S20-328
4:00pm-6:30pm
Theme: The Historical Context of Paul's Engagement with Scripture
Christopher Stanley, Saint Bonaventure University, Presiding
Ben Witherington, Asbury Theological Seminary
'IN PRINCIPIO ERAT VERBUM': Sacred Texts in an Oral Culture
Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University
By the Letter?/Word for Word? Scriptural Citation in Paul
S21-136
9:00am-11:30am
Theme: The Place of Scripture in Paul's Theology
G. K. Beale, Westminster Theological Seminary, Presiding
Matthew Bates, University of Notre Dame
Getting Some Fatherly Advice: Refining ‘Intertextuality’ in the Study of Paul’s Scriptural Interpretation
Linda Belleville, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Scripture and Other Voices in Paul's Theology
Roy Ciampa, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Approaching Paul's Use of Scripture in Light of Translation Studies
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Paper Abstracts for 2010 SBL Annual Meeting
Session Id TBD
Paul and Scripture
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
11/21/2010
Room TBD
The Historical Context of Paul's Engagement with Scripture
Christopher Stanley, Saint Bonaventure University, Presiding
Sacred Texts in Oral Contexts: The Living Word and the Scripture (15 min)
Ben Witherington, Asbury Theological Seminary
This paper will investigate the views of sacred texts held by Jews in a largely oral culture, including: 1) the preference for the living voice, and when it comes to God's Word the oral proclamation over the written; 2) the function of the nomena sacra in such a text; 3) the beliefs about how God's Word had inherent power and ability to accomplish what it states; 4) the rhetorical function of a sacred text in a culture that has such a text, in contrast with most Greco-Roman religion which had not such sacred book; 5) the importance of oracular prophecy in sacred texts as the closest thing to the verbatim of the living voice, and 5) what scriptum continuum tells us about the character of ancient texts.
Discussion (55 min)
Break (10 min)
If I Forget Thee: Remembering, and Forgetting, in Scriptural Citations by Writers of the New Testament (15 min)
Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University
Interest in Scriptural citations by the writers of the New Testament is a perennial issue that shows no signs of abating. If anything, closer contacts between scholars of the Septuagint and those of the New Testament, among others, have cast new light on this intriguing phenomenon. In this paper, I will explore this issue primarily through the extra-textual phenomenon of citation from memory, using modern examples, which can be clearly documented, as a starting point for further examination of the ancient world.
Discussion (55 min)
Papers will be summarized, not read. Papers will be available for download in early November on the seminar's Web page at http://paulandscripture.blogspot.com .
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Session Id TBD
Paul and Scripture
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
11/22/2010
Room TBD
The Place of Scripture in Paul's Theology
G. K. Beale, Wheaton College (Illinois), Presiding
How Do We Judge What Role Scripture Played in Paul's Theology? (10 min)
Matthew Bates, University of Notre Dame
In terms of method, Richard Hays' influential intertextual model as set forth in "Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul" focused almost exclusively on Paul's use of the Septuagint. There was nothing wrong with this decision in and of itself. The Septuagint is indeed the most prominent text for Paul regardless of the intertextual model adopted. The problem, however, is that subsequent scholarship has by and large become stuck on the Septuagintal Vorlage as Paul's 'pre-text,' without considering how other texts might inform Paul's use of the scriptures. This is a problem which transcends Pauline studies and is indicative of the whole enterprise devoted to studying how NT authors use the scriptures. A more robust intertextual model (drawing on Kristeva and others) recognizes that a 'text' is not only informed by its 'pre-texts' but also by 'co-texts' and 'post-texts.' The utility of this methodological proposal will be illustrated with several examples showing how paying attention to 'co-texts' and 'post-texts' rather than just the 'pre-text' forces a reassessment of Paul's exegesis.
Discussion (30 min)
Scripture and Other Voices in Paul’s Theology (10 min)
Linda Belleville, Bethel College
A common approach to analyzing Scripture in Paul’s theology is to identify explicit texts and implicit allusions or “echoes” and to consider their impact on Paul theological thinking. The underlying assumption is that Paul's theological Sitz im Leben was primarily if not exclusively that of the Hebrew Scriptures. This assumption results in a leap-frog hermeneutical approach that overlooks the rich tradition of theological traditions and interpretations in which Paul stands and the impact of these “other voices” on Paul’s theology. This paper will focus on the “other voices” and their contribution to some of Paul’s most distinctive theologizing and re-reading of Scripture.
Discussion (30 min)
Break (10 min)
Approaching Paul's Use of Scripture in Light of Translation Studies (10 min)
Roy E. Ciampa, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
This essay will explore some of the potential of the growing field of Translation Studies for the study of Paul’s use of Scripture, including elements of descriptive translation studies (e.g., polysystem theory), functionalist approaches (Skopostheorie), postcolonial approaches to translation, and the understanding of translation as cultural mediation. Particular approaches will be considered that may broaden the scope of issues that inform our understanding of Paul’s use of Scripture including seeing that usage as part of his role as one of the key translators of the message of early Christianity for the Gentile communities to which he ministered.
Discussion (50 min)
Papers will be summarized, not read. Papers will be available for download in early November on the seminar's Web page at http://paulandscripture.blogspot.com .
Paul and Scripture
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
11/21/2010
Room TBD
The Historical Context of Paul's Engagement with Scripture
Christopher Stanley, Saint Bonaventure University, Presiding
Sacred Texts in Oral Contexts: The Living Word and the Scripture (15 min)
Ben Witherington, Asbury Theological Seminary
This paper will investigate the views of sacred texts held by Jews in a largely oral culture, including: 1) the preference for the living voice, and when it comes to God's Word the oral proclamation over the written; 2) the function of the nomena sacra in such a text; 3) the beliefs about how God's Word had inherent power and ability to accomplish what it states; 4) the rhetorical function of a sacred text in a culture that has such a text, in contrast with most Greco-Roman religion which had not such sacred book; 5) the importance of oracular prophecy in sacred texts as the closest thing to the verbatim of the living voice, and 5) what scriptum continuum tells us about the character of ancient texts.
Discussion (55 min)
Break (10 min)
If I Forget Thee: Remembering, and Forgetting, in Scriptural Citations by Writers of the New Testament (15 min)
Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University
Interest in Scriptural citations by the writers of the New Testament is a perennial issue that shows no signs of abating. If anything, closer contacts between scholars of the Septuagint and those of the New Testament, among others, have cast new light on this intriguing phenomenon. In this paper, I will explore this issue primarily through the extra-textual phenomenon of citation from memory, using modern examples, which can be clearly documented, as a starting point for further examination of the ancient world.
Discussion (55 min)
Papers will be summarized, not read. Papers will be available for download in early November on the seminar's Web page at http://paulandscripture.
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Session Id TBD
Paul and Scripture
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
11/22/2010
Room TBD
The Place of Scripture in Paul's Theology
G. K. Beale, Wheaton College (Illinois), Presiding
How Do We Judge What Role Scripture Played in Paul's Theology? (10 min)
Matthew Bates, University of Notre Dame
In terms of method, Richard Hays' influential intertextual model as set forth in "Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul" focused almost exclusively on Paul's use of the Septuagint. There was nothing wrong with this decision in and of itself. The Septuagint is indeed the most prominent text for Paul regardless of the intertextual model adopted. The problem, however, is that subsequent scholarship has by and large become stuck on the Septuagintal Vorlage as Paul's 'pre-text,' without considering how other texts might inform Paul's use of the scriptures. This is a problem which transcends Pauline studies and is indicative of the whole enterprise devoted to studying how NT authors use the scriptures. A more robust intertextual model (drawing on Kristeva and others) recognizes that a 'text' is not only informed by its 'pre-texts' but also by 'co-texts' and 'post-texts.' The utility of this methodological proposal will be illustrated with several examples showing how paying attention to 'co-texts' and 'post-texts' rather than just the 'pre-text' forces a reassessment of Paul's exegesis.
Discussion (30 min)
Scripture and Other Voices in Paul’s Theology (10 min)
Linda Belleville, Bethel College
A common approach to analyzing Scripture in Paul’s theology is to identify explicit texts and implicit allusions or “echoes” and to consider their impact on Paul theological thinking. The underlying assumption is that Paul's theological Sitz im Leben was primarily if not exclusively that of the Hebrew Scriptures. This assumption results in a leap-frog hermeneutical approach that overlooks the rich tradition of theological traditions and interpretations in which Paul stands and the impact of these “other voices” on Paul’s theology. This paper will focus on the “other voices” and their contribution to some of Paul’s most distinctive theologizing and re-reading of Scripture.
Discussion (30 min)
Break (10 min)
Approaching Paul's Use of Scripture in Light of Translation Studies (10 min)
Roy E. Ciampa, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
This essay will explore some of the potential of the growing field of Translation Studies for the study of Paul’s use of Scripture, including elements of descriptive translation studies (e.g., polysystem theory), functionalist approaches (Skopostheorie), postcolonial approaches to translation, and the understanding of translation as cultural mediation. Particular approaches will be considered that may broaden the scope of issues that inform our understanding of Paul’s use of Scripture including seeing that usage as part of his role as one of the key translators of the message of early Christianity for the Gentile communities to which he ministered.
Discussion (50 min)
Papers will be summarized, not read. Papers will be available for download in early November on the seminar's Web page at http://paulandscripture.
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