Papers

At Halifax Hall, University of Sheffield, Tuesday to Thursday, 17-19 December, 1991

Dr A. J. H. Mayes (Dublin): On Describing the Purpose of Deuteronomy (Presidential Paper)

Revd F. R. Tomes (Manchester): The Reason for the Syro-Ephraimite War

Mr D. J. Chalcraft (Dept of Sociology: Oxford Polytechnic): For a Sociological Imagination in Old Testament Studies: Some Reflections on the Analysis of Deviance and Health (Short Paper)

Ms H. A. M Kay (Sheffield): When did the Sabbath become a Day of Worship? (Short Paper)

Prof. J. R. Bartlett (Dublin): Edom: Early Explorers and Map-Makers

Prof. R. P. Carroll (Glasgow): Shadows on the Text: The Crowd behind and the Crowd in front of the Hebrew Bible. Some observations on the Sociological Study of the Bible

Dr C. S. Rodd (Emsworth): Old Testament Ethics: Problems and Principles

Dr P. B. Dirksen (Leiden): The Peshitta in Old Testament Textual Criticism