Books published by Society of Biblical Literature

The Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch is a pseudepigraphic apocalyptic work ascribed to Baruch, the scribe of Jeremiah. Nir (history, the Open University of Israel) attempts to show that the internal structure and central ideas of 2 Baruch must be understood in a Christian context. The author's conclusion sheds light on the Christian character of other p

This book examines literary conventions in the psalms of communal lament and their reflection and modification in post-exilic penitential prayers. It analyzes elements of shared form and demonstrates the literary relationship between these psalms and prayers.

Though researchers in both Biblical studies and archaeology have finally recognized the contributions they can make to each others' disciplines, the integration has been difficult to transfer to teaching, so that future scholars will not have to keep climbing over the same wall every generation. Teachers of history and religious studies share some

Brill publishes the clothbound edition; the paperbound is published by the Society of Biblical Literature. Wade (a Bible translator) examines translation techniques in order to evaluate the contradictory claims about the number of translators producing the text. The translation is analyzed in terms of lexical equivalents, grammatical structures, an