The following members of the Department of Biblical and Ecclesiastical Studies of the University of Salzburg are participating in the Society of Biblical Literature – American Academy of Religion virtual meeting 2020 (29 November 2020 – 10 December 2020)  
Joshua Alfaro: 
Paper: Onomastica Sacra and the Beginnings of Septuagint Interpretation  
Dionisio Candido: 
Papers: 1. Translation Techniques in the Ancient Versions of the Book of Esther
2. Translation Techniques in the Vetus Latina of the Book of Esther Presiding: over the Transmission of Traditions in the Second Temple Period session, entitled: Diversity in the Transmission of Traditions  
Natia Mirotadze:
Paper: Proper Names in the Georgian Versions of the Book of Esther  
Tyler Smith:
Papers: 1. Recensional Activity in Addition C of the Alpha Text of Esther?
2. Lord, Make Hate: The Greek Rhetorical Tradition and Prayers in the Greek Additions to Esther
3. Deception and an Aristotelian Rhetoric of Characterization in the Fourth Gospel  
Kristin De Troyer:
Presiding: over the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature session entitled: The Experience of the Other: Inclusion, Exclusion and Judeophobia over the Textual Criticism of Samuel – Kings session entitled: Critical Editions of Samuel and Kings