Winter Meeting 2011
Collingwood College, Durham
under the presidency of Professor John Sawyer
Printable version of the SOTS programme
The booking form for the SOTS Winter meeting
Location and Directionsto Collingwood College
The venue for all sessions is the Penthouse Suite, Collingwood. Publishers are invited to display books for sale during the Meeting. Members who have had books published recently are also invited to display copies.
TUESDAY 4th JANUARY
(2.00 p.m.) [Committee Meeting]
2.15 p.m. Optional walking tour of Durham
4.30 p.m. Registration
6.00 p.m. Reception hosted by the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham
6.45 p.m. Dinner
8.15 p.m. Professor Bernhard Lang (Paderborn), 'Voltaire, Goethe, and Joseph in Egypt: An Essay on the Bible in the Eighteenth Century'
9.30 p.m. 'A Day in the Life of a Biblical Scholar': screening of a Dutch TV programme featuring Professor Ellen van Wolde, filmed in part at the SOTS Winter Meeting 2010
WEDNESDAY 5th JANUARY
8.00 a.m. Breakfast
9.15 a.m. Dr Walter Houston (Oxford), 'The Scribe and his Class: Ben Sira on Rich and Poor'
10.45 a.m. Coffee
11.15 a.m. Dr Wilfred Watson (Newcastle), 'Always Read the Label: Pottery and Hebrew Philology'
12.00 noon Professor Johannes de Moor (Kampen), 'The Silent God in Modernity and Antiquity'
12.45 p.m. Lunch
1.45 p.m. Panel Discussion: 'Reception History: Essential Part of Biblical Studies or Optional Extra?' with Professor John Barton (Oxford), Dr Katie Edwards (Sheffield), Dr Andrew Mein (Cambridge), and Dr Deborah Rooke (Oxford)
3.00 p.m. Tsa
3.30 p.m. Outing to Newcastle
6.30 p.m. Dinner at Newcastle Reform Synagogue
7.45 p.m. Presidential Paper: Professor John Sawyer (Perugia), 'The Divine Hinneni "Here I am!" in the Book of Isaiah'
9.15 p.m. Coach back to Durham
THURSDAY 6th JANUARY
8.00 a.m. Breakfast
9.15 a.m. Dr Máire Byrne (Milltown Institute, Dublin), 'What's in a Name? Naming God and Interfaith Dialogue'
10.00 a.m. Dr David Baker (Trinity Theological College, Perth), 'The Fifth Commandment in Context'
10.45 a.m. Coffee
11.15 a.m. Dr Richard Briggs (Durham), 'Reading Daniel as Children's Literature'
12.00 noon Business Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study(Members only)
12.45 p.m. Lunch, followed by departure
Domestic Arrangements
The venue for the Meeting is Collingwood College, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LT; the telephone number for the College is 0191 3345000. Please refer to the enclosed map for information on how to get to the University. There is plenty of parking at the College but we would recommend public transport where possible.
The charges for hospitality are shown on the enclosed Booking Form. Members are requested to pay their accounts in full when returning the form but, if necessary, a non-returnable booking fee of £30 will be accepted and the balance will be payable on arrival at the Meeting. A discounted price is available to those whose bookings are received by Tuesday 9th November (please see the details on the form). There is a subsidized price for those on low incomes or from economically disadvantaged countries. All bookings must be received by 2nd December 2010; no bookings can be accepted after that date. Bookings may be made by email as long as cheques follow by post.
Please note that in making a booking, members render themselves liable for payment of the full cost of that booking, a liability that will be waived only in the light of extenuating circumstances and only when the final conference accounts permit a refund. You may wish to consider taking out insurance on your booking (or check that your annual travel insurance is applicable) to cover the possibility of you having to cancel your booking. You are advised to make a copy of your completed Booking Form for your own records.
Members wishing to attend the Meeting should send the enclosed Booking Form to Elizabeth Harper, SOTS Hospitality Secretary, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, Abbey House, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RS (tel. 0191 375 7091, e-mail e.a.harper@dur.ac.uk), so as to arrive by 9th November 2010 (for the discount price) or at the latest by 2nd December.
Correspondence concerning the affairs of the Society should be sent to the Secretary, Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ (tel. 01392 7264290, e-mail f.stavrakopoulou@exeter.ac.uk). Applications for a Conference Grant to assist in meeting the costs of attending the Meeting must reach the current Secretary by 10th November. Proposals for new members must reach her by 30th November. Application forms for grants and membership are available on the SOTS website,
. Changes of address should be sent to the Membership Secretary, Mrs Vivienne Rowett, The New Vicarage, Beck Hill, Barton-upon-Humber DN18 5EY (tel. 01652 632202, e-mail vivrowett@aol.com).