SBL Annual Meeting - Boston 2008

The Boston Three Party

After a few hours on planes and in airports, hundreds of dollars, a taxi ride and a some quality time on the "T," we arrived at the Hynes Convention Center in downtown Boston, MA, for the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). Efficiency and frugality are keys to making such a trip possible. While at the conference I had the opportunity to take in portions the following sessions: Theological Hermeneutics of Christian Scripture: Learning Theological Interpretation from Premodern Exegetes; Future of the Past: Biblical Studies and Cognate Studies for the Twenty-First Century: What Biblical Scholars Should Know about Judas Iscariot; Ethics and Biblical Interpretation Consultation: The Bible, Ethics, and the Environment; Hebrews Group: Reading Hebrews in its Greco-Roman Context; Use of Cognitive Linguistics in Biblical Interpretation Consultation: Embodied Foundations of Biblical Metaphor. The conference was also a time to catch up with old friends and make some new aquantainces; both from the scholarly world and fellow students. Another aspect of the conference was the collection of book vendors. I have listed a few of my top picks below.

New Books to Consider:

The Child in the Bible. Eds. Marcia J. Bunge, Terence E. Fretheim, and Beverly Roberts Gaventa (Eerdmans 2008).

Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible. Ellen Davis. (Cambridge University Press 2008).

Body, Soul, and Human Life: The Nature of Humanity in the Bible. Joel B. Green (BakerAcademic 2008).

Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice. Daniel J. Treier. (BakerAcademic 2008)

Psalms, vol. 3.: Psalms 90-150. John Goldingay. (BakerAcademic 2008)