The Japan Society of New Testament Studies （日本新約学会・Nihon Shinyaku Gakkai）held its annual meeting in Tokyo on September 13–14, 2013.
Rikkyo University, Ikebukuro, Tokyo (Site of the 2013 JSNTS Meeting)
Here are the presenters, paper titles (translations mine), moderators, and other speakers:
Friday, September 13
Kōta Yamada, Keiwa College
“A Rhetorical Analysis of the Opening Sermon in Q”
Masashi Sawamura, Hiroshima Jogakuin University
“Instructions Concerning ἔθνος in Matthew 21:43”
Shizuka Uemura, University of Tokyo
“The Parable of the Sown Seed (Mark 4:3–8): The Light and Shadow of God’s Rule”
Kenichi Oishi, Hiroshima University
“Who is the ‘Mary, Mother of James the Less and Joses’?”
Opening Service
Migaku Sato, Rikkyo University
Moderators
Manabu Tsuji, Hiroshima University
Kiyoshi Mineshige, Kwansei Gakuin University
Takashi Onuki, Jiyu Gakuen
* Photo of the JSNTS conferences participants
Saturday, September 14
Akio Lee, Mitaka Lutheran Church (Pastor)
“Wealth and Poverty Seen in the Relationship between City and Farming Village in the Gospel of Luke”
Keiji Kihara, Kwansei Gakuin University
“Why is ‘the Centurion of Capernaum’ (Luke 7:1–10) Similar to ‘the Story of Cornelius’ (Acts 10): Observations Concerning Luke’s Editorial Intent”
Takaaki Haraguchi, Tohoku Gakuin University
“Romans as a Diaspora Letter”
Hideki Tashiro, Seinan Gakuin University
“Usage of σκεῦος in 2 Corinthians 4:7”
Moderators
Nozomu Hiroishi, Ferris University
Minoru Nakano, Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
Migaku Sato, Rikkyo University
Closing Remarks
Tashio Aono, JSNTS President, Seinan Gakuin University
