Ad Fontes, Ad Futura: Erasmus’ Bible and the Impact of Scripture – Call For Papers

Ad Fontes, Ad Futura: Erasmus’ Bible and the Impact of Scripture
HBU Theology Conference
Houston Baptist University
February 25-27, 2016

Conference Website

In celebration of the upcoming 500th anniversary of Erasmus’ Greek text and the Reformation, the Department of Theology at Houston Baptist University, in conjunction with the Dunham Bible Museum, is pleased to host the conference “Ad Fontes, Ad Futura: Erasmus’ Bible and the Impact of Scripture.” The conference will consider the textual and historical issues surrounding the development of the Bible, the Bible’s impact on society across the centuries, and the future of Biblical translation and interpretation.

Our keynote speakers include: Craig Evans (Houston Baptist University), Timothy George (Beeson Divinity School, Samford University), Herman Selderhuis (Theological University Apeldoorn) and Daniel Wallace (Dallas Theological Seminary).

The plenary talks are free and open to the public.

We also invite proposals for short papers from scholars and graduate students from a wide array of disciplines and topics, including:

  • The historical context, and textual tradition, of the Biblical canon
  • The history of the Greek text of the Bible
  • The social and/or cultural impact of the Bible in any historical period or location
  • The Bible and the history of the book
  • Modern Bible translations and translation practice
  • Textual and cultural issues concerning the Bible in the Digital Age

Anyone who is interested should submit a 300 word abstract on any relevant topic. The deadline for submissions is December 9, 2015. Send proposals to Jason Maston at jmaston@hbu.edu.