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The Society of Biblical Literature was founded in 1880 to foster biblical scholarship.

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The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) is committed to providing a secure private environment for its users to communicate. This page summarizes our current information gathering and dissemination practices.

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The Society collects names, mailing addresses, telphone numbers, e-mail addresses, and other information to contact members, conduct business, and enhance services. The Society does rent mailing addresses to advertisers for one-time use but does not release telephone numbers or e-mail addresses to outside agencies, and the Society maintains systems that guard against unauthorized or multiple uses of mailing addresses.

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As a service to users, our website includes links to other sites of interest. The Society is not responsible for the content of non-SBL sites and disclaims all liability for damages arising out of their use or for their privacy policies.