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Harry A. Hoffner Jr.
This is the first book-length collection in English of letters from the ancient kingdom of the Hittites. Letters containing correspondence between kings and their foreign peers, between kings and their officials in the provinces, and between these officials themselves reveal rich details of provincial administration, the relationships and duties of the officials, and tantalizing glimpses of their private lives.
 
David G. Rice and John E. Stambaugh
Since its initial publication in 1979, Sources for the Study of Greek Religion has become an essential classroom resource in the field of classical studies. The Society of Biblical Literature is pleased to present a corrected edition—in a new, attractive, and electronic-friendly format—with hopes that it will inspire a new generation of classicists and religious historians. 
 
 
SBL Announces Two New Book Series

The Ancient Israel and Its Literature series publishes monographs, revised dissertations, and collections of essays on the history, culture, and literature of ancient Israel and Judah, particularly as these are reflected in or inform our reading of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Works on the social world of the biblical writings, the ancient Near Eastern context in which ancient Israel and Judah originated and lived, biblical or theological themes, or other comparable areas of study will also be considered. For more information about publishing a book in this series, contact general editor Steven L. McKenzie. For a list of forthcoming titles for this series, click here

The Early Christianity and Its Literature series publishes monographs, revised dissertations, and collections of essays on the history, culture, and literature of early Christianity, particularly as these are reflected in or inform our reading of the New Testament. Works on the social world of the biblical writings, the Greco-Roman context in which Christianity originated and lived, biblical or theological themes, or other comparable areas of study will also be considered. For more information about publishing a book in this series, contact general editor Gail R. O’Day. For a list of forthcoming titles for this series, click here

These two new series replace Academia Biblica (formerly SBLDS); Studies in Biblical Literature (formerly SBLMS); and the Symposium Series, which SBL’s Research and Publications Committee has discontinued. Together with SBL’s Early Judaism and Its Literature series, the new series cover fully the broad range of manuscripts relating to the earliest writings of the Judeo-Christian tradition. 


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Hindy Najman
This book critiques the terms “pseudepigraphy” and “rewritten Bible,” which presuppose conceptions of authentic attribution and textual fidelity foreign to ancient Judaism, and instead develops the concept of a discourse whose creativity and authority depend on repeated returns to the exemplary figure and experience of a founder.

Maxine L. Grossman
This study offers an alternative approach to the historiography of ancient Jewish sectarianism, acknowledging the presence of competing claims to shared traditions and the potential for changes in textual interpretation over time or among diverse communities.
 
Emanuel Tov
This monograph is written in the form of a handbook on the scribal features of the texts found in the Judean Desert, the Dead Sea Scrolls.The findings have major implications for the study of the scrolls and the understanding of their relationship to scribal traditions in Israel and elsewhere.

Stanley E. Porter

Since the time of F. C. Baur and right up to the present, scholars have been intrigued by the figures who sometimes lurk in the shadows of Paul’s writings or who sometimes emerge in full force to confront him. This volume includes essays that ask pertinent questions regarding Paul and his opponents and that address some of the major current theories. $32.95

 


Paul and His Opponents
Stanley E. Porter

This volume includes papers that raise a variety of questions regarding the canon of the Pauline writings.  $32.95
 
 

 


 
BROWN JUDAIC STUDIES
 
Zvi Jonathan Kaplan
This book examines the development of Jewish positions on the relationship between church and state in France from the French Revolution until the 1905 law of separation. 
 


FEATURED SBL TITLES

Ramsay MacMullen

The author uses excavation reports about hundreds of churches of the fourth century to show what worshipers did in them and in the cemeteries where most of them were built. What emerges, in this richly illustrated work, is a religion that ordinary Christians, by far the majority, practiced in a different and largely forgotten second church. The picture fits with textual evidence that has been often misunderstood or little noticed.


Randall C. Bailey, Tat-Siong Benny Liew, and Fernando F. Segovia, editors
Critics from three major racial/ethnic minority communities in the United States focus on the problematic of race and ethnicity in the Bible and in contemporary biblical interpretation. With keen eyes on both ancient text and contemporary context, contributors pay close attention to how racial/ethnic dynamics intersect with other differential relations of power such as gender, class, sexuality, and colonialism.

Mar Andrew Brighton

This book offers a comprehensive study of the Sicarii in Josephus’s Judean War. In a departure from the classical proposal that the Sicarii were an armed and fanatical off-shoot of the Zealots, this work concludes that from a historical perspective, “Sicarii” was a somewhat fluid term used to describe Jews of the Judean revolt who were associated with acts of violence against their own people for religious/political ends.



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Journals

Journal of Biblical Literature

The flagship journal of the field, the Journal of Biblical Literature is published quarterly and includes scholarly articles and critical notes by members of the Society.

 
 
 

Review of Biblical Literature

SBL Publications also provides free online access to the Review of Biblical Literature, the premier source of biblical studies book reviews in the world; currently celebrating it's ten year anniversary. RBL currently offers over 5,000 reviews of titles in all areas of biblical studies, and over 9,000 individuals receive the RBL email newsletter announcing new reviews. RBL also maintains a blog where readers can comment on books and reviews. Comprehensive, international, and timely— RBL plays a key role in the Society's mission of fostering biblical scholarship.

 

The SBL Forum

The SBL Forum is the online newsletter of the Society of Biblical Literature. It features essays, interviews, and up-to-date news of general and professional interest to SBL members. The Forum section also contains links to discussion groups, articles, and blogs of the day.
 
 
 
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A humorous, yet informative look at copyright and fair use law: A Fair(y) Use Tale >>
 
"How to Be an Author" (The Chronicle of  Higher Education, Vol. 54/19, C1, January 18, 2008; subscription required)
About SBL Publications
The SBL publishes books with a scholarly focus as well as works intended to convey the finest biblical scholarship to wider audiences: students in college, university, and seminary courses; leaders in church and synagogue settings; and members of the general public interested in biblical study. The Society focuses on the needs of biblical scholars and students by creating resources for the classroom and research and fosters the professional development of biblical scholars by creating venues for publication, enhancing editorial skills, and providing critical responses to manuscripts submitted for publication.

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