Congratulations to Greg Sterling

I am very happy to be able to present this posting on my blog today, and thus join the gratulations to a great philonist:

To Greg Sterling on his 50th Birtday!

Philonists all over the world will wish to extend to Greg Sterling their warmest congratulations on his 50th birthday, which he celebrates (?) on November 21st while attending the Society of Biblical Literature's Annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Many will know Greg as the hugely energetic and enthusiastic editor of The Studia Philonica Annual and the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series. Of course, these projects are only two among the many research, teaching and administrative activities in which he is engaged. Theoretically it is possible that Greg may wish to slow down a bit as he enters his 50's, but those who know him well consider this very unlikely. We wish you a wonderful day, Greg, and many more happy years doing the things you love to do.

David Runia, on behalf of his many friends.

If you are among those who wants to see Greg at the SBL Annual Meeting, it may be a hard time of hunting; but according to the program, he is supposed to be present at the following events:

S21-60: Formation of Luke-Acts 11/21/2004 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Ballroom C-2 - San Antonio Convention Center
Theme: Intertextuality in Luke-Acts
Gregory E. Sterling, University of Notre Dame, Presiding

S22-71: Philo of Alexandria 11/22/2004 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Room #214A - San Antonio Convention Center
Theme: The Worlds of Logos Theology II
David Winston, Berkeley, CA, Presiding
Assan Yadin, Rutgers University
Philo: Between the Logos Didaskalos and the Nomos Didaskalos (30 min)
Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer, Wiesbaden, Germany
Creation and the Logos in Philo and John: Eternity Meets History (30 min)
Gregory E. Sterling, University of Notre Dame
"The Second God": The Exegetical Traditions of Genesis 1:1–5 in Philo and John (30 min)
Thomas H. Tobin, Loyola University of Chicago
The World of Thought in the Philippians Hymn (Philippians 2:5–11) (30 min)
Break (5 min)
Business Meeting (25 min)

Though he is not listed in the program, you will surely also find him at S22-22: 11/22/2004 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Philo of Alexandria
Room: Room #214A - San Antonio Convention Center
Theme: The Worlds of Logos Theology I