Power, Authority and Canon

DAY CONFERENCE:

Power, Authority and Canon
6 May 2015
New College, University of Edinburgh
The theme of the conference revolves around the issues of historical and theological ramifications of canonization. Why were some texts and not others elevated to the status of “holy scriptures”? What are the effects in conferring authority on these texts? Website: http://conferences.hss.ed.ac.uk/power-authority-canon/

0900-0915 Welcome

0915-1000 John Collins (Yale University), “Uses of Torah in the Second Temple Period”

1000-1045 Michael Satlow (Brown University), “Bad Prophecies”

1045-1100 Coffee

1100-1145 Manfred Oeming (Universität Heidelberg), “The Way of God: Ethicsand Ritual as Birthplaces of Canonicity”

1145-1230 Timothy Lim (University of Edinburgh), “The Insufficiency of Divine Inspiration”

1230-1330 Lunch

1400-1445 John Barton (University of Oxford), “How far does the content of canonical texts matter?

1445-1530 Walter Moberly (University of Durham), “Canonicity and Religious Truth: What Role, if any, Should Traditional Canon Play Today?”

1530-1615 Craig Evans (Acadia Divinity School), “Jesus and the Beginnings of the Christian Canon of Scripture”

1615-1700 Tea

1700-1745 Shaye Cohen (Harvard University), “Some Reflections on the Canon”

1745-1800 Closing Remarks

A Special Event:
On 5 May, Professor Shaye Cohen will give a Gunning lecture on “The Bible and the Mishnah”, Martin Hall, New College, 5pm

Registration at www.bit.ly/GunningConf

Day fee: £30 (concession £15) includes conference attendance, refreshments and lunch. Contact: Jean Reynolds, School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, Tel: 44-(0)131 650 8948. Email: J.Reynolds@ed.ac.uk

E-mailed by Timothy Lim. Looks very interesting.