The primary goal of the Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship is to stimulate the finest and most penetrating work in New Testament studies. A financial reward will accompany the award. In order to compete for the award a paper of publishable quality must be submitted. After the paper is awarded it will be delivered and discussed at an SBL national or international meeting.

The award will be given to a member who has completed the doctorate and been in a teaching and/or research position for at least two years and normally no more than ten years. A person may receive the award only one time. The nominee/applicant will submit digitally a full academic CV and a paper, normally in English, and of no more than twenty-five to thirty-five pages.

The subject of the paper is open, but it must advance some dimension of New Testament scholarship. The paper may not have been accepted for publication but it is the hope that following the award it will be published. The paper will be evaluated within three categories:

1. persuasive thesis that engages the New Testament
2. clarity of expression and thought
3. originality and creativity.

The Achtemeier Award Committee for 2010 consists of Harold W. Attridge, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, and Marianne Meye Thompson.

The submission process and calendar is the following:

10 February 2010 : Announcement of Intent to submit

15 April 2010: Submit all materials

30 May 2010: Announcement of Awardee

Contact Information

All questions and submissions must be sent to AchtemeierAward@sbl-site.org