International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2002-), learned society

The International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2002-) is "a legally-constituted not-for-profit association of scholars who are concerned with the deuterocanonical and cognate literature in research and teaching."

Overview

Founded in 2002, it organized biennial international meetings in the field of the OT Apocrypha and Cognate Literature.

"The aim of the ISDCL is academic research into the deuterocanonical and cognate literature on an international, interconfessional and interreligious basis, through the preparation of scholarly materials.

The society will promote:

• 1. Implementation of individual research projects, as well as their dissemination and publication;
• 2. Regular international conferences;
• 3. Publications of the proceedings of conferences;
• 4. Dialogue with related disciplines."

Meetings and Proceedings

• 2003 (Salzburg, Austria) - First ISDCL International Confrence: The Function and Relevance of Prayer in Deuterocanonical Literature (July 5-9, 2003)
  • Prayer from Tobit to Qumran (2004 Egger-Wenzel/Corley), edited volume

• 2005 (Barcelona, Spain) - Second ISDCL International Confrence: How Israel’s Later Authors Viewed Its Earlier History (July 2-6, 2005)
  • History and Identity (2006 Calduch-Benages/Liesen), edited volume

• 2007 (Tübingen, Germany) - Third ISDCL International Confrence: Biblical Figures in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (30 June - 4 July, 2007)
  • Biblical Figures in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2008 Lichtenberger/Mittmann-Richert), edited volume

• 2009 (Kerkrade, Netherlands) - Fourth ISDCL International Conference: A Time of War and a Time of Peace (Qoh. 3:8): Visions of Peace and Tales of War in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (3-6 July, 2009)
  • Visions of Peace and Tales of War (2010 Liesen/Beentjes), edited volume

• 2011 (Palermo, Italy) - Fifth ISDCL International Conference: Family and Kinship in the Deuterocanical and Cognate Literature (June 27 - July 1, 2011)
  • Family and Kinship in the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2013 Passaro), edited volume

• 2013 (Berlin, Germany) - Sixth ISDCL International Conference: "The Metaphorical Use of Language in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature" (July 1-5, 2013)
  • The Metaphorical Use of Language in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2014 Witte/Behnke), edited volume

• 2015 (Budapest, Hungary) - Seventh International Conference: "Various Aspects of Worship in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature" (28 June - 1 July, 2015)
  • Various Aspects of Worship in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (2015), conference

External links

• Walter de Gruyter