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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Peeters Publishers is a proud sponsor of the 2026 SBL International Meeting. Shop with @peeterspublishers.bsky.social virtually during the meeting at www.peeters-leuven.be. This is a paid advertisement

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Mohr Siebeck is a proud sponsor of the 2026 SBL International Meeting. Shop with @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social in-person during the meeting at the ATF exhibit and virtually at buff.ly/dWzbvJA This is a paid advertisement.

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Eerdmans is a proud sponsor of the 2026 SBL International Meeting. Shop with @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social virtually during the meeting at www.eerdmans.com! This is a paid advertisement.

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Teaching online this fall? Looking to explore practical strategies for presence, engagement, and collaboration across modalities? Apply for “Building Community in Online-Only Learning Environments” @ buff.ly/kpUpO8q

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Looking to recover hope in an age of polarization? Do you want to collaboratively reimagine the ways that core convictions can translate into concrete pedagogical practice? Apply for “Teaching the Bible through Polarization, Cynicism, or Despair” @ buff.ly/7bBDBsN

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Do you teach undergrad biblical studies courses? Want to move beyond traditional disciplinary frameworks; construct public syllabi; build assignments in the era of AI? Apply for the “Teaching the Bible as a General Education Requirement". buff.ly/8B02j4H

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Don't miss your chance to apply for one of the three teaching workshops SBL is offering this year with the generous support of the Wabash Center later this year. The deadline for applications is June 21. buff.ly/LWhLEd5

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Workshop Series Announcement: Teaching the Bible Through These Times - Society of Biblical Literature

Thanks to the generous support of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Religion and Theology, SBL is pleased to announce a new series of

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

SBL Press Acquires the Illuminations Commentary Series Visit SBL Press to see the available volumes and view a sample. buff.ly/FjrBq4G

SBL Press is pleased to announce that we are the new publisher of the Illuminations commentary series originally published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing. C. L. Seow’s inaugural volume, as well as all subsequent Illuminations volumes will now be distributed exclusively by SBL Press. SBL Press will also publish all future Illuminations volumes.

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

SBL is pleased to announce a new series of three teaching workshops offered in late 2026 and early 2027. Application are now open to secure a spot. buff.ly/T3JEVIA

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Registration for the 2026 Annual Meeting is now open! Active members have access to the early bird rates. See you in Denver, CO, this fall!

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

SBL member & @SBLPress author Luis Menéndez-Antuña on why we need biblical scholars: "Biblical scholarship ... helps us to understand the strategies— ethical, political, you name it—that people use when interpreting the Bible." #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

SBL member Samaria Divine on why we need biblical scholars: "Society is simultaneously misinformed about the Bible and heavily interested in the Bible ... We need biblical scholarship to combat the misinformation that is so prevalent these days." #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

SBL member John Kaltner on why we need biblical studies: "We need biblical scholars because some people misread the Bible in ways that can be harmful .... Bible scholars are the ones best suited to identify and call out such biblical malpractice." #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies #TalkAboutHumanities

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We need #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies because a better understanding of the Bible and its complex history means talk about power, empire, colonialism—and that means a better understanding of our own history. #TalkAboutHumanities

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We need #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies because the practice of respectful dialogue across diverse viewpoints is vital in our world. #TalkAboutHumanities

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

SBL is proud to participate in the #TalkAboutHumanities campaign this week alongside colleagues in the American Council of Learned Societies (@acls1919.bsky.social). Watch our channels this week as we highlight the important work of SBL members. #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies

Graphic of two biblical scholars with text that reads: "We need more Biblical Scholars to reveal to us ancient wonders that can inspire modern ingenuity"

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svdavidson.bsky.social @svdavidson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

SBL @sblsite.bsky.social is joining #TalkAboutHumanities with @acls1919.bsky.social. For nearly 150 years SBL members have produced scholarship that informs education, public life and the humanities. Biblical scholarship deepens our understanding of the ancient world and why it still matters.

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, has been extended to 11:59PM ET on March 9. Don't miss this chance to engage the global community of biblical scholarship. buff.ly/4hRL28M

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Read "A Influência de Daniel e Apocalipse na História do Futuro do Padre António Vieira, SJ" by Ana T. Valdez in Estudios Iberoamericanos en torno al Judaísmo del Segundo Templo. buff.ly/qscsmtC @manavaldez.bsky.social #WomensHistorySBL26

A Influência de Daniel e Apocalipse na História do
Futuro do Padre António Vieira, SJ

António Vieira, como muitos outros antes dele tenta interpretar os eventos e o tempo a eles associados descritos em Daniel e mais tarde reutilizados em Apocalipse. Apesar de tudo, o conteúdo da História do Futuro de Vieira, mesmo parecendo problemático do ponto de vista da Inquisição, foi considerado como um livro que seguia a ortodoxia da Igreja e que o seu autor era um intérprete soberbo do texto bíblico.
—Ana T. Valdez

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

SBL's Executive Director, Steed Vernyl Davidson, will be speaking at an IAHR webinar on Friday, March 6. The event is free and open to the public.

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Access Brian K. Blount's Presidential Address “The Souls of Biblical Folks and the Potential for Meaning.” JBL 138.1 (2019): 6–21. buff.ly/D1o4HMS #BlackHistorySBL26

“Du Bois’s twentieth-century comments about the color line are immensely helpful for a study of global cultural hermeneutics in the twenty-first century. From his sociological study I recognize a biblical corollary. Those who hold interpretive power establish those outside their circle as Other and assign to them the status of Problem and subsequently the problematic task of working their way out of their Otherness by becoming less like themselves and more like those holding such power.”
— Brian K. Blount

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Don't forget: SBL Student members are eligible to receive a $10 meal voucher from the membership desk during the meeting. Stop by and say hello! #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Visiting the Book Exhibit Hall? Be sure to check out the entire hall! Exhibitors are present in Exhibit Hall D booths 600-823. #AARSBL25

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Lot’s Wife in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions by Josey Bridges Snyder is 30% off between now and 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale! Use code AM2025 at checkout!

Quote: “She is remembered for her fateful act of looking back at the destruction of Sodom, but even the report of this act is full of unanswered questions. Why did she look back? Was she aware of the warning (directed only to Lot in Gen 19:17) against doing so? Should her transformation into a salt pillar be understood as a punishment? ”

—Josey Bridges Snyder

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Order Humor in the Midst of Mark by Jon Carman during the #AARSBL2025 sale! Use code AM2025 at checkout. cart.sbl-site.org/books/064538P

Quote: “Not only is the topic of humor generally regarded as too subjective to study across time and culture, but there is no systematic theory or approach that scholars have adopted when looking at the gospel texts themselves. Scholars are still in a constructive phase regarding theory and method.”
—Jon Carman

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period by R. J. van der Spek, Irving L. Finkel, Reinhard Pirngruber, and Kathryn Stevens is 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! buff.ly/PhP0pL1

Quote: “The Diaries are observational records registering a wide variety of phenomena on a day-to day basis, organized into monthly sections. Full diaries usually contain observations for six months, although shorter, preliminary diaries also survive.” —Reinhard Pirngruber
and R. J. van der Spek

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Purchase Carrie A. Cifers's Dangerous Tales: Genesis 34 and Its Literary Descendants for 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! cart.sbl-site.org/books/066710P

Quote: “Stories...can act to restrict and define, but they can also expand and inspire. By shaping the relational space in which audience and narrative encounter each other, stories invite their audiences to consider new possibilities of being and doing.” —Carrie A. Cifers

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

King David in the Deuteronomistic History: Collected Studies by Walter Dietrich is 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! buff.ly/NYUHeBR

Quote: "These are the contributions that I believe are most likely to clarify my positions in this field to an international audience and promote international academic discourse. Some of them were written in English from the outset, but most were written in German and are now being published in English for the first time." --Walter Dietrich

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

La Segunda Estela de Kamose: Un estudio integral en contexto by Roxana Flammini is 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! cart.sbl-site.org/books/062836P

Quote: Hay cierta evidencia que permite sostener que la estela estuvo expuesta hasta después del lapso amarniano. De este modo, K2 estuvo a la vista en el templo de Amón en Karnak en un lugar que no es factible precisar, hasta el momento en que, probablemente hacian fines del reinado de Ramsés II, se tomó la decisión de incluirla en el basamento de una de sus estatuas monumentales.
—Roxana Flammini

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Purchase Nicholas J. Schaser's A Ransom for Israel: Jesus and Jewish Salvation in Matthew for 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! cart.sbl-site.org/books/064536P

Quote: “The gospel depicts Jesus recapitulating biblical Israel, but not to present him as a new and righteous Israel to replace the old, sinful one. On the contrary, Matthew explicates that Jesus will save his people by offering his life as a ‘ransom in exchange for many’ (20:28).” —Nicholas J. Schaser

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

We look forward to seeing you in booth 301 for the 2025 Annual Meetings cohosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion. All onsite orders placed in the SBL Press booth before noon on 25 Nov receive free shipping. #AARSBL2025

2025 Annual Meetings. Join SBL Press in Booth 301 for the 2025 Annual Meetings cohosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy
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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Drop by SBL Press booth 301 tomorrow to get this year’s shirt! #AARSBL2025

Black t-shirts with KJV "For ye know neither the day nor the hour."

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The exhibit hall opens at 8:30 AM. Stop by to checkout our new books. All orders placed onsite receive free basic shipping--even international orders! #AARSBL2025

COVER: Wisdom Discourse and Torah in Second Temple Judaism: Challenging the Integration Paradigm by JiSeong James Kwon

COVER: 1 Enoch: An Ethiopic Reader’s Edition
Vladimir Olivero

COVER: Lot’s Wife in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions by Josey Bridges Snyder; COVER: Dangerous Tales: Genesis 34 and Its Literary Descendants by Carrie A. Cifers

COVER: The Archaeology of the Kingdom of Judah by Yosef Garfinkel

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Attend the book review panel for Roy R. Jeal's Exploring Colossians: Living the New Reality (2024) at 9AM in Northeastern (Third Floor) Marriott Copley Place. The book is available from SBL Press in Booth 301. #AARSBL2025

S233-128 New Horizons: Book review panel for Roy R. Jeal's Exploring Colossians: Living the New Reality (2024) at 9AM in Northeastern (Third Floor) Marriott Copley Place.

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The SBL Study Bible, published by HarperCollins, is available in Booth 301 with thicker paper. Purchase a copy on sale for $38.00. #AARSBL2025

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity 11A and 11B edited by James R. Harrison and Bradley J. Bitner is available in Booth 301. Orders placed in the booth receive free shipping! #AARSBL2025

James R. Harrison and Bradley J. Bitner pose with New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity 11A and B.

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Pauline Buisch presents her paper, winner of the David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship, this morning @ 9AM (Vermont Room, Marriott Copley Place) #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Stop by the SBL/AAR game book for relaxation and fun #AARSBL25 Saturday - Tuesday in the Exhibit Hall

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Did you know coat & baggage check is available at the Hynes Convention Center? This service is available Saturday - Monday (8AM - 7PM) and Tuesday (7AM - 12:30PM). Price per item is $4. #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Did you know complimentary WiFi is available at the Hynes Convention Center? The network is called ‘Hynes Wireless Network’ and there's no password. (If you're reading this from the Hynes Convention Center, perhaps you're already in the loop!) #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

SBL women members are welcome to attend the SBL Women Members Breakfast tomorrow (11/24) @ 7AM (Hynes Convention Center 210). #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Don't forget to download the Annual Meeting mobile app for the latest updates on times and locations for your planned sessions. The app is available for iOS and Android: buff.ly/pYqgPW9 #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Curious where to find the registration desk or how to pick up your SBL tote bag? Visit the Annual Meeting website: buff.ly/Bng62gZ #AARSBL25

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Friday, November 21

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Does caffeine fuel your conferencing? Stop by the exhibit hall for complimentary coffee: Saturday - Monday @ 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM & Tuesday @ 9:30 AM. #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Tomorrow, Ehud Ben Zvi will present the 2025 Presidential Address, "Open the Gates! Exploring Futures for Us as Scholars, for Our Field, and for Our Society of Biblical Literature." 7PM at the Constitution Ballroom in the Sheraton (second floor). See you there! #AARSBL25

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Avoid long lines by printing your badge before you arrive in Boston! (If you forget, be sure to buy a book in the exhibit hall to read while you wait in line 📖). #AARSBL25

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