Catholic Epistles

  Sponsor: Darian Lockett ([email protected])


The Catholic Epistles research group focuses on the historical figures of James, Peter, John, and Jude along with their often-neglected letters. The research group will explore the degree to which these historical figures and their writings constitute a “non-Pauline” center of gravity both historically and theologically within the New Testament and the early church and will consider how a canonical reading of the Catholic Epistles influences the way we interpret and apply these letters. In 2025, we enter the third year of our three-year focus on Peter with an open call for papers that explore literary, theological, and/or historical relationships between the Petrine letters and the rest of the Catholic Epistles. For more information, contact Darian Lockett ([email protected]), Kelly Liebengood ([email protected]), or Gene Green ([email protected]). For consideration, an abstract must be submitted to Darian Lockett ([email protected]) and Kelly Liebengood ([email protected]) by February 28, 2025.

Friday, November 21

3:30 - 5:30 PM

Location: TBA

Presentations

3:30 - 3:32 PM
Kelly Liebengood, LeTourneau University, Presiding

3:32 - 3:52 PM
“Babylon,” Exile, and the Church: Canonical Connections between the Catholic Epistles and Ketuvim Collections
Sheri L. Richter, Ridley College

3:52 - 3:57 PM
Discussion

3:57 - 4:17 PM
Casting Burdens, Considering Joy: Lament Material in 1 Peter and James
Grant Flynn, Anderson University

4:17  - 4:22 PM
Discussion

4:22  - 4:27 PM
Break

4:27 - 4:47 PM
The Love Command’s Purpose in the Catholic Epistles
Sharon L. Gresham, Independent Scholar

4:47 - 4:52 PM
Discussion

4:52 - 5:12 PM
A Shared Future: The Consistency of Judgment and Renewal in 1 and 2 Peter’s Eschatology
Ricardo Uriegas, Dallas Theological Seminary

5:12 - 5:17 PM
Discussion

5:17 - 5:30 PM
Roundtable Discussion