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Bible Odyssey Project News

Free online open access to the most recent volumes in Ancient Near East Monographs, Constructs of Prophecy in the Former and Latter Prophets and Other Texts, edited by Lester L. Grabbe and Martti Nissinen and International Voices in Biblical Studies, Reading Ezra 9–10 Tu'a-wise: Rethinking Biblical Interpretation in Oceania, by Nasili Vaka’uta.

SBL’s expanded International Cooperation Initiative’s Online Books project includes other academic publishers.

The ICI mentoring program is available to students in any region of the globe.
 
In the News
The Liberal Arts and Leadership by Mark Peltz, from Inside Higher Ed


2012 Travel Grant Recipients Announced

The 2012 David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship has been awarded to Yitzhaq Feder (University of Haifa). His paper is entitled, “Between Contagion and Cognition: Bodily Experience and the Conceptualization of Pollution in the Hebrew Bible.”

 
Meetings & Events
Amsterdam, The Netherlands  
July 22-26

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2012 ANNUAL MEETING
Chicago, IL, November 17-20

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Educational Resources
Undergraduate/Graduate Level

Community Colleges and Biblical Studies by Geth Allison

Syllabi Collection for Teaching the Bible

New Teaching Initiative
Syllabus, a new peer-refereed journal, intends to provide an outlet for recognition and support to faculty who excel in teaching. It will publish original course syllabi, essays, and shorter “tool box” entries. All are subjected to blind peer review.

Research Tools
Secondary Education

Bible Electives in Public Schools: A Guide can now be viewed on-line (8.55MB) or print copies ordered by e-mailing Moira Bucciarelli. Mac users will need to view the pdf in Acrobat Reader, not Preview.

The Bible in Public Schools Initiative

 
 
 
 
 
  
Publications
Constructs of Prophecy in the Former and Latter Prophets and Other Texts, edited by Lester L. Grabbe and Martti Nissinen is the most recent publication in the Ancient Near East Monographs Series. Get it free online or order from the SBL bookstore.

Greek New Testament SBL Edition
SBL is pleased to offer, in association with Logos Bible Software, a new, critically edited Greek New Testament in electronic and print formats.
 
SBL is pleased to announce the publication of a new book in this online, open-access series. Reading Ezra 9–10 Tu'a-wise: Rethinking Biblical Interpretation in Oceania, by Nasili Vaka’uta is available on the website or from the SBL store. To learn more about this series, click here.




Career Resources

For good advice on submitting an academic book proposal to a publisher, see Patrick H. Alexander, “The Less-Obvious Elements of an Effective Book Proposal,” in The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 13, 2011. 
Society News
The March/April issue of Teaching the Bible, an SBL e-newsletter for high school teachers, has been posted.

The SBL Interviews page has an audio interview with Ramsay MacMullen.

The 2011 Society Report is now available
 
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International Cooperation Initiative (ICI) is funded by your donations to the Society Fund.
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The Society of Biblical Literature is the oldest and largest international scholarly membership organization in the field of biblical studies. Founded in 1880, the Society has grown to over 8,500 international members including teachers, students, religious leaders and individuals from all walks of life who share a mutual interest in the critical investigation of the Bible.
 
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