S113=A136:  SBL Johannine Literature Section & AAR Christian Spirituality Group
(Sunday, November 19, 2000,  3:45 pm - 6:15 pm)
Steven L. Chase, Dominican Center at Marywood, Presiding Theme: Sandra M. Schneiders, Written That You May Believe: Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel (New York: Crossroad, 1999)

Panelists:
Francisco Lozada, Jr., University of the Incarnate Word
Barbara Reid, Catholic Theological Union
David K. Rensberger, Interdenominational Theological Center
Philip Sheldrake, Sarum College

Respondent: Sandra M. Schneiders, Jesuit School of Theology
Panel Discussion 
General Discussion 

Leticia A. Guardiola-Saenz, Vanderbilt University
Female Bodies Mapping Jesus' Ministry in the Gospel of John

Martinus C. De Boer, Free University Amsterdam
Anti-Judaism in John? The Depiction of "the Jews" in the Fourth Gospel

Tom Thatcher, Cincinnati Bible Seminary
The Legend of the Beloved Disciple

Jo-Ann A. Brant, Goshen College
The Theatricality of Johannine Dialogue

Colleen Conway, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
The Politics of the Johannine Drama

Raimo Hakola, University of Helsinki
Jesus' Jewishness in the Fourth Gospel: An Antidote Against Anti-Judaism?

Adam English, Baylor University
Zeal that Consumes: Feeding Imagery in the Gospel of John

Edwin K. Broadhead, Berea College
Q and John and Jesus: Explorations in the Fourth Gospel 

Dongsoo Kim, Sungsan Hyo Graduate School
The Paraclete: The Spirit of the Church 

Beth M. Sheppard, Southwestern College
Pontius Pilate and the Roman Trial of Christ in the Fourth Gospel: A Roman Legal Perspective and Literary Observations 

S20: Christian Theology and the Bible Group 
(Saturday, November 18, 2000,  1:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
Theme: Self and Identity Before God

Paul N. Anderson, George Fox University
Truth and Liberation: The Work of the Parakletos and the Transformation of the Self

Felix Just, Loyola Marymount University
"The Johannine Literature Web: A Model for Subject Specific Research Sites"

Jaime Clark-Soles, Yale University
Scripture Cannot Be Broken: The Social Function of the Use of Scripture in the Fourth Gospel

Introduction: Edmondo Lupieri, University of Udine
The Birth of a Religion: The Community of John and its Early History
Panelists: Joseph Sievers (Chair)
John Dominic Crossan
John H. Elliott
Respondents: Adriana Destro and Mauro Pesce

Colleen Conway, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Ambiguity All Around: Minor Characters in the Fourth Gospel

Panel: A Panel Review of  Voices of the Mystics: Early Christian Discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas and Other Early Christian Literature, by April D. DeConick

Panelists:
Harold W. Attridge, Yale Divinity School
Elaine H. Pagels, Princeton University
April De Conick, Illinois Wesleyan University

Paper: Neil Douglas-Klotz, Institute for Advanced Studies
Genesis Now: Midrashic View of Beresith Mysticism in Thomas and John