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=SBL 2009 =

New Orleans Louisana
2009 Pictures

Dan Steve Janie Marla James John Betsey Chris
 * Suite Mates**

A memorable long reception. The grope and slug fest. The secret Harvard reception. Potato-tini yum. Jumbalaya cheese sauce and bacon. Andy was wrong. Termite was able to plan his own death. Reminder of jumping crickets nooooooo (Betsy joined the suite)
 * Special Moments**

John offered to take one for the team. Is that him? Going commando
 * Memorable Quotes**


 * Sessions

Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World 11/21/2009 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Room: St. Charles Suite - MR

ONE Theme: Studying Religion through Material Culture**

Steven J. Friesen, University of Texas at Austin, Presiding Archaeology and Religion James Riley Strange, Samford University Digging Up Metaphors: A Proposal for the Archaeology of Religion (20 min) Daniel Schowalter, Carthage College, Panelist (10 min) Christine M. Thomas, University of California-Santa Barbara, Panelist (10 min) Discussion (10 min) Break (5 min) Italy 2009: COMCAR Research Reports Kimberly Stratton, Carleton University An Introduction to the 2009 Colloquium on Material Culture and Religion (10 min) Kelley N. Coblentz Bautch, St. Edward's University Finding the Feminine in the Material Culture of Ancient Rome (20 min) Jeffrey Brodd, California State University, Sacramento Discerning Roman Religion in Representations of Animal Sacrifice < (20 min) Betsey Robinson, Vanderbilt University, Respondent (15 min) Discussion (30 min)

Archaeological Excavations and Discoveries: Illuminating the Biblical World Joint Session With: Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World, Archaeological Excavations and Discoveries: Illuminating the Biblical World 11/22/2009 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Room: Waterbury - SH**
 * TWO

Theme: Recent Excavations and Discoveries in Galilee This session honors the memory of Douglas Edwards.

Jack Olive, Seattle University, Presiding Mordechai Aviam, University of Miami The Synagogues of Galilee in light of Recent Research (25 min) Discussion (10 min) Eric Meyers, Duke University From the Upper Galilee to the Lower Galilee: Reflections on the Rural-Urban Divide (25 min) Discussion (10 min) James F. Strange, University of South Florida Religion and Archaeology in Roman Galilee (25 min) Discussion (10 min) C. Thomas McCollough, Centre College Report on the Excavations at Cana of Galilee (25 min) Discussion (10 min)

Archaeological Excavations and Discoveries: Illuminating the Biblical World Joint Session With: Archaeological Excavations and Discoveries: Illuminating the Biblical World, Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World 11/23/2009 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Room: La Galerie 5 - MR
 * THREE

Theme: Economy, Religion, and Culture in the Roman World This session honors the memory of Douglas Edwards.**

Milton Moreland, Rhodes College, Presiding Douglas E. Oakman, Pacific Lutheran University The Shape of Power and Political-economy in Herodian Galilee (25 min) Discussion (10 min) Morten Hoerning Jensen, Lutheran School of Theology in Aarhus Socio-economic and Socio-religious Dynamics in Herod Antipas's Galilee – A Holistic Approach (25 min) Discussion (10 min) Andrew Overman, Macalester College Tracing Roman Imperial Forms in Galilee (25 min) Discussion (10 min) Sean Freyne, Trinity College - Dublin Jesus in Galilee at Thirty: What Have We learned? (25 min) Discussion (10 min)

Rome and Religion: A Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue 11/22/2009 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Room: Bacchus Suite - MR** Jointly sponsored by the Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions and the following SBL program units: Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World; Art and Religions of Antiquity; and Greco-Roman Religions. Read papers from Boston and Rome at http://socamr.wikispaces.com/.
 * FOUR

Jonathan L. Reed, University of La Verne, Presiding Karl Galinsky, University of Texas at Austin In the Shadow (or not) of the Imperial Cult: A Cooperative Agenda (30 min) L. Michael White, University of Texas at Austin Capitalizing on the Imperial Cult: Some Jewish Perspectives (30 min) Warren Carter, Brite Divinity School Roman Imperial Power: A Perspective from the New Testament (30 min) Harlow Gregory Snyder, Davidson College, Respondent (15 min) Nancy A. Evans, Wheaton College, Respondent (15 min) Discussion (30 min)