Category Archives: Academic Conferences

Margaret Froelich on the Death of Aesop and Luke 4:16-30

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Celsus

Both teaching and dissertation work have been keeping me occupied of late. I have an exciting announcement about an important conference that I have been accepted to present at later this year, which I will discuss here at some point … Continue reading →

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SCS/AIA 2016 Annual Meeting in San Francisco

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Celsus

This week I am flying to San Francisco to attend the 147th annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies and Archaeological Institute of America. The meeting will be taking place from January 6-9, and I’ll be staying in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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SBL 2015: Markan Christology

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Celsus

Yesterday I blogged about some of the sessions that I attended at the recent SBL annual meeting in Atlanta. Today I am going to follow up by discussing another interesting session that I attended Saturday afternoon on Markan Christology. Since … Continue reading →

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SBL 2015: Bible, Myth, and Myth-Theory

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Celsus

Last month I attended the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting in Atlanta where there was a special session (Bible, Myth, and Myth-Theory) dedicated to the research of NT scholar Dennis MacDonald. I have discussed MacDonald’s use of mimesis criticism in my post … Continue reading →

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Presenting at the SBL Pacific Coast 2016 Regional Meeting

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Celsus

I have received news that a paper, which I submitted to the SBL Pacific Coast 2016 regional meeting, has been accepted for presentation in the NT Gospels and Acts section. My paper is titled “The Certamen of Homer and Hesiod and … Continue reading →

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Presenting at the AAR Western Region 2016 Annual Conference

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Celsus

I just received news that my abstract has been accepted to the American Academy of Religion West Coast Region 2016 annual conference. I will be presenting on ancient polytheism and the problem of defining Paganism as the cultural and religious “other.” … Continue reading →

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SBL Pacific Coast Region Conference 2015: Dennis MacDonald

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Celsus

Earlier this month I attended the SBL Pacific Coast Region conference at Azusa Pacific University. For those who have been following the Bible blog sphere, this conference was particularly prominent, since Richard Carrier defended his new book On the Historicity of Jesus … Continue reading →

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SBL/AAR 2014: Plutarch and the New Testament

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Celsus

Things have been insanely busy this academic quarter, which is why I announced earlier this year that I will be on something of a sabbatical from blogging, until I finish my qualifying exams and advance to candidacy in my Ph.D. … Continue reading →

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