Our Annual Meeting is the highpoint of our year. Meeting concurrently with SBL, the IBR Annual Meeting is our opportunity to share research, reconnect, and worship as Christian scholars.
View the schedules below for current and past years.
Annual Meeting 2026
Friday, November 20
Board Meeting
Annual Lecture
IBR Dessert Reception (Sponsored by IVP Academic)
Saturday, November 21
IBR Women Scholars’ Breakfast
IBR Students Lunch
IBR Board Meeting
Sunday, November 22
IBR Worship Service
Every Voice: A Center for Kingdom Diversity in Christian Theological Education Gathering
Every Voice is dedicated to encouraging rich ethnic diversity in Christian Theological Education. This event will feature book giveaways and introduce student mentoring groups.
Monday, November 23
IBR Ethnic Minorities’ Breakfast
Annual Meeting 2025
Friday, November 21
Board Meeting
Annual Lecture
Ellen Davis, “A Path through the Wilderness: Tracing the Covenantal Economics of Psalms”
Respondents: Mark Boda and Brent Strawn
All are welcome.
IBR Dessert Reception (Sponsored by Zondervan)
The annual reception, following the IBR Annual Lecture, is generously sponsored by Zondervan.
Saturday, November 22
IBR Women Scholars’ Breakfast
IBR Students Lunch
IBR Board Meeting
Sunday, November 23
IBR Worship Service
Every Voice: A Center for Kingdom Diversity in Christian Theological Education Gathering
Every Voice is dedicated to encouraging rich ethnic diversity in Christian Theological Education. This event will feature book giveaways and introduce student mentoring groups.
Monday, November 24
IBR Ethnic Minorities’ Breakfast
Annual Meeting 2024
Friday, November 22
Annual Lecture
IBR Coffee Reception
The coffee reception, following the IBR Unscripted as Annual Lecture session, is sponsored by Baker Academic.
Saturday, November 23
IBR Women Scholars Breakfast
For further information, see https://www.ibr-bbr.org/about/ibr-women or contact Brittany Kim ([email protected]). Registration required to attend.
Sunday, November 24
IBR Worship Service
Every Voice: A Center for Kingdom Diversity in Christian Theological Education Gathering
Every Voice (https://everyvoicekingdomdiversity.org) is dedicated to encouraging rich ethnic diversity in Christian Theological Education. This event will feature book giveaways and introduce our student mentoring groups, a database that highlights work by ethnic minority and Majority World scholars, and other initiatives.
Monday, November 25
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
Two speakers will share at the breakfast: Nijay K. Gupta, Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary and Esau McCaulley, Associate Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College. We are happy to have Hendrickson Publishers as the sole sponsor for the event. Please address questions to Chloe Sun ([email protected]). For further information, see https://ibr-bbr.org/.
Chloe Sun, Fuller Theological Seminary, Presiding
Annual Meeting 2023
Friday, November 17
Annual Lecture
Speaker: Dr. David Firth
Respondents:
Annual IBR Reception
Sponsored by IVP Academic
Saturday, November 18
IBR Women Scholars Breakfast
For further information contact Libby Backfish ([email protected]).
IBR Unscripted
For further information contact May Young ([email protected]).
Sunday, November 20
Worship Service
IBR Students Coffee Hour
For more information contact [email protected].
Monday, November 20
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
For further information contact Chloe Sun ([email protected]).
Monday, December 25
Scheduled Event
Event description and information to be placed here
Annual Meeting 2022
Friday, November 18
Annual Lecture
Speaker: Dr. David deSilva
Respondents: Drs. Tim Gombis and Erin Heim
Annual IBR Reception
Reception in Plaza Ballroom DEF (Plaza Tower – Concourse Level) – Sheraton Downtown (SD)
Sponsored by Zondervan Academic
Saturday, November 19
IBR Women Scholars Breakfast
For further information contact Libby Backfish ([email protected]).
IBR Unscripted
For further information contact May Young ([email protected]).
Sunday, November 20
Worship Service
IBR Students Coffee Hour
For more information contact [email protected].
Monday, November 21
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
Governor’s Square 12 (Plaza Tower – Concourse Level) – Sheraton Downtown (SD)
For further information contact Esau McCaulley ([email protected]).
Annual Meeting 2021
Friday, November 19
Annual Lecture
Annual IBR Reception
Sponsored by Baker Academic
Saturday, November 20
IBR Women Scholars Breakfast
For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]).
IBR Unscripted
For further information contact Holly Beers ([email protected]).
Sunday, November 21
Worship Service
IBR Students Coffee Hour
For more information contact [email protected].
Monday, November 22
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
For further information contact Esau McCaulley ([email protected]).
Annual Meeting 2020
For important adjustments to our 2020 Annual Meeting, please see here.
Friday Afternoon, November 20
Annual Lecture
Postponed until 2021.
Saturday, November 21
IBR Women Scholars Breakfast
Postponed until 2021. For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]).
IBR Unscripted
Postponed until 2021. For further information contact Holly Beers ([email protected]).
Sunday, November 22
Worship Service
Postponed until 2021.
IBR Students Coffee Hour
For more information contact [email protected].
Monday, November 23
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
Postponed until 2021. For further information contact Esau McCaulley ([email protected]).
Annual Meeting 2019
Friday Afternoon, November 22
IBR Board Meeting
Tyndale House Scripture Collective: Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar
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
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.
- 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
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
- 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
The Annual Reception, following the IBR Annual Lecture, is generously sponsored by InterVarsity Press
Saturday Morning, November 23
Breakfast for Women Scholars
For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]). RSVP required to attend.
IBR Unscripted
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
Tyndale House Scripture Collective: Scripture and Doctrine Seminar
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
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
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
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
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.
Annual Meeting 2018
November 16, 2018
Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)
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
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
*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
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
The Annual Reception, following the IBR Annual Lecture, is generously sponsored by Zondervan Publishing House
November 17, 2018
IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars
For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]). RSVP required to attend.
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
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
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)
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.”
November 18, 2018
Worship Service
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
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
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.
November 19, 2018
Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar
Joint Session With: Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures, Institute for Biblical Research
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.
Annual Meeting 2017
November 17, 2017
Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)
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
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
*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
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
The Annual Reception, following the IBR Annual Lecture, is generously sponsored by Baker Academic and Brazos Press.
IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars
For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]). RSVP required to attend.
November 18, 2017
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
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
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)
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.”
November 18, 2017
Worship Service
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
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
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)
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.”
Annual Meeting 2016
Friday, November 18
Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)
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
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
*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
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
The annual reception, following the lecture, is generously sponsored by IVP Academic.
Saturday, November 19
IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars
For further information contact Beth Stovell ([email protected]) and see https://www.ibr-bbr.org. RSVP required to attend.
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
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
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
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)
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.”
Sunday, November 20
Worship Service
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)
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.”
Annual Meeting 2015
Friday, November 20
Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS)
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 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.
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
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)
Presentation by Zondervan Publishing Company
The IBR Reception follows the Annual Lecture and is sponsored by Zondervan
Annual Reception Sponsored by Zondervan
The annual reception, following the lecture, is generously sponsored by Zondervan Publishers.
Saturday, November 21
IBR Breakfast for Women Scholars
For further information contact Carol Kaminsky ([email protected]) or Beth Stovell ([email protected]).
RSVP required to attend.
IBR Ethnic Minority Breakfast
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
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
Peter Enns, Eastern University, On Not-Knowing When Knowing is All You Know (17 min)
Discussion (17 min)
Break (17 min)
Ruth Anne Reese, Asbury Theological Seminary, Remembering the Future, Shaping the Past: Memory, Narrative, and Identity (17 min)
Discussion (17 min)
Break (7 min)
Scott Hafemann, University of St. Andrews, The Unity of the Bible? Really? (17 min)
Discussion (17 min)
Break (17 min)
Break (7 min)
IRLBR Young Scholars Summit Showcase: “What Qualifies a Psalm to be ‘Messianic’? Considering Psalms 8. 16, 40 and 118”
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 (International Reference Library of Biblical Research; http://irlbr.org). Daniel C. Fredericks (Belhaven University) from IRLBR provided the overall direction. The senior scholar for 2015 was Richard A. Taylor (Dallas).
Richard A. Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary, Presiding
Daniel Fredericks, Belhaven University, Introduction (5 min)
Andrew Abernethy, Wheaton College (illinois), Panelist (30 min)
Brandon Crowe, Westminster Theological Seminary, Panelist (30 min)
Mariam Kamell, Regent College, Panelist (30 min)
Michael McKelvey, Reformed Theological Semianry, Panelist (30 min.)
Discussion (25 min)
Scripture and Doctrine Seminar (SADS)
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.
Sunday, November 22
Worship Service
This worship service is sponsored by the Institute of Biblical Research.
Tremper Longman, Westmont College, Presiding
Wendy Porter, McMaster Divinity College, Worship
Lesson from the Hebrew Scriptures: Leviticus 19:30-37
Lesson from the New Testament: Hebrews 13:1-6
Cynthia Westfall, McMaster Divinity College, Introduction
M. Daniel Carroll R., Denver Seminary: “Welcoming the Stranger and Our Vocation”
