Students, professors and alumnus to present at Society of Biblical Literature conference

February 28, 2008
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications, 417-865-2815, Ext. 7292

Springfield, Mo. — Two students, two professors and one alumnus from Evangel University will be presenting papers at the annual Central States Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, in St. Louis on March 30-31.

Twenty-seven colleges and universities will participate in the Central States Regional Conference, which includes Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Dr. James C. VanderKam, of Notre Dame, will be the plenary speaker.

“I am personally gratified by the representation Evangel and the Theology Department has outside the walls of the University,” said Dr. Wave Nunnally, professor of early Judaism and Christian origins.

The presenters are:

• William Griffin, associate professor of biblical studies, “Views of the Future in the Psalms”
• Wave Nunnally, professor of early Judaism and Christian origins, “Joel, Qumran, and the Early Church”
• Joseph Dutko, 2006 alumnus, “Celestial Patrons: Heavenly War and Its Earthly Significance in Daniel 10” and “Mythoi, Monomyth, and a Missing Mother: The Archetypal Significance of the Prodigal’s Quest in Luke 15:11-24”
• Zachary Guiliano, junior, “He Has Authority: Mark 2.1-12 in Literary Context”
• Micah Hildreth, senior, “Luke 6:20-26: A paradigm for understanding”

Guiliano and Hildreth’s papers will be presented in the Theta Alpha Kappa student paper competition.

For additional information, contact Dr. Wave Nunnally at (417) 865-2815 ext. 8516.