THE APOCRYPHA AND PSEUDEPIGRAPHA are getting a lot of attention in July's International SBL meeting in Edinburgh. Here's the program:

3-1
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
7/03/2006
8:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Room: Seminar 10 - William Robertson

Theme: Second Temple Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

James Davila, University of St. Andrews-Scotland, Presiding
Michael Tait, Pontificio Istituto Biblico
Glorious and Resplendent? The Resurrection and the Resurrection Body in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha (30 min)
David A. Fiensy, Kentucky Christian University
Sacred Space in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha (30 min)
Ida Frohlich, Pázmány Péter Catholic University
The Temple as a Theme in the Book of Tobit (30 min)
Break (45 min)
Pierre Johan Jordaan, North-West University
Text, Ideology and Body in the Additions to Esther (30 min)
Jacques van Ruiten, University of Groningen
Chronological and Spatial Symmetry in the Book of Jubilees (30 min)
Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Azusa Pacific University
The Description of Sacrificial Worship in the Book of Jubilees: Its Interpretation by and Authoritative Status for the Dead Sea Scrolls Movement (30 min)

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3-16
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
7/03/2006
2:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Room: Seminar 10 - William Robertson

Theme: More Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

Pierluigi Piovanelli, University of Ottawa, Presiding
Archie T. Wright, Regent University
Philo and the Book of Watchers (30 min)
Markus H. McDowell, Westmont College
Jael in Pseudo-Philo’s Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum: A Comparative and Intertextual Approach (30 min)
J.R.C. Cousland, University of British Columbia
When, Where, and Why: Space and Time in the “Books of Adam and Eve” (30 min)
Break (45 min)
James R. Davila, University of St. Andrews-Scotland
More Jewish Pseudepigrapha (30 min)
Kristian Heal, Brigham Young University
Ps. Basil's History of Joseph: A Key to the Early Syriac Tradition (30 min)

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4-18
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
7/04/2006
2:00 PM to 5:15 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre - William Robertson

Bradley J. Embry, International College and Graduate School
A Story of Love? Use of Song of Songs in the Odes of Solomon (30 min)
Rivka Nir, Open University of Israel
The Conversion of Aseneth in a Christian Context (30 min)
Edna Isreali, Tel Aviv University
Who Is "Taxo"? Re-thinking the Origins of the Assumption of Moses (30 min)
Break (45 min)
Pierluigi Piovanelli, University of Ottawa
Christian Apocryphal Texts for the New Millennium: Achievements, Prospects, and Challenges (30 min)
Istvan Czachesz, University of Groningen
Cognitive Constructs of the Divine in Apocryphal Literature (30 min)

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5-17
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
7/05/2006
2:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Room: Lecture Theatre - William Robertson

Petri Luomanen, University of Helsinki
Jewish-Christian Gospels: A New Reconstruction (30 min)
Bas van Os, University of Groningen
The Date and Provenance of the Gospel of Philip (30 min)
Johanna Brankaer, Université Catholique de Louvain
Myth as Demonstration: The Program of On the Origin of the World (NHC II, 5; XIII, 2) (30 min)
Break (45 min)
Vahan Hovhanessian, St. Nersess Armenian Seminary
The Apocryphal Acts of Thomas: A Glance at a Lost Original or an Orthodox Revision? (30 min)
Jon Ma Asgeirsson, University of Iceland
Between the God of the Hebrews and the God of the Sun: Building the Kingdom of Heaven in the Latin Passio-Version of the Acts of Thomas (30 min)
Paul G. Schneider, University of South Florida
The Johannine Origins and Purpose of the Lord's Secret Sacrament in the Acts of John (30 min)

Abstracts are available for each paper, but I don't have time to put in the links. To get them, go to this page and enter "pseudepigrapha" as a keyword.