SBL Consultation on the
Cross, Resurrection, and Diversity
in Earliest Christianity
The Consultation on the Cross, Resurrection, and
Diversity in Earliest Christianity explores the origin, nature, and extent
of theological
diversity
within Christian
communities from the beginnings until approximately 180 CE. Focusing on the
evidence for
Jesus’ death and resurrection as a a narrative used to shape the identity
of emergent communities, as well as on the alternatives to this narrative
preserved in early Christian sources, the unit seeks to clarify the historical
origins
and relationship of these diverse forms of Christianity and bring greater
precision to the study of “orthodoxy and heresy in early Christianity.”
Steering Committee
James P. Ware, University of Evansville (jw44@evansville.edu),
Co-Chair
Jeffrey Peterson, Austin Graduate School of Theology (peterson@austingrad.edu),
Co-Chair
Mark S. Goodacre, Duke
University (goodacre@duke.edu)
Jennifer Knust, Boston University (jknust@bu.edu)
John C. Poirier, Kingswell Theological Seminary (poirier@siscom.net)
Invited Papers for 2009 Meeting, New Orleans
“Unity and Diversity in Earliest Christianity,” by James D. G. Dunn,
Durham University
“The Passion Narrative Before and After Mark,” by Adela Yarbro Collins,
Yale University