Inn & Suites, Richfield, Ohio Mid Atlantic March 15–16 Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Jersey Midwest February 10–12 Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois New England April 27 Andover-Newton Theology School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts Pacific Coast March 24–26 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California Pacific Northwest May 11–13 Concordia University, Portland, Oregon Rocky Mountains - Great Plains March 23–24 Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Year in Review - Congresses in Review Year Southeastern March 2–4 Atlanta Marriott Century Center, Atlanta, Georgia Southwestern March 9–11 Marriott Hotel, DFW Airport North, Irving, Texas Upper Midwest March 30–31 LutherFuture Seminary, St. Annual Paul, Minnesota Meetings

2012 Chicago, IL Nov. 17–20 2013 Baltimore, MD Nov. 23–26 2014 San Diego, CA Nov. 22–25 2015 Atlanta, GA Nov. 21–24 2016 San Antonio, TX Nov. 19–22 2017 Boston, MA Nov. 18–21 2018 Denver, CO Nov. 17–20 2019 San Diego, CA Nov. 23–26 2020 Boston, MA Nov. 21–24 2021 San Antonio, TX Nov. 20–23 Map of 2012 Regional Meetings

PAGES 18 & 19 Annual Meeting Program Units and Chairs

African-American Biblical Bible and Film Consultation Book of Acts Section Hermeneutics Section

BibleJeffrey and PastoralStaley Theology Loveday Alexander Rodney Sadler Consultation BookPamela of Daniel Hedrick Consultation Valerie Bridgeman AncientLove FictionSechrest and Early Christian and Jewish Narrative Section Denise Dombkowski Hopkins Neal Walls BibleMichael and Visual Koppel Art Section BookAmy of MerrillPsalms SectionWillis

Ruben Dupertuis Book of the Twelve Prophets Section Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and Elizabeth Malbon W. Bellinger B. Diane Lipsett Bible in Ancient and Modern Media the Bible Section Heidi Hornik Section ChildrenAaron in Schart the Biblical World Section

Izaak Jozias de Hulster Applied Linguistics for Biblical Holly Hearon Joel LeMon Bible in Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Julie Faith Parker Languages Group Tom Thatcher Christian Apocrypha Section Traditions Section Danna Fewell

Christian Theology and the Bible Peter Burton Ann Graham Brock BibleVahan Translation Hovhanessian Section Section AramaicRandall Studies Buth Section

Bible,Marlon Myth, Winedt and Myth Theory Section ArchaeologyChristian Bradyof Religion in the Roman Kathryn Greene-McCreight World Section ChristianityClaire R. Mathewsin Egypt: Scripture,McGinnis Dexter Callender Tradition, and Reception Section BiblicalRobert Criticism Kawashima and Literary Criticism Steven Friesen Section Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah Section James C. Walters Lois Farag ArtJohn and LanciReligions of Antiquity Section Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics Fiona Black John Wright Section Cognitive Linguistics in Biblical Ellen Muehlberger Steven J. Schweitzer Interpretation Section AsianZsuzsanna and Asian-American Gulacsi Hermeneutics Group Cynthia Westfall Biblical Hebrew Poetry Section Randall Tan ComputerBonnie AssistedHowe Research Section Seung-Ai Yang AssyriologyUriah Kim and the Bible Section Mark Boda Construction of Christian Identities Biblical Lands and Peoples in Keith Reeves Carol Dempsey Section Archaeology and Text Section BakhtinSteven and Holloway the Biblical Imagination Future Annual Meetings Section Edmondo Lupieri Ann Killebrew Contextual Biblical Interpretation Biblical Law Section Mauro Pesce Tammi Schneider Group BibleKeith and Bodner American Popular Culture Section BiblicalBruce Lexicography Wells Section Nicole Duran Corpus Hellenisticum Novi Testamenti BibleLinda and Schearing Cultural Studies Section Athalya Brenner James Aitken Section BloggerRegine and Hunziker-Rodewald Online Publication Section Erin Runions Jacqueline Hidalgo Clare K. Rothschild Robert Cargill Paul Holloway Christopher Mount Covenant in the Persian Period Ethics, Love, and the Other in Hebrew Bible, History, and Consultation Early Christianity Consultation Archaeology Section

CurrentRichard Historiography Bautch and EthiopicThomas Bible Phillips and Literature Jeremy Smoak Ancient Israel and Judah Section Consultation HebrewMatthew Scriptures Suriano and Cognate Literature Section

DeuteronomisticMegan Moore History Section EusebiusStephen and Delamarter the Construction of a Christian Culture Consultation HebrewsDaniel Group Fleming Cynthia Edenburg DevelopmentJuha Pakkala of Early Trinitarian Aaron Johnson Harold Attridge Theology Consultation ExileSabrina (Forced Inowlocki-Meister Migrations) in HellenisticGabriella Judaism Gelardini Section Biblical Literature Group

Mark Weedman Zuleika Rodgers DidacheChristopher in Context Beeley Section ExtentJohn of Ahn Theological Diversity in HellenisticAnnette Moral Reed Philosophy and Earliest Christianity Group Early Christianity Section

DisabilityJonathan Studies Draper and Healthcare in the Bible and Near East James Ware HistoricalJohan Thom Jesus Section Section FeministJeffrey Hermeneutics Peterson of the Bible Section HistoryGregory and Sterling Literature of Early Candida Moss Rabbinic Judaism Section Joel Baden Angela Bauer-Levesque DisputedNicole PaulinesKelley Section FormationFrank Yamada of Isaiah Group Carol Bakhos HistoryAlyssa of GrayInterpretation Section EarlyJerry Christianity Sumney and the Chris Franke Ancient Economy Section FormationGary Stansell of Luke-Acts Section HomileticsD. Jeffrey and Bingham Biblical Studies Section John Fitzgerald Paul Elbert Early Jewish Christian Relations Function of Apocryphal and Fika van Rensburg Mikael Winninge Ideological Criticism Section Section Pseudepigraphal Writings J. Dwayne Howell in Early Judaism and Early Christianity Section Ideology,Randall Culture, Reed and Judy Siker Translation Group Ecological Hermeneutics Section

Year in Review - Congresses in Review Year Christine Shepardson David deSilva Gender, Sexuality, and the Bible Intertextuality in the New Economics in the Biblical World Loren Johns Christina Petterson Peter Trudinger Group Testament Consultation Consultation

Genesis Consultation Islands, Islanders, and Bible Egyptology and Ancient Israel Joseph A. Marchal B. J. Oropeza Samuel Adams Consultation Section John Anderson Greco-Roman Religions Section Esotericism and Mysticism in Christopher Heard Jione Havea John Gee Israelite Prophetic Literature Antiquity Section Althea Spencer Miller Section GreekJames Bible Hanges Section

April DeConick Israelite Religion in its West Ethics and Biblical Interpretation Hebrew Bible and Political Mignon Jacobs Rebecca Lesses Cameron Boyd-Taylor Asian Environment Section Section Theory Section

Beth Nakhai Jacqueline Lapsley Steven Grosby Mark Douglas Joshua Berman

PAGES 20 & 21 Jesus Traditions, Gospels, and Manuscripts from Eastern Christian Negotiating the Roman Imperial World Traditions Workshop Pauline Epistles Section Section Neil Elliott

MarkAdam Group McCollum Mark Reasoner Warren Carter Pauline Soteriology Group Jewish Christianity / Christian Judaism Emma Wasserman William R. Herzog II Markan Literary Sources Seminar Section Rikki Watts Susan Eastman Adam Winn PentateuchJ. Ross Wagner Section Petri Luomanen MatthewDavid PeabodySection JohannineF. Stanley Literature Jones Section Thomas Römer Joel Willitts PerformanceSarah Shectman Criticism of Biblical and Kyle Keefer MealsDaniel in the Gurtner Greco-Roman World Group Other Ancient Texts Section John’sKasper Apocalypse Larsen and Cultural Contexts Ancient and Modern Section Dennis Smith PhiloGlenn of Alexandria Holland Group MemoryHal Taussig Perspectives on Early Jean-Pierre Ruiz Christianity and Its Greco-Roman John, Jesus, and History Group Lynn Huber Context Consultation Ellen Birnbaum PolisSarah and PearceEkklesia: Investigations of Urban Christianity Consultation Jaime Clark-Soles Karl Galinsky JosephusTom Thatcher Group MetaphorL. Michael Theory White and Biblical Texts Consultation Laurence Welborn PostcolonialJim Harrison Studies and Biblical Studies Paul Spilsbury Section Joshua-JudgesJan van Henten Consultation MidrashAndrea Section Weiss Christopher Stanley Ralph Hawkins Minoritized Criticism and Biblical Poster Section Latino/a and Latin American Biblical W. David Nelson Yak-Hwee Tan Ed Noort Interpretation Consultation Interpretation Section PovertyRobin in Branch the Biblical World Fernando Segovia Consultation Fernando Segovia Randall C. Bailey Latter-dayFrancisco Saints Lozada, and Jr. the Bible Section NagTat-siong Hammadi Benny and GnosticismLiew Section Kari Latvus Richard Horsley Gaye Strathearn New Testament Textual Criticism Prophetic Texts and Their Ancient Letters of James, Peter, and Jude Section Nicola Denzey Glenna Jackson Peter Davids Section Contexts Group

Levites and Priests in History and Duane Watson Orality, Textuality, and the Formation of Tradition Consultation AnneMarie Luijendijk Martti Nissinen the Hebrew Bible Section PseudepigraphaLester Grabbe Section

Mark Leuchter William Schniedewind Hindy Najman LGBT/QueerJeremy Hutton Hermeneutics Section PaleographicalElsie R. Stern Studies in the Ancient PsychologyJudith Newman and Biblical Studies Section Near East Section David Stewart Q SectionD. Andrew Kille LinguisticsLynn Huber and Biblical Hebrew Section PapyrologyChristopher and Rollston Early Christian Backgrounds Group Literature and History of the Persian Paul Foster W. Garr Qumran Section Period Group Christoph Heil PaulMalcolm and Politics Choat Group Maxine Grossman Mark Leuchter Pamela Eisenbaum Charlotte Hempel Anselm Hagedorn Qur’an and Biblical Literature Scripture in Early Judaism and Syriac Literature and Section Christianity Section Interpretations of Sacred Texts Consultation

Reading,Kathryn Theory, Kueny and the Bible Esther Menn Section Bruce Fisk SystematicCornelia Transformation Horn and SecondKenneth Corinthians: Pomykala Pauline Interweaving of Scripture in 1 Theology in the Making Seminar Corinthians Seminar RecoveringJennifer KoosedFemale Interpreters of the Bible Section Reimund Bieringer TeachingThomas Biblical Brodie Studies in an Undergraduate Liberal Arts Redescribing Early Christianity Edith Humphrey Joy Schroeder Semiotics and Exegesis Section Context Section Group Thomas Schmeller

Sensory Perception in the David Odell-Scott TextualJane WebsterCriticism of Samuel – Christopher Matthews Bible and Early Judaism and Religious Competition in the Third Kings Workshop Barry Crawford Christianity Consultation Century CE: Interdisciplinary Approaches Consultation TextualAnneli Criticism Aejmelaeus of the Hebrew Service-LearningYael Avrahami and Biblical Bible Section Studies Workshop ReligiousNathaniel Experience Desrosiers in Early Judaism and Early Christianity Brent Strawn Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom Section Robert Duke TextualIngrid Growth: Lilly What Variant Consultation Editions Tell Us About Scribal Activity Group ReligiousColleen World Shantz of Late Antiquity Group SocialBernadette History ofBrooten Formative Christianity and Judaism Section Lisbeth Fried TheologicalJuha Pakkala Hermeneutics of Jason BeDuhn Christian Scripture Group RhetoricNaomi and Koltun-Fromm the New Testament Cynthia Baker Section SocialGil KleinSciences and the Interpretation of the Hebrew TheologicalMichael Gorman Perspectives on the Scriptures Section Book of Ezekiel Section RhetoricGreg Carey of Religious Antiquity Group Ronald Simkins Paul M. Joyce Social Scientific Criticism of the Patricia Dutcher-Walls TheologyDalit Rom-Shiloni of the Hebrew RitualL. Gregory in the Biblical Bloomquist World Year in Review - Congresses in Review Year New Testament Section Scriptures Section Section

Dietmar Neufeld Esther Hamori Ada Taggar-Cohen Space, Place, and Lived Ugaritic Studies and Northwest Romans through History and Richard DeMaris Julia M. O’Brien Russell Arnold Experience in Antiquity Section Semitic Epigraphy Section Cultures Group

Speech and Talk: Discourses Unity and Diversity in Early Sabbath in Text and Tradition Alison Schofield Philip Schmitz Kathy Ehrensperger and Social Practices in the Jewish Monotheisms Consultation Group Ancient Mediterranean World Consultation Use,Nathan Influence, MacDonald and Impact of the Edward Allen Bible Section Sacrifice,Aaron Cult,Panken and Atonement Section Marianne Kartzow SynopticJeremy Gospels Hultin Section Andrew Mein Christian Eberhart Mark A. Matson Henrietta Wiley

PAGES 22 & 23 Violence and Representations of Warfare in Ancient Israel Section Women in the Biblical World Section Violence among Jews and Christians Section WisdomBrad Kelleand Apocalypticism in Early Susan Hylen Judaism and Early Christianity Section Writing/ReadingChristl Maier Jeremiah Group Laura Nasrallah Jennifer Knust WisdomKarina in Hogan Israelite and Cognate Carolyn Sharp Kimberly Stratton Traditions Section Mark Brummitt Chris Frilingos

Knut Heim International Meeting Program Unit Chairs

Ancient Near East Section Biblical Characters in the Three Epigraphical and Paleological Studies Traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Pertaining to the Biblical World Section Seminar ApocalypticJacob Wright Literature Section EpistleMeir to Lubetski the Hebrews Consultation John Tracy Greene Anathea Portier-Young Biblical Criticism and Cultural Studies Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Section Mishael Caspi Greg Carey Section David Moffitt ExpressionsEric Mason of Religion in Israel Section Kelley Coblentz Bautch Archaeology Section Fernando Segovia Tobias Nicklas Biblical Interpretation in Early Françoise Mirguet Jeremy Punt Feminist Interpretations Section Christianity Section Mark Christian Ann Killebrew Assyriology and the Bible Consultation Forced-Return Migrations (Exile- Margreet Steiner Biblical Theology Section Irmtraud Fischer D. Jeffrey Bingham Return) in Biblical Literature Consultation BibleF. Rachel and Cinema Magdalene Seminar ChildrenHarold and Bennett Families in the Ancient World Consultation BibleMark and Leuchter Empire Consultation John Ahn Greco-RomanMartien Halvorson-Taylor World Section Anna Solevag Carly Crouch Christian Laes Bible and Its Influence: History and HealthcareMichael Josephand Disability Brown in the Ancient Jonathan Stökl Mikael Larsson Impact Section World Section ConceptReidar Analysis Aasgaard and the Hebrew Bible Section

Andrew Mein Candida Moss Bible and Visual Culture Section Contextual Interpretation of the Bible Joel Baden Mary Mills Won Lee Hellenistic Greek Language and (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and New Laura Zucconi Linguistics Section Testament) Consultation J. Cheryl Exum BibleMartin in Eastern O’Kane and Oriental Orthodox Traditions Consultation Albert Lukaszewski Archie Lee Paul Danove EarlyAthalya Christianity Brenner and the Ancient Hellenistic Judaism Section Economy Section Peter Spitaler BiblicalVahan and Hovhanessian Ancient Near Eastern Law Section Ljubica Jovanovic Fika van Rensburg Historical Books (Hebrew Bible) Section Ecological Hermeneutics Section Stephen Herring Gary Knoppers John Fitzgerald Reinhard Achenbach Alice Hunt Norman Habel Louis Jonker Peter Trudinger Iconography and the Hebrew Professional Issues Section Writings (including Psalms) Bible Consultation Section

Heather McKay Izaak Jozias de Hulster ProphetsMartin Section Ehrensvard Donald Vance Ideology,Joel LeMon Culture, and Translation Section PsychologicalJoachim Schaper Hermeneutics of Biblical Themes and Texts Section JohannineChristina Literature Petterson Section Bas van Os JudaicaYak-Hwee Section Tan QumranHeather and McKay the Dead Sea Scrolls Section

MethodsRivka inUlmer New Testament Studies Section Cecilia Wassen QuranSidnie and Crawford Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective Section Mind,Markus Society, Lang and Tradition Section RelevanceMichael Theory Pregill and Biblical Interpretation Section Istvan Czachesz NagRisto Hammadi Uro and Gnosticism Section Gene Green RitualRonald in the Sim Biblical World Consultation NonbiblicalNicola Denzey Dead Sea Scrolls: Themes and Perspectives Consultation Ada Taggar-Cohen StatusRussell of Women Arnold in the Profession SBL Committees Alison Schofield PalestineEibert andTigchelaar Babylon: Two Jewish Late Antique Cultures and Claudia Camp Their Interrelation Section SynopticRannfrid Gospels Thelle Section

Pastoral and Catholic Epistles Ronit Nikolsky TheGlenna Concept Jackson of Monotheism: Section Should it Have a Future in Biblical Year in Review - Professions in Review Year Studies Seminar

PaulFelix and Cortez Pauline Literature Section Saul Olyan WhenceThomas and Römer Whither?: Methodology and the Future of PentateuchJerry Sumney (Torah) Section Biblical Studies Section

Alan Hauser PersianF. Rachel Period Magdalene Consultation Caroline Vander Stichele WisdomTodd PennerLiterature Section

James Nogalski Working with Biblical Place,Jon Space,Berquist and Identity in the Tova Forti Ancient Mediterranean World Manuscripts (Textual Criticism) Consultation Section

Christl Maier J. L. H. Krans Gert Prinsloo Tommy Wasserman

PAGES 24 & 25 Professions Year in Review

New SBL Member Profile

- that member’s participation. The other two grants ($1,000 each) will be given to members who have never attended The SBL web site will be the home of a new member pro- file form in early 2012. This tool will be invaluable as an an Annual Meeting. The Society will provide lodging (one ongoing mechanism for collecting data about the SBL mem room, single or shared) for four nights and complimentary bership. The data collected through the profile will help the meeting registration. The grants defray transportation, hotel accommodations, and other expenses incurred for the Society develop programs, allocate resources for members,- and more accurately assess the health of the profession. In Annual Meeting. addition, the data will serve to inform the Society’s advo Please see the SBL website for details, application cacy efforts and involvement in wider higher education and forms, and applicationStudent deadlines. Advisory Board humanities organizations such as the American Council of- Learned Societies. All members will be encouraged to keep the informa The Student Advisory Board (SAB) coordinates student tion in their personal profile up-to-date, but there will also participation across all Society activities, committees, and be the opportunity for members to opt out of particular programs in an effort to foster greater opportunities for questions that they choose not to answer. As an incentive • student participation and leadership development. SAB is for participation in the profile, members who complete the primarily active in the following ways: entire list of questions will be eligible for drawings for two At the Annual Meeting, SAB organizes sessions devoted iPads. Annual Meeting Travel Grants Reinstated to issues of professional development. Sessions for 2011 cover topics such as Balancing Family and Scholarship;- and Engaging the “Wired-In Generation”: Knowledge - Another new development is the reinstatement of SBL • and Learning in the Digital Age. These sessions are di travel grants. The newly defined grants offer opportuni rected toward students and early-career professionals.- SAB is supported by a delegation of On-campus Student ties to current SBL members to attend the Annual Meeting,- participate in the program, enhance their professional Representatives (OSRs) who are responsible for dis development, and build their network with fellow schol seminating information to the SBL members on their ars. These grants help facilitate the work of Program Units, • campuses and for communicating the concerns of the- the International Cooperation Initiative (ICI), the Status of student members to SBL and SAB. Women in the Profession Committee, the Underrepresented In consultation with the Executive Office, SAB is devel oping a quarterly e-newsletter for student members. Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession Committee,- and other SBL Committees representing scholars in the The e-newsletter will alternatelyChronicle feature for brief Higher SBL field. These grants are intended to support underrepre Forum-style articles, links to notableEducation articles in sources In- sented and underresourced scholars. such as the side Higher Ed Four travel grants will and - be available in , and- 2012. Two of the notices about stu dent-interest de grants ($2,000.00- - each) will be velopments within offered to mem SBL. The newslet bers whose ter will be sent via proposals have email and will link students to the SBL been accepted by- a Program Unit webpage, where and have dem information can be onstrated that supplemented and the work of the updated quickly. unit and the field will be enhanced by Career Development Committee

- The Career Center Advisory Board has served the career interests of SBL mem bers through professional development, career opportunities, and providing a place for those seeking employment to meet with potential employers. The board is being replaced by the Career Development Committee, which will be more broadly concerned with career partners and a small number of potential partners issues throughout the life cycle of the Society’s in hopes of drawing additional publishers into the members both within and beyond the classroom. • program. Current partners in the Online Books Among other matters, the committee will: program are: focus on all aspects of the career landscape and life cycle, including the ways in which Baylor University Press • our members’ identities and personal lives Brown Judaic Studies intersect with their careers; Catholic Biblical Association • develop resources for members in all Gorgias Press institutional locations; ICISheffield Recognition Phoenix beyond Press SBL inform members regarding professional Exchange issues, especially when new concerns arise (e.g., the rise of adjunct positions over tenure The Winter 2011 issue of the , a track, cultural taxation, retirement planning in publication of the Association of American a depressed economy). University Presses, featured an article about Two members of the committee will serve on the SBL ICI Online Books program. The article the Employment Services Advisory Committee, points out that “Innovation means expanding a joint committee with the American Academy access and pushing back geographical frontiers of Religion that advises AAR and SBL on policies of the physical book. It’s about getting material and best practices for online Employment Listings to a variety of people—including those for and the Annual Meeting Employment Center. whom expensive new technology often isn’t Two members of the committee will serve on an option.” The article provides a description the Excellence in Teaching Award Panel, which of how the program works and applauds SBL for this initiative. To read the full piece, visit will develop and administer a new Excellence in- Year in Review - Professions in Review Year Teaching Award. http://www.aaupnet.org/news-a-publications/ Seating of the new committee should be com aaup-publications/the-exchange/the-exchange- pleted Internationalby January 1, 2012. Cooperation Initiative archive/43/270-society-of-biblical-literatures- online-books-programICI Meeting in London.

The International Cooperation Initiative continues The members of the ICI Board who were present to flourish as SBL works to benefit biblical scholars at the International Meeting in London convened globally with programs related to all aspects of an advisory meeting. The nature of the ICI is such OnlineSBL. Books that often members from qualifying countries cannot attend either the IM or the AM. In the case of the London meeting, all the attendees, with the Gorgias Press has been added to the list of exception of the Board members and SBL staff, publishing partners who are providing PDF files were new to ICI. Consequently, the conversation for some of their titles for Online Books. Several included new voices and fresh ideas. Attendees European publishers have expressed interest were from Malaysia, Russia, Zambia, and South in partnership in this initiative. At the Annual Africa. Meeting, SBL will host a cocktail reception for our

PAGES 26 & 27 Online, Open-Access Publications Professional Awards

Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Reading Akkadian Prayers and Scholarship Hymns:The first An title Introduction in the Ancient Near East Monograph series to be published in English, Constructsedited of Prophecyby Alan Lenzi in the (University Former and of The primary goal of the Paul J. Achtemeier Award for Latterthe Pacific), Prophets was and released Other in Texts June. The most recent addition to the series is New Testament Scholarship is to stimulate the finest and , edited by Lester L. Grabbe most penetrating work in New Testament studies. The and Martti Nissinen. These titles are also being produced as 2011 Achtemeier scholarship award has been presented print-on-demand volumes. Indeed, due to member interest, to Matthew S. Rindge (below left), Assistant Professor of all volumes in the ANEM and IVBS series are now available Religious Studies at Gonzaga University. Dr. Rindge’s paper through the POD program with the present exception of the entitled “Reconfiguring the Akedah and Lamenting God: SpanishScholarly ANEM Exchange volumes. Mark’s Theological Narrative of Divine Abandonment” will be discussed with a distinguished panel at the Annual - DavidMeeting Noel on Sunday, Freedman November Award 20, for at 9:00Excellence am. and There have been reports from members who are participat Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship ing in various ways in the ICI scholarly exchange program.- We have reports from professors who have used Skype to share classes with those in ICI countries, and the experi This prestigious award is being presented in 2011 for the ence of a member who taught at a seminary in Fiji during first time. The recipient is Nathan MacDonald (below right), his sabbatical. These opportunities, which are beneficial to Theologische Fakultät, Georg-August Universtät and School the institutions, the students, and the scholars, were direct- of Divinity, St. Mary’s College. The award-winning paper, results of the ICI program. Reports of experiences such as “Ritual Innovation: The Feast of Weeks from the Covenant these will influence others to take advantage of the incred Code to the Temple Scroll,” will be discussed at the Annual ible opportunities for scholarship, mentorship, and travel Meeting on Monday, November 21, at 1:00 pm with a panel affordedBook Donations through the ICI. of distinguished scholars. The generous designated gifts of members and friends of the Society provide funding for both the Achtemeier and Through our contact at the London meeting with an SBL RichardsFreedman awards.Lecture-Discussion Series member from Zambia, six cartons of books have been donated to a seminary library in that ICI country. We will continue to make available books that are returned as The Richards series has been instituted in memory of Eva “damaged,” but which have only small cosmetic flaws, to Richards and in honor of her son, Kent Harold Richards, libraries in underresourced countries. If you wish to provide Executive Director Emeritus of the Society of Biblical information on a library in an ICI country that would be Literature. The series of public discussions brings people interested in this program, please contact Leigh Andersen and institutions together to unravel the past relationships ([email protected]). of sacred texts and public policies and envision newThe ways Way Sacredto shape Texts, this and lively Especially intersection. the Bible, The inaugural Play a Role session in and of Intersectthe Richards with Lecture-Discussion Public Policies. Series is entitled

The discussion will be held at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 5:00 pm in Moscone Convention Center, Room 3001. The panelists include Mark Hamilton, Shaun Casey, Mark A. Chancey, and Kristin Swenson. Donations in honor of Kent Richards or in memory of Eva Richards to the Society Fund help to support this ongoing series of vital and stimulating public discussions. Membership and Subscriptions

The Society of Biblical Literature membership is strong and continuesthe Journalto grow. of We Biblical currently Literature have 8,703 membersReview of from Biblical around Literature the world and this number will increase as we approach the November 2011 Annual Meeting. Subscriptions to the SBL’s scholarly journals, and the remain stable.

As would be expected in the last eleven years all categories of membership have risen steadily.

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The majority of our members, 5,624, fall in the so-called Full membership category. The Society contin- ues to nurture student biblical scholars, who receive the same benefits as Full members. Our Student membership now numbers 2,435. The number of Associate members has grown to 649. The per centage of each member type has remained consistent.

Year in Review - Membership & Subscriptions - Membership in Review Year The membership of the SBL is more diverse than ever before. The percentage of international members has been slowly increasing over the last ten years. In 2001 international members made up only 23% of our total membership. Today, international membership is at 31%. Women continue to make up 23% of our membership. Of our members who identify ethnicity, 18% identify

PAGES 28 & 29 themselves as Asian, Hispanic, Black, Native American, or Pacific Islander. This percentage has increased by 2% over the prior year.

The majority of our members fall in the age range of 31–59 years of age closely followed by the group between the ages of 51–65. This has not changed from last year’s demographic figures. -

Our International Cooperative Initiative (ICI) contin ues to grow. Our ICI members have increased by more than 20% over last year’s figures. We currently have 220 active members distributed all over the world. Of our ICI members, 60% come from Africa and Asia/ Pacific. We are continuing with the process of building a network of ICI Liaisons; so far over seventy people have volunteered. We also have over 50 members who haveThe Journal volunteered of Biblical as ICI Scholars.Literature Review of Biblical Literature and the are healthy and thriving concerns. All members have access to both journals on our website and many membersJournal are of Biblicalmaking exclusive Literatureuse of these onlineReview options. of Biblical Nevertheless, Litera- turesubscriptions to the and the remained relatively stable in the last year, with the minimal decline reflecting increased digital usage.

Between the fiscal years 08/09 and 09/10 there was a large increase in List Sale Rentals due to the addition of Email List Rentals. This year rentals have remained stable despite the budget cuts of many advertisers. Email list rentals have increased compared to last year’s totals. In Recognition

Donations to the Society have been made in memory Carolyn Osiek • Daniel Patte • David L. Petersen • Pearl or in honor of the following: Peterson • David Rhodes • Kent Harold Richards • Sharon Ringe • Angel M. Rodriguez • Katharine Doob In Memoriam Sakenfeld • E. P. Sanders • Jonathan Z. Smith • Gregory Sterling • Theresa Lesnik Stowe • Dana A. Thompson • Elizabeth Achtemeier • William F. Albright • James Gene Tucker • James VanderKam • Revelation Velunta Barr • D. H. Bingham, Jr. • Lawrence Boadt • Robert • John T. Willis • David K. Wood • Art Wright • Susan Bornemann • Barbara Bowe • G. Murray Branch • Zeelander Raymond E. Brown • Anthony Casurella • Brevard Childs • Kenneth W. Clark • Charles Copher • James Dalton- Thompson • Darrell Doughty • Lee Doyle • David To Our Donors in 2011, Laird Dungan • Judith Eden • George Riley Edwards • Hanan Eshel • David Noel Freedman • Edwin Friehauf Thank you for your contributions to the Society of • Robert W. Funk • Dieter Georgi • Lydia Goering • Biblical Literature. Your support of SBL’s meetings Moshe Greenberg • David M. Hay • Martin Hengel • and programs helps strengthen our commitment Delbert R. Hillers • Carl B. Hoch • Joseph Johnson • to scholarship, collaboration, and communication. Donald Juel • Jeanne and Alfred Killebrew • Mikelle Your gifts to the International Cooperation Kinnard • David Knauert • Samuel B. Lauck • Robert Initiative have enabled the Society to expand across W. Lyon • Ulrich W. Mauser • Roy Melugin • Bruce global boundaries offering more opportunities Metzger • Ben F. Meyer • Jacob Milgrom • Paul Minear to scholars and students in developing countries. • Dale Moody • Malcolm S. Morse • C. F. D. Moule • Your continued support to the Richards Lecture- James Muilenburg • Jacob M. Myers • Thomas P. Nee • Discussion Series fund, the Paul J. Achtemeier Robert North, S.J. • Michael Patrick O’Connor • Simon Award and the David Noel Freedman Award B. Parker • Brian Peckham • John Priest • Anson Rainey gives scholars more opportunity for professional • Hal Rast • Gerturde Roten • Samuel Sandmel • David advancement increasing the intellectual scope Scholer • Lou Silberman • Graham N. Stanton • Krister of biblical studies. These are just a few of the Stendahl • Cullen I. K. Story • John Strugnell • William

People programs your contributions support. This year, West Thomas • Olinthia Vilardo • William T. Voyce • the National Endowment for the Humanities J. William Whedbee • Max Wilcox • Edwina Wright • awarded SBL $300,000 grant to build the Bible Leon Wright • Alwin Zwanziger Odyssey website. With your help we can bring this interactive website to the general public to engage In Honor in biblical scholarship and advance interest in our Paul J. Achtemeier • Rainer Albertz • Albert Aymer • work. Again, thank you for your support of the SBL. W. H. Bellinger, Jr. • Ken and Barb Berg • Hans Dieter Betz • Phyllis A. Bird • Joseph Blenkinsopp • Gabriele Reidar Aasgaard • Paul Achtemeier • Efrain Agosto • Boccaccini • William Brown • Donald Burgo • James H. John Ahn • Jane Alder • Austin Alexander • Loveday Charlesworth • Elizabeth A. Clark • David J.A. Clines • Alexander • Dawn Allen-Herron • Pauline Allsop • Leigh Richard W. Corney • Toni Craven • Frank Moore Cross Andersen • Cheryl Anderson • Paul Anderson • Deborah • Philip R. Davies • Mary Rose D’Angelo • Bart Ehrman Appler • Harold Attridge • David Aune • Eka Avaliani • • J. Harold Ellens • Joe Everson • Elisabeth Schuessler Geraldine Avent • Soloman Avotri • James Ayars • Fiorenza • Reginald Fuller • Beverly Gaventa • Rabbi Caroline Bacon • Jo-Ann Badley • Hyunju Bae • Ann Zev Gotthold • Elhonan Grossman Lapin • Norman Marie Bahr • Robert Bailey • Klaus Baltzer • Lamar Habel • Kim Haines-Eitzen • Ronald M. Hals • Walter Barden • David Barr • S. Scott Bartchy • David Bartlett • Harrelson • Daniel J. Harrington, S.J. • John H. Hayes • Paul Bates • Alicia Batten • Bernard Batto • Kelley Donald L. Jones • Leander Keck • Jack Dean Kingsbury Bautch • Astrid Beck • Robert Beck • Wendy Belcher • • Ralph W. Klein • Rolf Knierim • George W. Knight • Desmond Bell • W. H. Bellinger • John Benson • John Helmut Koester • Ross Kraemer • Robert Kraft • John F. Bergsma • Barbara Bernstengel • Reimund Bieringer • Kutsko • Jack P. Lewis • Millard Lind • Christo Lombaard D. Jeffrey Bingham • Bruce Birch • Jennifer Bird • Phyllis • Kevin Madigan • Herbert and Marlene Magness • Bird • Sheila Bishop • Barry Blackburn • Adrien Abraham Malherbe • J. L. Martyn • James Mays • S. Bledstein • Marianne Blickenstaff • Andrew Boakye • Dean McBride • Patrick D. Miller • Frans Neirynck • Whitney Bodman • Thomas Bonacci • Normand

PAGES 30 & 31 Bonneau • Thomas Boomershine • Gerald Borchert • Johanna Brad Hickey • Chelica Hiltunen • R. J. Himes-Madero • Martha Bos • Alejandro Botta • Walter Bouzard • François Bovon • Nancy Himmelfarb • Stanley Hirtle • Richelle Hodza • Dave Hogan • Carl Bowen • Barbara Boyd • Robin Branch • Jo-Ann Brant • Brennan Holladay • Glenn Holland • Betty Holley • Susan Hollis • Else Holt Breed • Marc Brettler • Buzz Brookman • Bernadette Brooten • • Gail Hopkins • Maurya Horgan • Richard Horsley • Natalie William Brosend • Alexandra Brown • Richard Brown • William Houghtby-Haddon • Lynn Huber • Robert Huff • Herbert Huffmon Brown • Mark Brummitt • Christina Bucher • Jorunn Buckley • • Kristopher Humble • William Hupper • Larry Hurtado • Jeremy Thomas Buckley • Silviu Bunta • David Burke • Gay Byron • Lael Hutton • Susan Hylen • David Hymes • Ma. Marilou Ibita • Oded Caesar • Mary Callaway • Claudia Camp • Jesse Campton • Irshai • Sjur Isaksen • Jason Jackson • Bill Jackson • Diane Jacobson William Carey • Rhoda Carpenter • Salavador Carrillo • J. Bradley • Roy Jeal • Richard Jeske • E. Elizabeth Johnson • Earl Johnson • Chance • Mark Chancey • James Charlesworth • Zigang Cheng • Luke Timothy Johnson • Steven Johnson • Ann Johnston • Robert Michael Chernick • John Clabeaux • Douglas Clark • W. Malcolm Johnston • Paul Joseph • Barbara Kaiser • Walter Kaiser • Wayne Clark • Jaime Clark-Soles • Ruth Clements • Richard Clifford • Kannaday • Robert Kashow • Micheline Kasongo • Lynn Kauppi • Margaret Cohen • Robert Cole • Missy Colee • Gillis Coleman • Jack Kay • Min Kee • Sharon Keene • Paul Keim • Edgar Kellenberger John Collins • Raymond Collins • John Conroy • John Cook • • Rainer Kessler • D. 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PAGES 32 & 33 Administrative Committee Volunteers Boards

The work of the Society is guided Pablo Andiñach, Archie Chi-Chung Lee, The Career Center Advisory Board sup- by its Council and is administered David J. A. Clines, Kristin De Troyer, ports career services initiatives for all through SBL’s professional staff and TheElaine Nominating Wainwright, Committee Gerald West nominates members. the President, Vice-President, and Council key volunteers who serve on various - members for election by the Society, and committeees.The Council consists of fourteen members members of standing committees and oth- Sara Myers, Margaret Aymer Oget, Re of the Society and the Executive Director. er representatives for election by Council. Thebecca International Raphael, Ellen Cooperation White Initia- This board approves general policies. tive Board facilitates mutual cooperation among colleagues from around the globe Cheryl Anderson, J. Cheryl Exum, John in the effort to foster biblical scholarship. Cheryl B. Anderson, Bruce C. Birch, J. TheStrong, Regional James C.Coordinators Walters Committee Dominic Crossan, Philip F. Esler, Jeffrey K.- Kuan, John F. Kutsko, ex officio, Archie Chi- consists of liaisons from the eleven regions Leigh Andersen, ex officio, Ehud Ben Zvi, Chung Lee, Francisco Lozada, Carol New in North America. Coordinators oversee - Roxana Flammini, Louis Jonker, Monica som, Adele Reinhartz, Daniel Schowalter, regional activities and award Regional TheMelancthon, Bible Odyssey Nathaniel Editorial Levtow Board ad- Fernando F. Segovia, John Strong, Chris Scholar grants. vises on the direction and development of tine M. Thomas,Committees Gerald West an interactive website that would improve The Annual Meeting Program Commit- Ardy Bass, Jeannine Brown, J. Bradley public understanding of the Bible and its tee approves program units and program Chance, P. Richard Choi, Shawna Lisa- contexts. unit chairs, evaluates the Annual Meeting Dolansky, Mark George, Mark Hamilton, program, and recommends strategic direc- Mignon R. Jacobs, Sheila E. McGinn, Rob tions for the growth and improvement of Theert D.Research Miller, Vicki and Phillips, Publications John T. Strong Com- Timothy Beal, Marc Brettler, James the program. mittee works with the Editorial Director, Charlesworth, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, reviews publishing activities, recommends Mark Goodacre, Nicola Denzey Lewis, policies, and approves editors and editorial Carol Meyers, Mark Allan Powell, Kristin Tamara Eskenazi, Robin Jensen, Jeffrey K. boards. TheSwenson, Student Jacob Advisory Wright Board coordinates Kuan, Francisco Lozada Jr., Jodi Magness, student participation across all Society ac- TheHalvor Development Moxnes, Laura Committee Nasrallah reviews tivities, committees, and programs in an and supports fundraising activities for the Tat-Siong Benny Liew, John Fitzgerald, effort to foster greater opportunities for Society. Most recently this committee led James Nogalski, Jorunn Økland, Adele student participation and leadership de- the SBL’s highly successful 125th Anniver- TheReinhartz, Status Jamesof Women C. VanderKam in the Profession velopment. sary Campaign. The Society Fund, the an- Committee works in areas of mentoring nual campaign, is an essential part of the and networking, opening the Society to revenue stream for all programs. greater participation by women and call- Katherine Brink, Teresa Calpino, David L.- ing attention to the ways in which the Soci- Eastman, Michael Halcomb, Amy Beth W. ety speaks to and about women through its Jones, Shelley Long, Patrick George Mc Bruce Chilton, Pamela Eisenbaum, Tom various activities. Cullough, Elizabeth Morgan, Alicia Myers, TheGillespie, Finance/Audit/Investment John Strong, David Tiede Com- - Kari E. Pellegrino, Christopher Stroup, mittee advises the Executive Director in Erin Vearncombe,Task Brandon Forces C. Wason preparing the annual budget for recom- Nancy R. Bowen, Claudia V. Camp, Deb The Bible in Secondary Schools Task mendation to the Council and oversees the orah A. Green, Mignon Jacobs, Diane Force studies how the Bible is taught in societal investments. Lipsett, Shively Smith, Rannfrid-Irene TheThelle, Underrepresented Seung Ai Yang, Molly Racial Zahn and Eth- secondary school classrooms and offers nic Minorities in the Profession Com- guidance, training, and academically- sound resources to teachers and school ad- Brian Blount, Philip F. Esler, Alice Hunt, mittee encourages the participation of ministrators. TheKatharine International Doob Sakenfeld Meeting Program minorities in all areas of biblical studies Committee approves program units and through mentoring, networking, and other program unit chairs, evaluates the Interna- forms of support. Moira Bucciarelli, Mark A. Chancey, Steve tional Meeting program, and recommends Friesen, Richard Layton, David Levenson, strategic directions for the growth and im- - Carleen R. Mandolfo, Kent H. Richards provement of the program. Cheryl B. Anderson, Alejandro F. Botta, Michael Joseph Brown, Jacqueline Hidal go, Jeffrey K. Kuan, Frank Yamada STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION JUNE 30, 2011 AND 2010 FY 2011 FY 2010

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,179,218 $ 986,698 Marketable securities 1,252,045 803,895 Accounts receivable 88,517 109,233 Pledges receivable, net 1,000 Prepaid expenses and other assets 19,666 28,203 Book inventories, net of valuation reserve 48,807 40,354 Furniture and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 19,421 28,557 Net share of Luce Center assets 1,991,335 1,991,183

Total Assets $ 4,599,009 $ 3,989,123

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts payable $ 183,186 $ 215,248 Deferred revenue Memberships and subscriptions 483,909 445,690 Annual meetings 665,464 557,126 International meeting 127,900 67,565 Other 10,659 Finances 1,287,932 1,070,381 Total Liabilities 1,471,118 1,285,629 Net Assets Unrestricted net assets 2,574,109 2,202,506 Temporarily restricted net assets 259,627 217,293 Permanently restricted net assets 294,155 283,695

Total Net Assets 3,127,891 2,703,494

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 4,599,009 $ 3,989,123

The financial information summarized here year in deferred revenue from Congresses and was derived from the Society’s audited financial Memberships. It also reflects SBL’s Net Operating statements. The independent auditor’s report by Reserve (NOR), currently at $21,000, as well as Smith & Howard PC, dated 27 September 2011, a gain of approximately $450,000 on Marketable expressed an unqualified (clean) opinion on those Securities. financial statements. For SBL’s full audit report, A draw was taken on the Luce Center Endow- please visit SBL’s website. ment of $100,000 for capital improvements. A SBL’s Statement of Financial Position shows new air handler was installed and expenses will increased assets of $609,886. This reflects an be reflected in two fiscal years, fiscal 2010-2011 increase of approximately $200,000 over prior being the first year for this capital expense.

PAGES 34 & 35 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND Budget CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 2011–2012

2011 2010 Revenues Changes in Net Assets Capital Draw $ 25,000 Revenues and gains Administration 51,500 Congresses $ 1,090,948 $ 995,173 Congresses 1,142,425 Membership Membership fees 538,013 441,725 Development 100,000 Marketing 33,853 34,384 Membership 601,462 Professions Professions 96,450 Career Center 35,030 29,886 Publications 986,213 Grant Revenue* 12,939 34,033 Regions Publications Technology Book Sales 445,429 421,713 Total Revenue $ 3,003,050 Subscriptions 339,837 370,586 Royalties 112,508 105,129 Expenses Marketing 27,875 34,450 Exec Dir In/Out $ 25,000 Other 7,397 9,977 Administration 72,147 Development and fundraising 94,454 105,035 Congresses 1,008,263 Investment income (loss), net 262,222 191,129 Development 154,843 Rental income (loss), net (7,515) 3,630 Membership 169,343 Loss on disposal of property Professions 312,452 & equipment (7,338) Publications 1,029,915 Regions 88,228 Total Revenues and Gains 2,992,990 2,769,512 Technology 112,859 Font Expense 30,000 Expenses Total Expense $ 3,003,050 Program expenses Congresses 781,893 729,479 Membership 144,966 154,752 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 0 Professions 199,177 227,061 Publications 964,595 909,656 Regions 97,851 93,954 Research and technology 101,182 97,853 SBL’s Statement of Activities and Total Program Expenses 2,289,664 2,212,755 Changes in Net Assets shows an increase in net assets of $424,397. This Development and fundraising 109,967 103,092 gain is attributable to an increase in General and administration 168,962 158,711 Congresses and Membership revenues, Total Expenses 2,568,593 2,474,558 as well as investment income, as Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 424,397 294,954 stated above. In fiscal 2010–2011 no funds were drawn down from SBL’s investments. Net Assets at Beginning of the Year 2,703,494 2,408,540

Net Assets at End of the Year $ 3,127,891 $ 2,703,494 SBL Staff

Full Time Leigh Andersen, Managing Editor Bob Buller, Editorial Director Missy Colee, Director of Technology Billie Jean Collins, Acquisitions Editor Charles Haws, Manager of Programs Sharon Johnson, Manager of Web Communications Kathie Klein, Marketing Manager Gayle Knight, Manager of Registration and Housing Student Interns Trista Krock, Director of Global Conferences John F. Kutsko, Executive Director Susan Madara, Director of Finance and Administration Chris O’Connor, Manager of Technology Crystal Anderson, Administration Samantha Spitzner, Meetings and Publications Coordinator Richard Adams, Jr., Professions Navar Steed, Manager of Membership and Subscriptions Michael Chan, Professions Sandra Stewart-Kruger, Development Officer and Executive Chris Hooker, Technology Assistant Josey Snyder, Membership Doug Watson, Publications Part-Time Moira Bucciarelli, Public Initiatives Coordinator La Trina Jackson, Programs Coordinator Pam Polhemus, Accounting Assistant

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