ETS/SBL 2023 San Antonio

The bloggers at D33 enjoyed a week at the annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature in San Antonio last week. As usual, we were busy with presenting and listening to papers, perusing the exhibit hall and bookstore, and connecting with colleagues, students, publishers, and others. Stan presented three […]

ETS/SBL Denver 2022 Recap

This was the first year in several years that both of us at D33 were able to attend the ETS (Evangelical Theological Society) and SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) Annual Meetings in person, with IBR (Institute for Biblical Research) in between. This year the conferences were held in Denver, Colorado. As expected, it was an […]

Community Without Unity: A Response to the Recent SBL 2020 Report

If you are a member of SBL (Society of Biblical Literature), you received the 2020 Annual Report, some 35 pages. The report begins with an introductory letter by Executive Director, John Kutsko, who writes on the idea of community. This is apt given the state of the pandemic that we have been experiencing for almost […]

Upcoming ETS, IBR, and SBL Annual Meetings in San Diego, CA

The annual meetings are always a highlight of the academic year. This year’s annual meetings are in sunny Southern California, where both Stan and I were born and raised, although closer to Los Angeles than San Diego. Stan hasn’t lived there since the 90s, and I haven’t lived there since 2011. It will be good […]

Philology of Greek as the Most Used Method? Some Thoughts on the Recent SBL Survey

Earlier this year, the Society of Biblical Literature posted the results of a member profile survey they conducted in January 2019. Among other interesting statistics, we wanted to highlight a particular one that stood out for us. While the various expertises of its members were too large and complex to reproduce in the profile summary, […]

The Recent Meeting of the Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society (SBL Regional)

I have been an active member of EGLBS, the regional meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in my area, since 2013 and, with the exception of 2018, have attended and presented at every annual meeting. I really appreciate the people who have been involved in this meeting and have built some great relationships there. […]

The Annual ETS, IBR, and SBL Meetings 2018

It has been about a month, but we wanted to provide a brief summary on the recent annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society, Institute for Biblical Research, and Society of Biblical Literature meetings in Denver, Colorado. Overall, it was another great year of presenting papers and listening to them, along with the usual social […]

Upcoming ETS, IBR, and SBL Annual Meetings in Denver

Next week is our annual ETS, IBR, and SBL conferences, one of our highlights of the year. This year’s conferences are held in the beautiful city of Denver. The following is a list of our papers, including times and locations: ETS – Tue, Nov 13 Stan – “The Language(s) of John’s Gospel and Revelation: What […]

The Annual ETS and SBL meetings in Providence and Boston

This week, two of us here at Domain Thirty-Three, Stan and Dave, will be heading to Providence, RI for the annual Evangelical Theological Society meeting, and then to Boston, MA for the annual Society of Biblical Literature meeting. We are always excited for this time of the year, where we get to reconnect with colleagues […]

The Upcoming ETS, IBR, and SBL Annual Meetings in San Antonio

We are less than a week away from the annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature, with the Institute for Biblical Research meeting in between. It is always a highlight of the year for us to attend the meetings, to present papers, to meet with fellow colleagues and friends, […]