Current Seminars

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Current Seminars

  1. Constructions of the Histories of Early Christianity (Claire Rothschild and John Kloppenborg) – terminates in 2029

  2. The Historical Jesus: Methodology and Historiography (David du Toit, Helen Bond, and Sarah Rollens) – terminates in 2029

  3. New Testament Textual Criticism (Hugh Houghton, Christina M. Kreinecker, and Gregory S. Paulson) – terminates in 2029

  4. An Odd Mixture and Its Riddles: Exploring the Catholic Epistles (Alicia Batten, Wolfgang Grünstäudl, and Daniel A. Smith) – terminates in 2028

  5. Papyrology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and the New Testament (Lincoln H. Blumell; Lyn Kidson, and Michael P. Theophilos) – terminates in 2028

  6. Reading Paul’s Letters in Context: Theological and Social-Scientific Approaches (William Campbell, and Judith Gundry) – terminates in 2028

  7. Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity (Athanasios Despotis, Hermut Löhr, Ilaria L.E. Ramelli, and George van Kooten) – terminates in 2027

  8. Philo of Alexandria and Intercultural Studies (Nélida Naveros Córdova and Jean-Claude Loba Mkole) – terminates in 2027

  9. Interpreting the Book of Acts in the 21st Century: Problems and Methods (Simon Butticaz, Michal Beth Dinkler, and Torsten Jantsch) – terminates in 2027

  10. Cognitive Disciplines and New Testament Narrative in Dialogue (Elizabeth Shively and Jan Rüggemeier) – terminates in 2027

  11. Jewish Law in NT and Related Literature (Bernadette Brooten and Lutz Doering) – terminates in 2027

  12. The Writings of the New Testament Beyond the ‘Parting of the Ways’ Model (Kathy Ehrensperger, Wolfgang Kraus, Amy-Jill Levine, and Jens Schröter) – terminates in 2027

  13. The Presence of Rome in Early Christian Texts (Stefan Krauter and Maren Niehoff) – terminates in 2027

  14. Neutestamentliche Theologie zwischen Religionsgeschichte und Gegenwartshermeneutik (Florian Wilk, J. Ross Wagner, and Susanne Luther) – terminates in 2026

  15. The Johannine Writings (Jörg Frey, Christina Hoegen-Rohls, and Catrin Williams) – terminates in 2026

  16. God in the New Testament (Steve Walton and Christiane Zimmermann) – terminates in 2026

The Society offers up to a maximum of 18 seminars at any one time. Seminars normally meet for a minimum of three and a maximum of five years. At General Meetings there are usually three seminar sessions, each lasting for about 90 minutes.

Any member wishing to organise a new seminar must submit a proposal to the Secretary by 1 July.

Seminar Guidelines are available at SNTS Seminar Guidelines.