The first paper I heard at ETS was during the very first session on Wednesday, the very first day. (Might as well hit the ground running!) Dr. Fred Chay, professor at Phoenix Seminary, presented a paper entitled "The Role of First Century Shame and Honor Codes from the Secular through the Sacred Concerning the Pauline Theology of Judgment at the Bema Seat." He argued that Paul used the Bema seat in 2 Cor 5:9-10 within the context of honor and shame to promote proper Christian behavior.
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Dr. Michael Burer is Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the assistant project director for the NET Bible and has contributed various studies to the bible.org site. His first book - A New Reader's Lexicon of the Greek New Testament, co-authored with Jeff Miller - was published Fall of 2008.