>I leave Thursday morning to go to San Diego, California, to attend the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. The annual meeting of the SBL is a time for graduate students, lay people, and scholars to get together to attend conferences where academic papers are read.

I enjoy going to the SBL. Someone said that the best part of the annual meeting of the SBL is when you see old friends again. I hope to make new friends in San Diego and get together with old friends.

Since I will be away for the annual meeting, I will be unable to post to the blog until after Thanksgiving. After the holidays, I hope to begin to blog regularly. I have several ideas that I want to develop into articles for the blog.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary