Every year, the week before Thanksgiving brings the annual scholarly conferences for biblical and theological studies. Like most years, Biola and Talbot professors and students are well represented at these meetings in a variety of ways. Given the theological distinctives of Biola, the focus of the attention goes to the Evangelical Theological Society meeting. In particular, Biola professor Fred Sanders is giving one of the plenary speeches this year. The past year has also seen a significant change in the location of ETS since their offices have moved here to Biola and the executive director of ETS, Michael Thigpen, has been hired to teach part-time at Talbot. However, those connected to Biola also appear in several concurrent conferences, including the Institute for Biblical Research and the Society of Biblical Research. As always, Biola professors and students are doing fascinating work in many different areas!

— Charlie Trimm

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Evangelical Theological Society

Tuesday, November 15

Freddy Cardoza —ĚýBuilding Your e-Portfolio: Going from "Invisible" to "Incredible” Candidate

Freddy Cardoza —ĚýCreating an Academic Position Search Strategy

Matt JensonĚý(Moderator) —Ěý“Ecclesiology”

Greg Peters (Moderator) —Ěý“Ecclesiology”

Jonathan Anderson —ĚýPanel Review of Modern Art and the Life of a Culture by William Dyrness & Jonathan Anderson

Charlie Trimm and Uche AnizorĚý—ĚýChrist in Judges and Ruth? A Survey of Recent Studies on Finding Jesus in the Old Testament

Fred Sanders —ĚýEvangelical Trinitarianism and the Unity of the Theological Disciplines

Daniel Kim — A Cacophony of Voices: Noise in Atrahasis and Its Relationship to the Genesis Flood Narrative

Ron Pierce — Deborah: Troublesome Woman or Woman of Valor?

Mike Thigpen — Moderator of “The Church, the Seminary, and the Future of Formal Theological Education”

Clint Arnold — Panel participant on “The Church, the Seminary, and the Future of Formal Theological Education”

Freddy Cardoza — Creating an Academic Position Search Strategy

Tom Finley (Moderator) —Ěý“Trinity in OT/NT Studies”

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Wednesday, November 16

Ben Shin (Moderator) —Ěý“Asian/Asian-American Theology”

Sheryl Silzer and Ben Shin — Theological Implications of the Cultural Complexities in Asian American Churches

Greg Peters — Docere verbo et exemplo: The Contribution of the Middle Ages to Spiritual Formation

R. Scott Smith —ĚýNominalism and the History of Constructivism

Gary ManningĚý—ĚýThe Logos and the Testimony: Large-Scale Narrative Features in the Gospel of John and Revelation

Grace Sangalang —ĚýAttachment Theory and How It Relates to Relationship with God in the Asian American Community

Mike Thigpen (Moderator) —Ěý“Inerrancy”

John CoeĚý(Moderator) —Ěý“Spiritual Formation/Sanctification”

Klaus Issler —ĚýDiverse Interpretations of NT Greco-Roman Economic Context, with Illustrations from Jesus’ Parable of the Talents (Matt 25:14-30)

John Coe —ĚýSpiritual Theology: What is Missing in Evangelical Theology and the Church

William Lane Craig —ĚýPhilosophical Issues in the Doctrine of the Atonement

Leon HarrisĚý—ĚýTheology through Theologians: Gunton and Irving - Towards a Trinitarian Spirit Christology

Uche Anizor —ĚýThe Trinitarian Shape of Colin Gunton’s Atonement Theology

Kyle Strobel — Jonathan Edwards's Spiritual Theology

Ryan Peterson —ĚýPrimary Justice, Business, and the Flourishing of Humanity

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Thursday, November 17

Darian Lockett —ĚýRespondent to A “Canonical” Approach of the Catholic Epistles

Fred Sanders —ĚýRespondent to discussion of his book, The Triune God

Greg Peters —ĚýRespondent to discussion of his book, The Story of Monasticism

William Lane Craig (Moderator) —ĚýEvangelical Philosophical Society session

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Institute for Biblical Research

Friday, November 18

Darian Lockett —ĚýPresiding at the Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics, and the Theological Disciplines Research Group

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Society of Biblical Literature

Saturday, November 19

Darian Lockett —ĚýLeviticus 19 in James and 1 Peter: Assessing a Common Appeal to Tradition and Its Relevance for Reading James and 1 Peter Together

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Monday, November 21

Doug Huffman —ĚýThe Imperative Mood in the New Testament Prohibitions: 'Stop Explaining It This Way!'

Charlie Trimm —ĚýDefining Genocide in the Ancient Near East: Insights from Genocide Studies