Andy Rowell

Category: Douglas Campbell

  • A comment on Karl Barth, Emil Brunner, Douglas Campbell, and Pauline Soteriology

    I'm writing a bit on Karl Barth and Emil Brunner in my dissertation right now and saw Douglas Campbell referring to the two theologians in passing in the comments of a post entitled Douglas Campbell’s “Rereading” of Paul at Larry Hurtado's blog about Pauline soteriology. I just thought I would add some theological reflection to their exegetical discussion there. Hurtado and Campbell debate in the comments some of the features of Campbell's big book The Deliverance of God (which I have referred to in the past). 

    Campbell writes,"And it may be that Paul and his opponent agree on quite a bit in Rom 1 in any case (I think they do); but Paul doesn’t want to put this material up front, so to speak. And that’s a critical difference–as big as the difference between Barth and Brunner, or between Athanasius and Arius."

    Here's my comment: Barth and Brunner are indeed interesting to compare because they are indeed so close on so many matters. John W. Hart writes in his conclusion of his book on Barth and Brunner,

    "It is the thesis of this book that Barth and Brunner represent fundamentally different ways of doing theology. This thesis is maintained despite the fact that, viewed within the context of the history of theology, it would be difficult to find any theologian closer to Barth than Brunner, or closer to Brunner than Barth” John W. Hart, Karl Barth vs. Emil Brunner: The Formation and Dissolution of a Theological Alliance, 1916-1936 (New York: Peter Lang, 2001), 218.

    Brunner's zeal to be missionally, ethically, and philosophically relevant to the world and Holy Spirit-led worries Barth. Brunner was interested in what was contemporary: he loved the parachurch Oxford Group Movement and was deeply concerned about communism and thought personalism was extremely insightful (Emil Brunner, “Toward a Missionary Theology,” Christian Century 66, no. 27 (1949): 817-818). Barth’s famous angry “Nein!” to Brunner was explicitly about natural theology but in particular about the warm reception Brunner’s “point of contact” theology was getting from German-Christian (Nazi) theologians (Emil Brunner and Karl Barth, Natural Theology: Comprising “Nature and Grace” by Professor Dr. Emil Brunner and the Reply “No!” by Dr. Karl Barth (Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock Publishers, (1956) 2002), 67.). My project deals with Barth’s ecclesiology. Barth's ecclesiology is quite similar to Brunner’s at first glance. They were both Swiss Reformed church theologians–advocates of the importance of the local church and decried Roman Catholic “clericalism.” But again Barth felt that Brunner’s “being led by the Spirit” was naive and foolish–that thinking about such practical matters as church and mission demanded far more discipline.

    Here is the contours of the Brunner-Barth debate regarding Pauline soteriology: Hart reports, “Brunner argues that his understanding of Law-Gospel is truly Pauline and Calvinist–the Law is the tutor from the Gospel (‘this point-of-connection (Beziehungspunkt) [cannot be] surrendered’) and only subsequent to faith does one correctly see the Gospel in the Law” (Hart, Karl Barth vs. Emil Brunner, p.79). Whereas, Barth says “Brunner’s opposition between Law and Gospel is too harshly Kantian: ‘Is not the Law also revelation, not only punishment and opposition?’ (Hart, Karl Barth vs. Emil Brunner, p.78).

    I hear Campbell arguing for the Barthian side–questioning whether the ostensible Romans 1-3 presentation is the normative definitive ordering of all gospel presentation: presentation of Law then conviction of sin then experience of faith. The Oxford Group Movement, which Brunner loved, used this approach: testimonies of how people were gripped by sin then were changed by faith in the work of Christ (Hart, Karl Barth vs. Emil Brunner, p.178). Barth and Campbell want to hold together more closely Jesus’s person and work so that Jesus’ life (as depicted in the Gospels and alluded to in Paul and elsewhere) matters. For Campbell the Jesus story contains Pneumatological, Participatory, Martyrological, and Eschatological components (“PPME”). Barth says that Jesus Christ is the Lord as Servant (IV/1) and the Servant as Lord (IV/2).

    The problem with Brunner and those who place all this emphasis on the Law and Sin, says Barth, is that his framework gives humanity too much credit and relegates God to some minor bit player who gets brought in when there is a problem. God is just the cleaner-upper-guy, Mr. Fix-it, the Stain-Master, the Spot-Remover. What is interesting, thinks Brunner, is philosophical trends like personalism, new initiatives like the Oxford Group Movement, and political developments like communism; the church and theology must catch up to what is going on and try to fix it. Barth and Campbell think that what the Triune God is up to is more interesting, more definitive. The question is whether human beings will “correspond” (Barth), “participate” (Campbell) with God. I’m grateful for the work of the New Testament scholars doing the difficult exegetical work to see whether Barth and Campbell over-read this emphasis into the texts but I think these are at least some of the theological issues at stake.

  • Audio from SBL Deliverance of God session with Campbell, Gorman, Moo and Torrance

    Here is audio from yesterday’s session at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting where Douglas Campbell’s new book The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009) was reviewed.

    Deliverance of God by Douglas A. Campbell

    I received written permission ahead of time from all of the participants to record and post this.  It is very kind of them to be willing to make this session more widely available. 

    The session was very good.  Michael Gorman, Doug Moo, and Allan Torrance read responses to the book.  They were asked to especially focus on Campbell’s treatment of Romans 1:18-3:20.  Then Campbell read a written response.  Then Gorman, and Moo asked additional questions and Campbell answered them.  Then the floor was opened and they had time for four questions–Barry Matlock, Seyoon Kim, N.T. Wright and Richard Hays.  Other New Testament scholars I recognized included Daniel Kirk, Susan Eastman, Ross Wagner, Francis Watson, Craig Blomberg, Leander Keck, Richard Longenecker, and Beverly Gaventa.

    I’m frustrated and disappointed that the quality of recording is not great.  But I did just add below the original WMA file which I think is better than the MP3 version.  I sat in the front row in the center but there was a lot of echo in the room.  I had recorded the theology of Romans session in the middle of the room.  Neither place worked well.  The next time I will have to use some other method.  If someone who knows sound recording wants to try and clean it up,  I will repost the clearer version.

    I have given you WMA and MP3 versions.  You need Windows Media Player installed for WMA to work. (Or you can download the file and then in iTunes go to File . . . Add File to Library. . . and it will convert the file into a format iTunes uses).  

    All computers will play MP3’s.  I think the WMA are of a higher quality because they were recorded originally in that format.  You just right click on it and click “Save Link As . . .” or “Save Target As . . .” and you can save it to your desktop (and it will be on your computer and you can listen to it whenever you want).

    MP3 Part 1 Deliverance of God (Gorman, Moo, Torrance reviews) (103 MB) 1 hr. 15 min.

    MP3 Part 2 Deliverance of God (Campbell response and discussion) (80 MB) 58 min.

     

    August 20, 2011 Update:

    Tim Wai has sent me a link.  He writes “This is the link to the enhanced audio, it is 114 mb. 2 files are combined into one.”
    http://fishcafe.3322.org/audio/campbell-2009%20SBL.mp3

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    Pauline Soteriology
    11/23/2009
    1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
    Room: Grand Ballroom C – SH

    Theme: Book Review: Douglas Campbell, The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul (Eerdmans, 2009)

    Douglas A. Campbell: The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul

    Ann Jervis, Wycliffe College, Presiding

    Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University, Panelist (20 min)

    Michael Gorman

    Alan Torrance, University of St. Andrews-Scotland, Panelist (20 min)

    Alan Torrance

  • My Guide to the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2009

    The Society of Biblical Literature 2009 Annual Meeting is next weekend November 21-24, 2009 in New Orleans and I'm going.  There are hundreds of different sessions to go to.  View the 2009 Annual Meeting Online Program Book   You should go to the ones you are interested in.  But as a Duke Divinity School doctoral student with interests in theology, I have listed 8 below that look like a lot of fun to me. 

    But before I give you my recommendations of what sessions to consider, I have pasted below the conference advice I first wrote up after going to my first SBL meeting in 2005. 

    How to Survive and Thrive at ETS and SBL

    (1) The paper writers present their own papers.  They basically read the academic paper aloud.  You hear regular laments in the hallway about bad pedagogy.  "We present with PowerPoint and illustrations in our classrooms back home but read papers when we are together.  Oh academia . . ." But it is still pretty fun if you are interested in seeing the scholars or are interested in the topic.  Need I mention that caffeine helps? 
    (2) If two papers are scheduled at 8:30 am, you have to choose one to attend.  But if the paper is over at 9:10, you can run to another one.  In other words, you don't have to attend all three papers of one session.  There is lots of movement in between papers.  So make your schedule ahead of time and run around and go to the papers you want to. 
    (3) If nothing looks good, go to the book room.  Every publisher in the world has all of their books at 50% off.  Very cool.   
    (4) Don't bother going to see a moderator because they really don't do a thing except make sure that the person doesn't go over time.  If it says that the moderator is participating in a discussion, then it could be interesting. 
    (5) Schedule lunch and dinner with your friends or acquaintances. You'll be running around all day but you don't want to get stuck eating alone (unless you found a good book in the book room).  And it easy to lose your friends in the chaos around mealtimes.  So schedule your meals and meeting places (IVP book table, etc.) ahead of time. 
    (6) The General sessions are also optional.  I would recommend the ETS banquet though.  Again, I recommend booking people ahead of time to sit with.   
    (7) The theme really means nothing except for influencing the general sessions.   
    (8) Book a place to stay now as things get filled up and you'll get stuck with the real expensive hotels. 

    See as well

    An additional recommendation is to come to the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) meeting before SBL which is meeting in the same hotels. 

    Again, there are lots of great sessions.  View PDF Copy of the 2009 ETS Program

    Here is one that should be particularly good on the last day which I'll be going to.

    ETS Meeting session: SHERATON GRAND BALLROOM B/ 5TH FLOOR

    FOUR VIEWS ON MOVING BEYOND THE BIBLE TO THEOLOGY

    Moderator: Gary T. Meadors (Grand Rapids Theological Seminary)

    9:10–12:20pm Summaries from Panel of Views Authors:

    Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Emeritus) A Principlizing Model

    Daniel M. Doriani (Central Presbyterian Church; St. Louis) A Redemptive-Historical Model

    Kevin J. Vanhoozer (Wheaton College and Graduate School) A Drama-of-Redemption Model

    William J. Webb (Heritage Theological Seminary) A Redemptive-Movement Model

    Panel and Audience Discussion

    Views authors and response authors: Mark Strauss and Al Wolters

    Consider also the Institute for Biblical Research sessions–led by evangelicals–especially the opening night reception on the 20th!

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    Institute for Biblical Research Annual Meeting

    11/20/2009

    7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

    Room: Lagnaippe/Rhythms/Waterbury – SHLee McDonald, Acadia Divinity College, Emeritus, Welcome (10 min)

    Max Lee, North Park Theological Seminary, Scripture Reading and Prayer (5 min)

    Tremper Longman, Westmont College

    Of the Making of Commentaries There is No End: The Past, Present, and Future of a Genre (45 min)

    Choon-Leong Seow, Princeton Theological Seminary, Respondent (15 min)

    Daniel Treier, Wheaton College, Respondent (15 min)

    Discussion (15 min)

    Reception hosted by Zondervan Press

    Twitter:

    Like fellow Duke doctoral student Stephen Carlson @sccarlson and Duke professor Mark Goodacre @goodacre, I'm going to use the hashtag #SBL09 for tweets.  All that means is that you put #SBL09 at the end of your tweets so they are easy for people to find who are curious about what is going at SBL.  They can just search for #SBL09 and see everything that is going on.  I'll probably keep to my normal practice of only doing a couple of tweets per day. 

    Now without further ado,

    My map through SBL 2009

    (for people with Duke or theology interests like me).

    1. Begin the 21st with theological exegesis at 9 am with great biblical scholar/theologian Marcus Bockmuehl, Duke Ph.D grad and Princeton prof Ross Wagner, and my friend and Walter Moberly Durham Ph.D. grad Joel Lohr.

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    Christian Theology and the Bible

    11/21/2009

    9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    Room: Bayside BC – SH

    Theme: Universalisms And Theological Exegesis

    Cherith Nordling, Grand Rapids, MI, Presiding

    Joel S. Kaminsky, Smith College, Panelist (25 min)

    Markus Bockmuehl, University of Oxford, Panelist (25 min)

    J. Ross Wagner, Princeton Theological Seminary, Panelist (25 min)

    Joel N. Lohr, Trinity Western University

    Taming the Untamable: Christian Attempts to Make Israel's Election Universal (25 min)

    Discussion (40 min)

    2. At 1:00 pm take your pick between the following two options: my friend John Noble's adviser Peter Machinist at Harvard and the always interesting New Testament scholar Francis Watson; or the Gospel in Our Culture Network Forum sessions with Stephen Fowl and Michael Gorman.

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    Christian Theology and the Bible

    11/21/2009

    1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

    Room: Bayside BC – SH

    Theme: What is "Historical Criticism?"

    A. K. M. Adam, University of Glasgow, Presiding

    Alan M. Cooper, Jewish Theological Seminary of America

    Two Jews, Three Synagogues: A Jewish View of Historical Criticism (25 min)

    Peter Machinist, Harvard University

    The Bible and the Ancient Near East: Ruminations on some episodes in modern biblical scholarship (25 min)

    Francis Watson, Durham University

    Does Historical Criticism Exist? (25 min)

    Michael LeGaspi, Creighton University

    The Origins of Historical Criticism in Theological Perspective (25 min)

    Discussion (50 min)

    GOCN Forum on Missional Hermeneutics

    11/21/2009

    1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

    Room: Studio 4 – MR

    Theme: Missional Readings of Paul's Letter to the Philippians

    Through paper presentations and group discussion, the Forum will explore Paul’s letter to the Philippians in view of the missio Dei and the way the letter calls a people to participate in God’s mission to the creation, as well as questions about the community’s interpretive readings and the ways in which it relates the received tradition to a particular context.

    George R. Hunsberger, Western Theological Seminary, Presiding

    Michael Barram, Saint Mary's College of California

    Reflections on the Practice of Missional Hermeneutics: 'Streaming' Philippians 1:20-30 (20 min)

    James C. Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary

    Mapping Philippians Missionally (20 min)

    Stephen E. Fowl, Loyola College in Maryland, Respondent (15 min)

    Discussion (15 min)

    Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary's Seminary and University

    The Apologetic and Missional Impulse of Philippians 2:6-11 in the Context of the Letter (20 min)

    Stephen E. Fowl, Loyola College in Maryland, Respondent (15 min)

    Discussion (35 min)

    Note: if you are going to this session, you might want to read the Hunsberger's paper from last year Proposals for a Missional Hermeneutic: Mapping the Conversation. 

    3. Then you again have to make the tough choice at 4:00 pm between reviews of Duke professor Joel Marcus’s new commentary on Mark reviewed by the prolific Craig Evans; and Beverly Gaventa (Duke Ph.D. / Princeton prof), my adviser Duke professor Richard Hays, and Michael Gorman (who taught at Duke last year while Hays was on sabbatical) on Romans.   Update: see my post: Audio from SBL: Gaventa, Hays and Gorman on Romans as Christian Theology

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    Mark

    11/21/2009

    4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

    Room: Studio 2 – MR

    Theme: Book Review: Joel Marcus, Mark: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Doubleday, 2009)

    Rikki E. Watts, Regent College, Presiding

    Craig A. Evans, Acadia Divinity College, Panelist (20 min)

    James W. Voelz, Concordia Seminary, Panelist (20 min)

    Robert Stein, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Panelist (20 min)

    Joel Marcus, Duke University, Respondent (30 min)

    Discussion (60 min)

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    Theological Hermeneutics of Christian Scripture

    11/21/2009

    4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

    Room: Grand Ballroom C – SH

    Theme: Romans as Christian Theology

    A. Katharine Grieb, Virginia Theological Seminary, Presiding

    Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Princeton Theological Seminary

    Reading for the Subject: Conflict and Lordship in Romans 14 (25 min)

    Discussion (10 min)

    Richard B. Hays, Duke University

    Spirit, Church, Eschatology: The Third Article of the Creed as Hermeneutical Lens for Reading Romans (25 min)

    Discussion (10 min)

    Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary's Seminary and University

    Romans: The First Christian Treatise on Theosis (25 min)

    Discussion (45 min)

    4. On the 22nd at 1:00 pm, hang out with the John Howard Yoder fans.  Cartwright is the editor of the wonderful Royal Priesthood volume by Yoder.

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    Society of Christian Ethics

    11/22/2009

    1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

    Room: Napoleon D2 – SH

    Theme: Re-Reading Scripture with John Howard Yoder

    Michael G. Cartwright, University of Indianapolis, Presiding

    Tom Yoder Neufeld, University of Waterloo

    Yoder, Biblical Realism, and the Element of Surprise (35 min)

    John C. Nugent, Great Lakes Christian College

    The Politics of Jahweh: John Howard Yoder's Old Testament Narration and its Implications for Social Ethics (35 min)

    Michael G. Cartwright, University of Indianapolis

    Galuth Revisited: Further Testing of Yoder's Reading of the Jeremianic Shift (35 min)

    Discussion (45 min)

    5. Then at 7:00 pm pick between Durham, UK New Testament giants: N. T. Wright and James Dunn. Wright is always fun to listen to but Dunn has some very interesting conversation partners in the Roman Catholic Frank Matera and the fierce personality, evangelical D. A. Carson. 

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    InterVarsity Press Lecture with N. T. Wright on Justification

    11/22/2009

    7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

    Room: Grand Ballroom C – SH

    N.T. Wright's work on Paul, and particularly his views on justification, has stimulated energetic discussion in a variety of scholarly and theological circles. His recent book, Justification, offers his most complete articulation of his views and responses to key critiques. In this lecture Wright articulates the place and importance of justification in Paul's overall outlook and brings the conversation up to date.

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    New Testament Theology: Status and Prospects

    11/22/2009

    7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

    Room: Studio 7 – MR

    Pheme Perkins, Boston College, Presiding

    James D. G. Dunn, Durham University, Panelist (25 min)

    Udo Schnelle, University of Halle, Panelist (25 min)

    Frank J. Matera, Catholic University of America, Panelist (25 min)

    Donald A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Panelist (25 min)

    6. Then head to the Duke reception. 

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    Duke Reception

    11/22/2009

    9:00 PM to 11:00 PM

    Room: Maurepas – JW

    7. The next morning on the 23rd head to the Regent College reception (where I did my MDiv). For you Regent College fans, Rikk E. Watts and Gordon D. Fee are both presenting papers at SBL.

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    Friends of Regent College

    11/23/2009

    7:00 AM to 8:30 AM

    Room: Rex – JW

    8. At 1:00 pm listen to the reviews of Duke professor Douglas Campbell’s new book which I have highlighted at Reviews of Douglas Campbell's The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul

    Alan Torrance is a friend of Campbell's and a theologian. Gorman is involved in three of my favorite SBL sessions and he is a biblical scholar with great pastoral and theological instincts.  Doug Moo is the chair of the Committee on Bible Translation which is translating the new version of the NIV (2011), a Romans commentary writer and professor at Wheaton College.  Update: see my post Audio from SBL Deliverance of God session with Campbell, Gorman, Moo and Torrance     

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    Pauline Soteriology

    11/23/2009

    1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

    Room: Grand Ballroom C – SH

    Theme: Book Review: Douglas Campbell, The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul (Eerdmans, 2009)

    Ann Jervis, Wycliffe College, Presiding

    Michael J. Gorman, Saint Mary's Seminary and University, Panelist (20 min)

    Alan Torrance, University of St. Andrews-Scotland, Panelist (20 min)

    Douglas Moo, Wheaton College, Panelist (20 min)

    Douglas Campbell, Duke University, Respondent (20 min)

    Break (10 min)

    Discussion (60 min)

    Of course, there are a lot more sessions I am excited about, but I tried to list a manageable few.  I look forward to seeing some of you there. 

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    For example, when you search for "Duke," the papers by Rowe, Verhey, Dawson, Smith, Marcus, Moore, Sours, Trick, Lieber, Davis, Marcus, Campbell, and Lee do not show up.  Here is the complete list of Duke presentations. 

    Download Duke Presenters at SBL 2009

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    Here is a list of 10 "gems" rated by AAA. 

    The National World War II Museum

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    New Orleans, LA

    Consumer Rating: 9out of 10Read/Write Reviews

    AAA Editor's Notes: (entrance at Andrew Higgins Dr.), chronicles the war years with exhibits detailing the causes, warfare tactics, home front and the war's lasting significance. Oral histories tell some of the stories. Permanent exhibits explain the history of the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy and the war in the Pacific. Items from the museum collection are displayed on a rotating basis, and special exhibits also are presented. The museum campus includes The Victory Theater, which shows "Beyond All Boundaries," a cinematic experience featuring 4-D special effects and narration by Tom Hanks.

    Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

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    New Orleans, LA

    Consumer Rating: 7out of 10Read/Write Reviews

    AAA Editor's Notes: More than 15,000 specimens represent some 530 species of marine life found throughout the Americas. Visitors can see sharks, stingrays, red-bellied piranhas, white alligators, black-footed and rockhopper penguins, sea otters and endangered sea turtles.

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    AAA Editor's Notes: Encompassing 58 acres of realistic habitats and more than 1,500 animals, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species. Exhibits include the African Savanna, Australian Outback, Asian Domain, Embraceable Zoo, World of Primates and Reptile Encounter, home to a Komodo dragon. Mayan temples and ruins are the setting for Jaguar Jungle.

    New Orleans Museum of Art

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    New Orleans, LA

    Consumer Rating: 5out of 10Read/Write Reviews

    AAA Editor's Notes: Funded by millionaire sugar broker Isaac Delgado in 1910, the Greek Revival building is home to 46 galleries. The collection includes a comprehensive survey of Western and non-Western art from the pre-Christian era to the present. An entire floor is dedicated to Asian, African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian and American Indian art.

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    AAA Editor's Notes: Which was built 1818-81. Exhibits at this nature museum devoted to the insect world include Butterflies in Flight, a replica of a Japanese garden, where butterflies flutter freely; Hall of Fame, showcasing insects with extreme talents and qualities; Awards Night, an interactive theater presentation with special effects; and Life Underground, in which oversized exhibits reduce guests to the size of bugs.

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    AAA Editor's Notes: Southern art from the 1700s to the present is represented in the collection amassed by New Orleans entrepreneur Roger Ogden. The museum displays between 300 and 400 works in 20 galleries, including paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, crafts and glass. Featured artists include Walter Anderson, Benny Andrews, Ida Kohlmeyer, George Ohr, Will Henry Stevens and Hunt Slonem.

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    AAA Editor's Notes: Each night one of five or six bands performs traditional jazz in its truest form. The price of admission equates to that of a movie theater ticket, and there's never a bad show. Reservations are not an option, so line up with hopefuls along St. Ann Street about a half-hour before the doors open. The "hall" is simply a dimly lit room the size of a large parlor. About three rows of low, backless wooden benches face the informal stage, which comprises the front third of the room and contains a set of drums, an old upright honky-tonk piano and a couple of antique oak press-back chairs for musicians.

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    AAA Editor's Notes: One of the oldest and most photographed churches in the country, the cathedral was the third house of worship to be built on this site. It was completed in 1794 as part of the beneficence of Don Andres Almonester de Roxas, who spent a substantial part of his fortune rebuilding New Orleans after the second great fire. Don Andres is among the distinguished Frenchmen and Spaniards interred in the church. St. Anthony's Garden behind the church was once a notorious dueling ground.

    Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

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    AAA Editor's Notes: Next to the New Orleans Museum of Art, the sculpture garden contains 60 sculptures on 5 landscaped acres. Sculptures by such artists as Jacques Lipchitz, Renè Magritte, Henry Moore, Pierre Auguste Renoir, George Rickey and George Segal are surrounded by pine and live oak trees, camellias and magnolias.

    4. Can I record the sessions and post them on the internet?

    The short answer is that you need to ask permission of the people.  See the discussion at:

    Audio Recordings of SBL Sessions?

    5. What should I wear?

    I wear sport jackets (blue, brown), dress pants (brown, gray), dress shirts, and brown dress shoes that are comfortable to walk in.  I wear a tie to the Duke reception and perhaps at other times.  Many people dress more casually but most of the Duke professors always have a suit and tie. 

    Update:

    I have posted two of the sessions: