Two Promising Sessions at SBL

I’ve been browsing the newly-uploaded SBL Program Book for the upcoming meeting in November. Two sessions that look promising are the following:

24-110 — Corpus Hellenisticum Novi Testamenti
11/24/2009
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Theme: Hans Dieter Betz’s Commentary on Galatians, 30 Years Later

Troy W. Martin, Saint Xavier University, Presiding
Udo Schnelle, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Panelist (20 min)
Helmut Koester, Harvard University, Panelist (20 min)
Richard N. Longenecker, Wycliffe College, Panelist (20 min)
Margaret M. Mitchell, University of Chicago, Panelist (20 min)
Hans Dieter Betz, University of Chicago, Respondent (20 min)
Discussion (25 min)

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22-403 — New Testament Theology: Status and Prospects
11/22/2009
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Pheme Perkins, Boston College, Presiding
James D. G. Dunn, Durham University, Panelist (25 min)
Udo Schnelle, University of Halle, Panelist (25 min)
Frank J. Matera, Catholic University of America, Panelist (25 min)
Donald A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Panelist (25 min)

I had just posted on Betz’s Galatians commentary yesterday and was happy to find that there’s a session for it. This just further proves my point of how important the work is. The New Testament theology session is particularly appealing for me since I’ll be taking a seminar on the subject with Luke Johnson this fall. Given the cast of characters, let’s hope they put this session in a large room!