SWCRS

It's been too long since the last post! Mostly because we're a little embarrased that the book isn't out yet. Please forgive us for telling you it'd be done by now!

Earlier this month I attended the Southwest Commission on Religious Studies held in Irving, Texas. It was great fun. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Dr. Katherine Downey, University of Texas at Dallas, speak on The Genre of Gospel. She looks forward to talking with my dad about the literary form.

Kathy Maxwell, a graduate student from Baylor, read her excellent paper on The Role of Audience in Ancient Narrative: Acts as a Case Study. What a treat to listen to her!

The Presidential Address, by Dr. Mikeal Parsons, Baylor University, spoke on Luke and the Whole Body. It was a very fun paper, and he talked about the relationship between physical appearance and character, which is the topic of one of his latest books.

Today I am once again amazed to see how the writers of the gospels use similar events to tell their Stories in different ways. Wow. One writer will use a certain even as the Wisdom Section, and another writer might use that same event as the Focus Section. Once you see the Stories, then you'll be able to know the significance of this. Each Story is truly a work of art. What creativity and consideration they used when forming their Stories for us! We can't wait to show them to you!

Anne