We cordially invite you to two sessions of the MGRW seminar at this year’s SBL Annual Meeting in Denver.

Meals in the Greco-Roman World
11/19/2022
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: 707 (Street Level) – Convention Center (CC)

Theme: Meals in Matthew and in John’s Revelation

Jan Heilmann, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Presiding (5 min)

Andrew Bowden, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
“Food” and “Drink” in the Gospel of Matthew as a Means for Promoting Corporate Identity: An Examination of Matthew 15 (30 min)
Tag(s): Gospels – Matthew (Biblical Literature – New Testament), Greco-Roman Literature (Greco-Roman Literature)

Nathan Leach, University of Texas at Austin
Ascetic Meal Practices and Discourses in Revelation (30 min)
Tag(s): Revelation (Biblical Literature – New Testament), Greco-Roman Period (History & Culture)

Andrew McGowan, Yale Divinity School, Respondent (15 min)

Susan Elliott, Respondent (15 min)

Discussion (30 min)

Business Meeting (25 min)

Meals in the Greco-Roman World
11/20/2022
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Mile High 2B (Lower Level) – Convention Center (CC)

Theme: The Revolution of 21st Century Korean Church Worship Meals

Chan Sok Park, College of Wooster, Presiding (5 min)

Hal Taussig, Westar Institute, Introduction (5 min)

Henrike Dilling, University of Rostock and University of Greifswald
Meals in the Greco-Roman World: Twenty-Five Years of Research (20 min)
Tag(s): Greece and Hellenism (History & Culture), History of Christianity (History & Culture), Greece/Greek (Greco-Roman Literature)

Discussion (20 min)

Jungjae Lee, Hongdae Dining Church, Lee Daeun, Yega Church and Jang Yeongjin, Yega Church
The Worship Revolution of Some Twenty-First Century Korean Church Meals (20 min)
Tag(s): Ritual & Sacrifice (Comparative Religion / History of Religion), Greco-Roman Period (History & Culture)

Discussion (25 min)

Miseon Choi, Claremont School of Theology
The Relationship between Particular Korean Churches’ Twenty-First Century Meals and the First/Second Century Mediterranean Christ People’s Meals (20 min)
Tag(s): Greco-Roman Period (History & Culture)

Discussion (20 min)

Discussion (15 min)