Annual Meeting Schedule

San Antonio, TX

Boston, MA

Friday Afternoon, November 20

Annual Lecture

7:00–9:00
Room TDB

Postponed until 2021.

Saturday, November 21

IBR Women Scholars Breakfast

7:30–8:45
Room TBD

Postponed until 2021. For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]).

IBR Unscripted

9:00–11:30
Room TBD

Postponed until 2021. For further information contact Holly Beers ([email protected]).

Sunday, November 22

Worship Service

7:30–8:45
Room TBD

Postponed until 2021.

IBR Students Coffee Hour

9:00–11:00
Room TBD

For more information contact [email protected].

Monday, November 23

IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast

7:30–8:45
Room TBD

Postponed until 2021. For further information contact Esau McCaulley ([email protected]).

San Diego, CA

Friday Afternoon, November 22

IBR Board Meeting

11:30–3:30
Room Sapphire 400A (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront

Tyndale House Scripture Collective: Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar

1:00–3:15
Room 21 (Upper Level East) Convention Center

This year the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar is devoted to building out from its 2002 volume: A Royal Priesthood? The Use of the Bible Ethically and Politically. A Dialogue with Oliver O’Donovan (Scripture and Hermeneutics Series, Volume 3). That volume engaged O’Donovan’s Desire of the Nations. This year, a stellar group of scholars from multiple disciplines will revisit and engage O’Donovan’s ongoing work in a review panel, especially his recent “Ethics as Theology” Trilogy (Self, World and Time; Finding and Seeking; Entering into Rest), with the aim of exploring some new trajectories in contemporary Christian Ethics.

Research Groups

3:30–5:30 PM

IBR is delighted to facilitate the research of our membership by providing space and promotion of research groups created by members of IBR. We are very pleased that twenty-one such research groups have been created.

Anyone is welcome at these sessions and if you would like to join one of these groups feel free to contact the scholars listed with each group. For more details, read our Research Groups FAQ.

Rooms

• Emerging OT: Sapphire P (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Emerging NT: Sapphire 400 B (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Ancient Historiography: Sapphire D (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Biblical Theology: Sapphire H (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Cross Currents in Majority World & Minority Theology: Sapphire 400A (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Early Christian Judaism: Sapphire M (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Early Historical Books (Joshua–Kings): Sapphire L (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• History of Biblical Interpretation: Sapphire 411A (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Isaiah: Sapphire 411B (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Linguistics and Biblical Text: Sapphire 410A (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Pauline Theology: Sapphire A (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Book of the 12: Sapphire I (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Pentateuch: Sapphire 410 B (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront
• Relationship of the OT/NT: Sapphire E (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront

Friday Evening, November 22

Member Registration

6:30–7:00 pm

IBR will be placing an IBR membership sticker on the SBL name badge of active IBR members. IBR members are encouraged to arrive early and get their SBL name badges in advance.

Annual Lecture

7:00–9:00 pm
Room 20D (Upper East Level) Convention Center

• Lynn H. Cohick, Denver Seminary, Welcome (10 min)
• Carmen Imes, Prairie College, Scripture Reading and Prayer (10 min)
• Lissa Wray Beal, Providence Theological Seminary, Introduction (5 min)
• Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University
  “When Abiathar was High Priest”: Is the Reading in Mark 2:26 an Error? Observations on Pre-Text Textual Criticism (40 min)
• Elizabeth Shively, University of St. Andrews, Respondent (10 min)
• Karl Kutz, Multnomah University, Respondent (10 min)
• Discussion (20 min)
• Presentation by InterVarsity Press

The IBR Reception follows the Annual Lecture and is sponsored by InterVarsity Press.

Annual Reception

9:00–11:00 pm
Room 20BC (Upper East Level) Convention Centre

The Annual Reception, following the IBR Annual Lecture, is generously sponsored by InterVarsity Press

Saturday Morning, November 23

Breakfast for Women Scholars

7:30–8:45
Room Sapphire D (4th Level) Hilton Bayfront

For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]). RSVP required to attend.

IBR Unscripted

9:00–11:30
Room 10 (Upper Level West) Convention Center

This session of the IBR Annual Meeting offers biblical scholars from throughout the academy the opportunity to present their new and innovative ideas in an engaging forum inspired by the famous TED talks. Scholars will speak without notes and are encouraged to use a variety of media to help the audience interact with their ideas. A generous discussion time will follow each presentation.

• Holly Beers, Westmont College, Presiding
• Matthew Patton, Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church
  Jazz Chords and Photo Negatives: Intertextual Analogies as the Key to Biblical Narrative (17 min)
• Discussion (17 min)
• Break (17 min)
• Nijay Gupta, Portland Seminary
  ‘Believers: Why the First Christians’ Religion was Strange, Dangerous—and Attractive (17 min)
• Discussion (17 min)
• Break (17 min)
• Marion Taylor, Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto”
  Who is in, Who is out, and Why: Rethinking the Canon of Biblical Scholarship (17 min)
• Discussion (17 min)
• General Discussion
• Discussion (14 min)

Saturday Afternoon, November 23

IBR Board Meeting

12:00–3:00
Room Point Loma (South Tower, First Floor) Marriott Marquis

Tyndale House Scripture Collective: Scripture and Doctrine Seminar

1:00–3:30
Room 10 (Upper Level West) Convention Center

The 2019 Scripture and Doctrine Seminar continues a two-year theme addressing the relationship between Scripture and Doctrine via reflections on the doctrine of theological anthropology. In an effort to avoid discussing the Scripture-Doctrine relationship in the abstract, this two-year focus on theological anthropology will serve both to illustrate the relationship between Scripture and Doctrine, and offer constructive and contemporary proposals for theological anthropology.

Tyndale House Scripture Collective: Scripture and the University Seminar

4:00–6:30
Room 10 (Upper Level West) Convention Center

The Scripture and the University Seminar initiates a multi-year project to explore the issue of the relationship between Scripture and the university. While theology used to be considered the “queen of the sciences,” and theology was inextricably tied to the explication of Scripture, the role of the study of Scripture and theology in the university is in a very different place today.

Sunday Morning, November 24

Worship Service

7:30–8:45
Room Pacific Ballroom 19 (First Floor) Marriott Marquis

This worship service is sponsored by the Institute for Biblical Research.

• Lynn Cohick, Denver Seminary, Presiding
• Worship
• Lesson from the Hebrew Scriptures
• Lesson from the New Testament
• Sermon: Dennis Edwards, North Park Theological Seminary, “Endings and New Beginnings”

Sunday Afternoon, November 24

Tyndale House Scripture Collective: Scripture and Church Seminar

1:00–3:30
Room Pacific Ballroom 17 (First Floor) Marriott Marquis

This year’s theme is “Communicating the Kingdom.” Our papers will address: Hearing the Gospel of the Kingdom; Proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom; and Dramatizing the Gospel of the Kingdom.

Monday Morning, November 25

Ethnic Minority Breakfast

7:30–8:45
Room 6D (Upper Level West) Convention Centre

IBR invites members and potential members of ethnic minority background (Latino, Asian, African, and/or Native American) to a breakfast for networking and brainstorming. For further information contact Esau McCaulley ([email protected]). RSVP requested but not required.

Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)

11/16/2018
1:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Room: Mile High Ballroom 3A (Lower Level) - Convention Center (CC)

The Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS) focuses on the intersection of Scripture and Doctrine. It explores how Scripture leads to the formulation of doctrine and how doctrine illuminates our reading of the Bible. For further information, click here to go to the SADS page under “Research Groups.”

IBR Research Groups

11/16/2018
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

IBR is delighted to facilitate the research of our membership by providing space and promotion of research groups created by members of IBR. We are very pleased that fourteen such research groups have been created. Click here to go to our “Research Groups” page and view their programs for our Annual Meeting. Anyone is welcome at these sessions and if you would like to join one of these groups feel free to contact the scholars listed with each group.

IBR Member Registration

11/16/2018
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Room: Foyer of the Four Seasons Ballroom (Lower Level) - Convention Center (CC)

*IBR will be placing an IBR membership sticker on the SBL name badge of active IBR members. IBR members are encouraged to arrive early and get their SBL name badges in advance.

Institute for Biblical Research Annual Lecture

11/16/2018
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Room: Four Seasons Ballroom 2&3 (Lower Level) - Convention Center (CC)

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Welcome (10 min)

S. Aaron Son, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Scripture Reading and Prayer (10 min)

Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Introduction (5 min)

Richard Hays, Duke University

Figural Exegesis and the Retrospective Re-cognition of Israel’s Story (40 min)

Jeannine Brown, Bethel Seminary (San Diego, CA), Respondent (10 min)

Scot McKnight, Northern Seminary, Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

Presentation by Zondervan Publishing Company
The IBR Reception follows the Annual Lecture and is sponsored by Zondervan

Annual Reception Sponsored by Zondervan

11/16/2018
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Room: Four Seasons Ballroom 4 (Lower Level) - Convention Center (CC)

The Annual Reception, following the IBR Annual Lecture, is generously sponsored by Zondervan Publishing House

IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars

11/17/2018
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Silverton Ballroom 2 (Second Level) - Embassy Suites Downtown (ES)

For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]). RSVP required to attend.

IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast

11/17/2018
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Silverton Ballroom 1 (Second Level) - Embassy Suites Downtown (ES)

IBR invites members and potential members of ethnic minority background (Latino, Asian, African and/or Native American) to a breakfast for networking and brainstorming. This year our speaker will be Dennis Edwards (Northern Serminary) and Jim Kinney (Baker Academic). For further information, contact Milton Eng ([email protected]) and Danny Carroll ([email protected]).

IBR Unscripted

11/17/2018
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Silverton Ballroom 3 (Second Level) - Embassy Suites Downtown (ES)

This session of the IBR annual meeting offers biblical scholars from throughout the academy the opportunity to present their new and innovative ideas in an engaging forum inspired by the famous TED talks. Scholars will speak without notes and are encouraged to use a variety of media to help the audience interact with their ideas. A generous discussion time will follow each presentation.

Holly Beers, Westmont College, Presiding

Esau McCaulley, Northeastern Seminary

Towards a New Testament Theology of Policing: Rom 13:4, Luke 3:14, and the Hopes of Black Christians (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Break (17 min)

Christine Palmer, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

The High Priest in Glorious Array: Embodying the Meeting of Human and Divine (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Break (17 min)

L. Daniel Hawk, Ashland Theological Seminary

How Biblical Narratives Manage the Anger of God (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Scripture and Church Seminar (SACS)

11/17/2018
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Silverton Ballroom 3 (Second Level) - Embassy Suites Downtown (ES)

The Scripture and Church Seminar (SACS) is a new seminar that will explore the interface between Scripture and the church, covering the terrain that is normally referred to as Practical Theology. For further information, click here to go to the SACS page under “Research Groups.”

Worship Service

11/18/2018
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Silverton Ballroom (Second Level) - Embassy Suites Downtown (ES)

This worship service is sponsored by the Institute of Biblical Research.

Lynn Cohick, Wheaton College (Illinois), Presiding

Worship

Lesson from the Hebrew Scriptures

Lesson from the New Testament

Sermon: Richard S. Hess Denver Seminary and Jean McLachlan Hess, 316 Church Denver,

The Purpose of Prayer in Celtic Christianity

Scripture and Theology: Perspectives from the Majority World, Part 1

11/18/2018
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Director's Row I (Plaza Building-Lobby Level) - Sheraton Downtown (SD)

Theological educators from the Majority World will present their current research being conducted as part of the Langham Partnership International Postdoctoral Research Seminar Project. This research group showcases theologians working with key issues in Scripture and Theology within their contexts. For further information, please contact Ian J. Shaw ([email protected]). Click here for further information under our IBR Research Groups.

Scripture and Theology: Perspectives from the Majority World, Part 2

11/18/2018
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Director's Row I (Plaza Building-Lobby Level) - Sheraton Downtown (SD)

Theological educators from the Majority World will present their current research being conducted as part of the Langham Partnership International Postdoctoral Research Seminar Project. This research group showcases theologians working with key issues in Scripture and Theology within their contexts. For further information, please contact Ian J. Shaw ([email protected]). Click here for further information under our IBR Research Groups.

Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar

Joint Session With: Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures, Institute for Biblical Research

11/19/2018
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Centennial Ballroom D (Third Level) - Hyatt Regency (HR)

Theme: An Engagement with Jeremiah Unterman's Justice for All

This session is jointly sponsored by the Theology of Hebrew Scriptures Group and the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar/Institute for Biblical Research and features an engagement with Jeremiah Unterman's Justice for All. Click here for further information under our IBR Research Groups.

Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)

11/17/2017
1:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Room: Back Bay C (Second Level) - Sheraton Boston Hotel (SB)

The Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS) focuses on the intersection of Scripture and Doctrine. It explores how Scripture leads to the formulation of doctrine and how doctrine illuminates our reading of the Bible. For further information, click here to go to the SADS page under "Research Groups."

IBR Research Groups

11/17/2017
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

IBR is delighted to facilitate the research of our membership by providing space and promotion of research groups created by members of IBR. We are very pleased that fourteen such research groups have been created. Click here to go to our "Research Groups" page and view their programs for our Annual Meeting. Anyone is welcome at these sessions and if you would like to join one of these groups feel free to contact the scholars listed with each group.

IBR Member Registration

11/17/2017
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Room: America South & Center (Fourth Level) - Westin Copley Place Hotel (WCP)

*IBR will be placing an IBR membership sticker on the SBL name badge of active IBR members. IBR members are encouraged to arrive early and get their SBL name badges in advance.

Institute for Biblical Research Annual Lecture

11/17/2017
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Room: America South & Center (Fourth Level) - Westin Copley Place Hotel (WCP)

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Welcome (10 min)

M. Daniel Carroll R., Wheaton College (Illinois), Scripture Reading and Prayer (5 min)

Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Introduction (5 min)

Annual Lecture delivered by John Walton, Wheaton College (Illinois)

Understanding Torah: Ancient Legal Text, Covenant Stipulation, and Christian Scripture
(40 min)

Myrto Theocharous, Greek Bible College, Athens, Respondent (10 min)

Bruce Wells, Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, PA), Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

Presentation by Baker Academic and Brazos Press
The IBR Reception follows the Annual Lecture and is sponsored by Baker Academic and Brazos Press

Annual Reception Sponsored by Baker Academic and Brazos Press

11/17/2017
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Room: America North (Fourth Level) - Westin Copley Place Hotel (WCP)

The Annual Reception, following the IBR Annual Lecture, is generously sponsored by Baker Academic and Brazos Press.

IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars

11/18/2017
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: 312 (Third Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC)

For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]). RSVP required to attend.

IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast

11/18/2017
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: 313 (Third Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC)

IBR is pleased to offer an Ethnic Minority Breakfast for the third year in a row. Members and potential members of ethnic minority background are invited for a continental breakfast, time of sharing and networking. This year our speakers will be Bo Lim, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Seattle Pacific University and Zondervan Academic. For further information and rsvp, contact Danny Carroll ([email protected]) or Milton Eng ([email protected]).

IBR Unscripted

11/18/2017
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: 210 (Second Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC)

This session of the IBR annual meeting offers Biblical Scholars from throughout the academy the opportunity to present their new and innovative ideas in an engaging forum inspired by the famous TED talks. Scholars will speak without notes and are encouraged to use a variety of media to help the audience interact with their ideas. A generous discussion time will follow each presentation.

Mark J. Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Presiding

David T. Lamb, Biblical Theological Seminary

Still Blaming the Victim? David’s Rape of Bathsheba (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Break (17 min)

Holly Beers, Westmont College

When Historical-Critical and Literary Readings Collide: What We Learn about the Servant and the Servants from Isaiah and Luke-Acts (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Break (17 min)

Roy E. Ciampa, Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship at the American Bible Society

Biblical Authors and Biblical Scholars as Activist Translators (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS)

11/18/2017
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: 306 (Third Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC)

The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS) works to facilitate a renewal of biblical interpretation in the academy that will help reopen the Book for our cultures. It does so from an academic, ecumenical, interdisciplinary, communal, and Christian foundation. For further information, click here to go to the SAHS page under "Research Groups."

Worship Service

11/19/2017
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Constitution Ballroom (Second Level) - Sheraton Boston Hotel (SB)

This worship service is sponsored by the Institute of Biblical Research.

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Introduction

Wendy Porter, McMaster Divinity College, Worship

Lesson from the Hebrew Scriptures

Lesson from the New Testament

Richard Hess, Denver Seminary, Introduction

Sandra Richter, Westmont College

Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12: “Two Are Better Than One”

IBR Research Group - Scripture in Global Context: Theology

11/19/2017
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: 111 (Plaza Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC)

As Christianity continues to expand in the global South and East, demand has grown for thoughtful theological analysis that addresses the concerns of the majority of Christians. This study group aims to harness this promising moment by addressing both classical and non-traditional theological loci through engagement with the best resources from non-Western Christianity, bringing them into dialog with each other and Western thought. The theme this year is Eschatology. For further information, click here to go to our page under "Research Groups."

IBR Research Group - Scripture in Global Context: Biblical Studies

11/19/2017
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: 111 (Plaza Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC)

As Christianity continues to expand in the global South and East, demand has grown for thoughtful theological analysis that addresses the concerns of the majority of Christians. This study group aims to harness this promising moment by addressing both classical and non-traditional theological loci through engagement with the best resources from non-Western Christianity, bringing them into dialog with each other and Western thought. The theme this year is Eschatology, For further information, click here to go to our page under "Research Groups."

Scripture and Church Seminar (SACS)

11/19/2017
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: 103 (Plaza Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC)

The Scripture and Church Seminar (SACS) is a new seminar that will explore the interface between Scripture and the church, covering the terrain that is normally referred to as Practical Theology. For further information, click here to go to the SACS page under "Research Groups."

Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)

Friday, November 18
1:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Room: Lone Star F (2nd Level) - Grand Hyatt (GH)

The Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS) focuses on the intersection of Scripture and Doctrine. It explores how Scripture leads to the formulation of doctrine and how doctrine illuminates our reading of the Bible. For further information, click here to go to the SADS page under "Research Groups."

IBR Research Groups

Friday, November 18
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

IBR is delighted to facilitate the research of our membership by providing space and promotion of research groups created by members of IBR. We are very pleased that fourteen such research groups have been created. Click here to go to our "Research Groups" page and view the Call for Papers. Anyone is welcome at these sessions and if you would like to join one of these groups feel free to contact the scholars listed with each group.

IBR Member Registration

Friday, November 18
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Room: Texas ABC & Corridor (4th Level) - Grand Hyatt (GH)

*This year IBR will be placing an IBR membership sticker on the SBL name badge of active IBR members. IBR members are encouraged to arrive early and get their SBL name badges in advance.

Institute for Biblical Research Annual Lecture

Friday, November 18
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Room: Texas ABC & Corridor (4th Level) - Grand Hyatt (GH)

The Institute for Biblical Research, Incorporated (IBR) is an organization of evangelical Christian scholars with specialties in Old and New Testament and in ancillary disciplines. Its vision is to foster excellence in the pursuit of Biblical Studies within a faith environment. The achievement of this goal is sought primarily by organizing annual conferences, conducting seminars and workshops, and by sponsoring academic publications in the various fields of biblical research. IBR's conferences, seminars and workshops are open to the public and its publications are available for purchase.

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Welcome (10 min)

M. Daniel Carroll R., Wheaton College, Scripture Reading and Prayer (5 min)

Mark J. Boda, McMaster Divinity College/McMaster University, Introduction

Annual Lecture delivered by Edith Humphrey, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Reclaiming all Paul’s Rs: Apostolic Atonement by Way of the Eastern Fathers (40 min)

Ben Blackwell, Houston Baptist University, Respondent (10 min)

Michael Gorman, St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

Presentation by InterVarsity Press
The IBR Reception follows the Annual Lecture and is sponsored by InterVarsity Press

Annual Reception Sponsored by IVP Academic

Friday, November 18
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Room: Texas DEF (4th Level) - Grand Hyatt (GH)

The annual reception, following the lecture, is generously sponsored by IVP Academic.

IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars

Saturday, November 19
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Lone Star E (2nd Level) - Grand Hyatt (GH)

For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]) and see https://www.ibr-bbr.org. RSVP required to attend.

IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast

Saturday, November 19
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Presidio B (3rd Level) - Grand Hyatt (GH)

Last year's initiative was a success and a second continental breakfast will be held. IBR invites members and potential members of ethnic minority background for continued networking and brainstorming within the IBR. This year, our president, Tremper Longman, will join us and share a few words. For further information and rsvp, contact Danny Carroll ([email protected]) or Milton Eng ([email protected]).

IBR Unscripted

Saturday, November 19
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Stars at Night 1 (3rd Level) - Convention Center (CC)

This session of the IBR annual meeting offers Biblical Scholars from throughout the academy the opportunity to present their new and innovative ideas in an engaging forum inspired by the famous TED talks. Scholars will speak without notes and are encouraged to use a variety of media to help the audience interact with their ideas. A generous discussion time will follow each presentation.

Jeannine Brown, Bethel Seminary (San Diego, CA), Presiding

Richard S. Hess, Denver Seminary
Joshua and Genocide: Exegetical Thoughts on Divine Violence (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Break (17 min)

Carol M. Kaminski, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Was Noah Good? Interpreting Divine Favor (Gen. 6:8) and Noah's Righteousness (Gen. 6:9; 7:1) in the Context of the Flood Narrative (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

Break (17 min)

Nicholas Perrin, Wheaton College (Illinois)
When Less Really is Less (or Why Interpretive Maximalism Makes More Theological Sense Than the Alternative) (17 min)

Discussion (17 min)

IRLBR Young Scholars Summit Showcase

Saturday, November 19
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: 213B (2nd Level - West) - Convention Center (CC)

This session showcases the research of a collaborative group of junior scholars working at Tyndale House, Cambridge, under the leadership of senior IBR scholars and sponsored by IRLBR, now the Ellis Foundation (http://irlbr.org). Daniel C. Fredericks (Belhaven University) from IRLBR (Ellis Foundation) provided the overall direction. The focus this year was on intertextuality: how the Gospel of Matthew uses Isaiah. The six participants included senior scholars, Terry L. Wilder (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) and Katie Heffelfinger (Church of Ireland Theological Institute). The four junior scholars were Erin Heim (Denver Seminary), Ryan Stokes (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), Danny Zacharias (Acadia Divinity College) and John Song (Belhaven University, Atlanta).

How the Gospel of Matthew uses Isaiah

Terry Wilder, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Presiding

Katie Heffelfinger, Church of Ireland Theological Institute, Presiding

Daniel Fredericks, Belhaven University, Introduction (5 min)

Erin Heim, Denver Seminary, Panelist (30 min)

Ryan Stokes, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Panelist (30 min)

Danny Zacharias, Acadia Divinity College, Panelist (30 min)

John Song, Belhaven University, Panelist (30 min)

Discussion (25 min)

Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS)

Saturday, November 19
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Stars at Night 1 (3rd Level) - Convention Center (CC)

The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS) works to facilitate a renewal of biblical interpretation in the academy that will help reopen the Book for our cultures. It does so from an academic, ecumenical, interdisciplinary, communal, and Christian foundation. For further information, click here to go to the SAHS page under "Research Groups."

Worship Service

Sunday, November 20
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Stars at Night 1 (3rd Level) - Convention Center (CC)

This worship service is sponsored by the Institute of Biblical Research.

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Presiding

David de Silva, Ashland Theological Seminary, Worship

Lesson from the Hebrew Scriptures: Isaiah 14:3-15

Lesson from the New Testament: Acts 12:6-17

Jeannine Brown, Bethel Seminary (San Diego, CA), Introduction

David Pao, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, "The Lord of History"

Scripture and Church Seminar (SACS)

Sunday, November 20
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: 221B (2nd Level - East) - Convention Center (CC)

The Scripture and Church Seminar (SACS) is a new seminar that will explore the interface between Scripture and the church, covering the terrain that is normally referred to as Practical Theology. For further information, click here to go to the SACS page under "Research Groups."

Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS)

Friday, November 20
1:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Room: Room A707 (Atrium Level) - Marriott

The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS) works with like-minded scholars to facilitate a renewal of biblical interpretation in the academy that will help reopen the Book for our cultures. The current project of SAHS is “A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation,” edited by Craig Bartholomew and Heath Thomas, which will be published with Baker Academic. For further information, click here to go to the SAHS page under "Research Groups."

IBR Research Groups

IBR Member Registration

*IBR members are encouraged to arrive early to pick up their name badges and IBR materials prior to the IBR Annual Lecture.

Institute for Biblical Research Annual Lecture

Friday, November 20
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Room: Marquis A-B (Marquis Level) - Marriott

The Institute for Biblical Research, Incorporated (IBR) is an organization of evangelical Christian scholars with specialties in Old and New Testament and in ancillary disciplines. Its vision is to foster excellence in the pursuit of Biblical Studies within a faith environment. The achievement of this goal is sought primarily by organizing annual conferences, conducting seminars and workshops, and by sponsoring academic publications in the various fields of biblical research. IBR's conferences, seminars and workshops are open to the public and its publications are available for purchase.

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Welcome (10 min)

Milton Eng, William Paterson University, Scripture Reading and Prayer (5 min)

Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Introduction (5 min)

Annual Lecture delivered by Craig Bartholomew, Redeemer University College

Old Testament Origins and the Question of God (40 min)

Sandra Richter, Wheaton College (Illinois), Respondent (10 min)

N.T. Wright, University of St. Andrews, Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

Annual Reception Sponsored by Zondervan

Friday, November 20
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Room: Imperial A-B (Marquis Level) - Marriott

The annual reception, following the lecture, is generously sponsored by Zondervan Publishers.

IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars

Saturday, November 21
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Crystal A-F (Level 1) - Hilton

For further information contact Carol Kaminsky ([email protected]) or Beth Stovell ([email protected]).
RSVP required to attend.

IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast

Saturday, November 21
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: 409 (Level 4)  - Hilton

A new initiative this year, the IBR invites members and potential members of ethnic minority background (Latino, Asian, African and/or Native American) to a continental breakfast for networking and brainstorming about future participation in the IBR. For further information, contact Danny Carroll ([email protected]) or Milton Eng ([email protected]).

IBR Unscripted

Saturday, November 21
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: A602 (Atrium Level) - Marriott

This session of the IBR annual meeting offers Biblical Scholars from throughout the academy the opportunity to present their new and innovative ideas in an engaging forum inspired by the famous TED talks. Scholars will speak without notes and are encouraged to use a variety of media to help the audience interact with their ideas. A generous discussion time will follow each presentation and refreshments will be served.

Katie Heffelfinger, Church of Ireland Theological Institute, Presiding

IRLBR Young Scholars Summit Showcase: "What Qualifies a Psalm to be 'Messianic'? Considering Psalms 8. 16, 40 and 118"

Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)

Saturday, November 21
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Courtland (Atlanta Conference Level) - Hyatt

The Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS) is a new session that focuses on the intersection of Scripture and Doctrine. It explores how Scripture leads to the formulation of doctrine and how doctrine illuminates our reading of the Bible. The SADS committee consists of Kevin Vanhoozer, Scott Hahn and Craig Bartholomew.For further details and information on this new addition to the IBR program, go to the SADS page under Reseach Groups.

Worship Service

Sunday, November 22
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Marquis A-B (Marquis Level) - Marriott

This worship service is sponsored by the Institute of Biblical Research.

Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar [P21-205]

Friday, November 21
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Room: Room 23 A (Upper level) - San Diego Convention Center (CC)

The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS) works with like-minded scholars to facilitate a renewal of biblical interpretation in the academy that will help reopen the Book for our cultures. The current project of SAHS is “A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation,” edited by Craig Bartholomew and Heath Thomas, which will be published with Baker Academic. The 2014 meeting features the third consultation and dialogue on the project. For further information, click here to go to our "Research Groups" page.

IBR Research Groups

IBR Member Registration

Institute for Biblical Research Annual Lecture [P21-401]

Friday, November 21
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Room: Room 6 A (Upper level) - San Diego Convention Center (CC)

The Institute for Biblical Research, Incorporated (IBR) is an organization of evangelical Christian scholars with specialties in Old and New Testament and in ancillary disciplines. Its vision is to foster excellence in the pursuit of Biblical Studies within a faith environment. The achievement of this goal is sought primarily by organizing annual conferences, conducting seminars and workshops, and by sponsoring academic publications in the various fields of biblical research. IBR's conferences, seminars and workshops are open to the public and its publications are available for purchase.

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Welcome (10 min)

Beth Stovell, Ambrose University College and Seminary, Scripture Reading and Prayer (5 min)

Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Introduction (5 min)

Annual Lecture delivered by Craig Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary

Miracles: Philosophic and Historical Plausibility (40 min)

Robert Webb, McMaster University, Respondent (10 min)

Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary, Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

Annual Reception Sponsored by Baker Academic & Brazos Press [P21-402]

Friday, November 21
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Room: Room 6 B (Upper level) – San Diego Convention Center (CC)

The annual reception, following the lecture, is generously sponsored by Baker Academic & Brazos Press.

IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars [P22-101]

Saturday, November 22
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
Room: Room 1 B (Upper level) - San Diego Convention Center (CC)

*This event is by invitation only.

IBR Unscripted [P22-127]

Saturday, November 22
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Room 1 A (Upper level) – San Diego Convention Center (CC)

This session of the IBR annual meeting offers Biblical Scholars from throughout the academy the opportunity to present their new and innovative ideas in an engaging forum inspired by the famous TED talks. Scholars will speak without notes and are encouraged to use a variety of media to help the audience interact with their ideas. A generous discussion time will follow each presentation and refreshments will be served.

Katie Heffelfinger, Church of Ireland Theological Institute, Presiding

IRLBR Young Scholars Summit Showcase: Reading the Psalms with the Apostles: Finding Christ in the Psalter [P22-323]

Worship Service [P23-103]

Sunday, November 23
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Room: Room 8 (Upper level) - San Diego Convention Center (CC)

This worship service is sponsored by the Institute of Biblical Research.

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IBR Research Groups

IBR is delighted to facilitate the research of our membership by providing space and promotion of research groups created by members of IBR. We are very pleased that nine such research groups have been created. Click here to go to our "Research Groups" page and view the schedule. Anyone is welcome at these sessions and if you would like to join one of these groups feel free to contact the scholars listed with each group.Friday, November 22
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Annual Lecture

Friday, November 22
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Room: Key 7-12 - Hilton

The Institute for Biblical Research, Incorporated (IBR) is an organization of evangelical Christian scholars with specialties in Old and New Testament and in ancillary disciplines. Its vision is to foster excellence in the pursuit of Biblical Studies within a faith environment. The achievement of this goal is sought primarily by organizing annual conferences, conducting seminars and workshops, and by sponsoring academic publications in the various fields of biblical research. IBR's conferences, seminars and workshops are open to the public and its publications are available for purchase.

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Welcome (10 min)

Nijay Gupta, Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College, Scripture Reading and
Prayer (10 min)

Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Introduction (5 min)

Annual Lecture delivered by J. Gordon McConville, University of Gloucestershire, UK

J. Gordon McConville, University of Gloucestershire
‘How like an angel!’: The Challenge of Being Human (40 min)

J. Richard Middleton, Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College, Respondent (20 min)

Discussion (15 min)

Annual Reception Sponsored by InterVarsity Press

Friday, November 22
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Room: Key 1-6 - Hilton

The annual reception, following the lecture, is generously sponsored by InterVarsity Press.

Biblical Conceptions of Humanity: The Image of God

Saturday, November 23
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: 331 - Convention Center

This session follows up on the IBR Annual Lecture from Friday night by J. G. McConville ("'How Like an Angel!': The Challenge of Being Human, respondent J. R. Middleton) with two invited papers on the Image of God in the Old Testament and the New Testament. All members of IBR and SBL are welcome to attend.

Ruth Anne Reese, Asbury Theological Seminary, Presiding

Catherine McDowell, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
selem (“image”) and demut (“likeness”) Revisited: the Divine-Human Relationship Defined in Terms of Kin, King and Cult (40 min)

Richard Averbeck, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

Break (10 min)

Jason Hood, Christ United Methodist Church
Recovering Our Role: God's Images in God's Empire (40 min)

Ben Witherington, Asbury Theological Seminary, Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

IRLBR Young Scholars Summit Showcase: Reading Scripture More Deeply: Intertextuality in Scripture

Worship Service

Sunday, November 24
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
Room: Maryland Ballroom B-C - Renaissance Harbor Place

Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Presiding

Wendy Porter, McMaster Divinity College, Worship

Cynthia Westfall, McMaster Divinity College, Address: Holy Position in Sacred Space