Corinthian Matters

Category: Periods, Roman

  • Religion and Society in Roman Corinth

    Later change (12-13-12) noted by asterick *  A little over a week ago, I had the privilege to participate in a double session at the Society of Biblical Literature conference dedicated to the theme of “Polis and Ecclesia: Roman Corinth.” Organized by Larry Welborn and Jim Harrison, the session continued an endeavor begun in 2011…

  • The Isthmus and the Consequences of Geography

    I returned yesterday evening from the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion. I’ll write more about the  sessions on Roman Corinth tomorrow. For now, I post below (via my Scribd account) a draft of the paper I gave on the diolkos. As the paper was a summary of recent…

  • New perspectives on the diolkos

    I’m pretty jazzed about the Society of Biblical Literature Conference in Chicago. I not only get to see some old friends in and out of the conference, but I hope to meet some of the scholars whose work I regularly run across in my monthly CSM entries. I’m also looking forward to the double session…

  • Corinthiaka at the AIA

    The AIA has posted a preliminary program of the 70+ paper sessions, workshops, and colloquia for the AIA in Seattle in January 2013.  As in previous years (2012, 2011), the Corinthia makes a good showing. If you’re going to the AIA and want to blog or tweet or report on the conference (or parts of…

  • Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (October 2012)

    The latest round-up of digital scholarship and references over the last month. These references are now available with abstracts and tags at the Corinthian Studies Online (Zotero) Library. Diachronic Dillon, Matthew P. J. “Review. The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity. By Stephanie Budin.” The European Legacy 17, no. 6 (2012): 839–839. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10848770.2012.715848 Bronze Age…

  • Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (Sept 2012)

    The latest round up of scholarship relevant to Corinth posted online in the last month. Archaic-Classical Corinth Greco, Giovanna, Ferrara, Bianca, and Tomeo, Antonella. “South-western Area of the Forum of Cumae. Analysis of Fabrics and  Pottery Productions.” Rendiconti Online Della Società Geologica Italiana 21 (2012): 753–755. Greco, Giovanna, Paternoster, Giovanni, Ferrara, Bianca, Franco, Marianna, and…

  • Conybeare and Howson, on the True and Faithful Representation of the Apostle (1852)

    For Friday’s picture of Corinth, I offer another vision from 19th century New Testament scholars. This one comes from W.J. Conybeare and Howson’s The Life and Epistles of St. Paul (1852), a major work of biography in its day and a source for Coleman’s sketch of a “most hopeless city” posted two weeks ago. Conybeare…

  • SBL Chicago, Nov. 16-20

    I had a chance to crash a session of the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Conference a few years ago on the tail end of a meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research. SBL is vast. As the conference website notes, it represents “the largest gathering of biblical scholars in the world.…

  • Dissertation Corner: A Guide to “Corinth on the Isthmus”

    I recently discovered by accident that my doctoral dissertation on the Late Antique Corinthia was available for free download through OhioLink. When I completed this study in 2006 at Ohio State University, there was concern among graduate students that our university’s decision to disseminate theses and dissertations to the public would jeopardize opportunities for later…

  • Recent Corinthian Archaeology News and Blogs

    I repost below some stories, videos, and news related to the archaeology and history of the Corinth since spring. Some will be old news but may be of use for those who have missed the stories. News and Announcements from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens Ian McPhee and Elizabeth Pemberton’s Late Classical…