2 Corinthians: Pauline Theology in the Making Seminar

The online programme of the 2008 SBL Annual Meeting in Boston is now available. Since 2 Corinthians has been my research area, it is with much interest that I highlight the 2 Corinthians: Pauline Theology in the Making Seminar papers. With great sadness, I will have to give the Annual Meeting a miss.

Theme: 2 Corinthians 1-7
Thomas Schmeller,

University of Frankfurt,

Presiding

Reimund Bieringer,

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Looking Over Paul’s Shoulder: 2 Corinthians Evidence for Paul’s Theology in the Making

V. Henry T. Nguyen,

Loyola Marymount University

Paul’s Theology of the Heart in 2 Corinthians

Thomas R. Blanton IV,

Luther College

Spirit and Covenant Renewal: A Pre-Pauline Theologoumenon

Kenneth L. Schenck,

Indiana Wesleyan University

Can the Bruce/Thrall Interpretation of 2 Corinthians 5:1–10 Account for Romans and Philippians?

George H. van Kooten,

University of Groningen

Image of God, Idols, and the Temple of God: A Contextualization of 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1 within the Corinthian Correspondence

Theme: 2 Corinthians 8-13
Dominika Kurek-Chomycz,

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,

Presiding

James R. Harrison,

Wesley Institute

The Brothers as the “Glory of Christ” (2 Corinthians 8:23): Paul’s Doxa Terminology in Its Ancient Benefaction Context

Laurence L. Welborn,

Fordham University

Christou einai: An Early Debate over the Meaning of Christian Identity

James Wallace,

Emory University

Eyes in Heaven, Body on Earth: Rethinking the Significance of Paul’s Journey to Paradise (2 Corinthians 12:1–10)

Kathy Ehrensperger,

University of Wales, Lampeter

Embodied Theology: Vulnerability and Limitation in Paul’s Perception of Leadership

Gregory Tatum,

École Biblique

The Rhetorical Differences between 2 Corinthians 10–13 and 1–9

Theme: Reconciliation and Atonement in 2 Corinthians
Reimund Bieringer,

Catholic University of Leuven-Belgium,

Presiding

Christian A. Eberhart,

Lutheran Theological Seminary

To Atone or Not to Atone: The Meaning of KPR in the Hebrew Bible and Atonement Concepts in 2 Corinthians

Sebastian Duda,

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Reconciliation and God’s Victimization in the Death of Christ: Some Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:17–21

Stephen Finlan,

Drew University,

Respondent

Nijay Gupta,

Durham University

A New Vision of God: The Power of Cultic Metaphors and Paul’s Call for a Cruciform Epistemology in 2 Corinthians

Thomas Schmeller,

Frankfurt University

“Anyone Whom You Forgive, I Also Forgive” (2 Corinthians 2:10): Interpersonal Forgiveness and Reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 2:5–11

Jerry Sumney,

Lexington Theological Seminary,

Respondent