Vetus Testamentum 76:3 (2026)

Vetus Testamentum 76:3 (2026)

• Stefan Bojowald, "Pferde und Raubvögel im Hebräischen und Ägyptischen," 305-313 (abstract)
• Bruno J. Clifton, "'Have You Called Us Here to Dispossess Us?' (Judg 14:15): Settlement Rivalry and Samson’s Riddle Challenge," 314-335 (OA) 
• Yaakov Dolgopolsky-Geva & Yaniv Shtaimetz, "Contract Allies: Mutual Ideological Influence between the Levant and Assyria," 336–364 (OA)
• Charles-Antoine Fogielman, "תבנית—the Semantic Development of a Loanword in the Persian Period," 365–383 (ΟΑ)
• Xiaowei Ji, "From Military Coup to Temple Coronation: A Redaction-Historical Approach to 2 Kings 11:14," 384–402 (abstract)
• Ihor Kuryliak, "ומבין חידות in Daniel 8:23 as Part of a Literary Contrast," 403–415 (ΟΑ)
• Yuval Levavi, "A TEL of No City: Contextualising Ezekiel and תל אביב (Ezek 3:15)," 416-435 (OA)
• Francisco Martins, "Qualified Continuity: Idolatry and the Temple Vessels in the Book of Chronicles," 436–458 (abstract)

Biblical Theology Bulletin 56:3 (2026)

 Biblical Theology Bulletin 56:3 (2026)

• Michael Huffman, "Reading Judges 19–21 through Kate Manne’s Theory of Misogyny," 141-154 (abstract)
• Robert E. Moses, "Restoring Fellowship: Matthew and Paul on Church Discipline and the Implications for African Churches,"155-166 (abstract)
• Julius Stefanus Sibagariang - Robby Igusti Chandra, "Water and Hospitality: Christian Culture in Mark 9:41 to Conserve Water,"  167-182 (abstract)
• David J. Zucker, "David’s Wives: Abigail," 183-189 (abstract)
•  Philip Suciadi Chia, "The Enigmatic Hebrew Word rkbh in Nahum 2:14," 190-197 (abstract)   

    

    

    

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 50:4 (2026)

 Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 50:4 (2026)

• Michael Wade Martin, "Divine attributes and powers as messianic titles in Isaiah 51.4–8 and cognate passages: A comparison of 1QIsaa and the Old Greek of Isaiah," 351-372 (abstract)
• Reichert J. Zalameda, "Remember like a man: Memory and masculinity in the Gideon and Jephthah cycles," 373-395 (abstract)
• Andrew M. Brockman, "The tragedy of Abiathar of Nob: Identifying character-systems as an avenue to authorial intent," 396-419 (abstract)
• Siru Sun, "Epistemological barrier or divine gift: A reinterpretation of Ecclesiastes 3.11," 420-436 (abstract)
• Philip Suciadi Chia, "אם שׁלמים‎ or משׁל מים‎ in Nah. 1.12: A study of the ancient translations," 437-452 (OA)
• Francesco Cocco, "When Moses is not enough: A comparative study of referral narratives in the Torah," 453-473 (abstract)
• Ming Him Ko, "The honor of Jabez and the acquisition of land in the book of Chronicles," 474-490 (abstract)
• Norman Simon Rodriguez, "The Israelite Imago Mundi: A hypothetical reconstruction," 491-523 (abstract)  

Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 40:1 (2026)

 Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 40:1 (2026)

• Jonathan Jacobs, "Saul’s Meal at Endor (1 Sam 28,20-25) and Its Contribution to Understanding the Story of Saul at Endor," 1-13 (abstract)
• Andrew Walton, "Textual Strategies for Navigating the Ambiguity of Rebellion: The Rebellions of Hezekiah and Zedekiah Compared," 14-36 (abstract)
• Yuval Darabi, "The Talionic Formula and its Three Occurrences in the Pentateuch," 37-54 (abstract)
• Søren Lorenzen, "Renal Rectitude: On Kidneys, Righteousness, and Justice in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond," 61- 81 (abstract)
• Phil J. Botha, " 'When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?' (Ps 11,3): Psalms 3-14 as a Call to YHWH to Restore Order in a World Characterised by Social and Political Chaos and a Plea to the Righteous to Remain Steadfast," 82-106 (OA)
• Stuart Lasine, "Sensing Humor and Its Absence in the Book of Tobit," 107-124 (abstract)
• Philip Chia, "The Meaning of פרק in Nahum 3:1. Study of Ancient Texts," 125-137 (OA)
• Daniel Coussin, "Sages or Rabbis? Who Were the Teachers in Galilee during Late Antiquity, and What Did They Teach?" 138-156 (abstract)

Horizons in Biblical Theology 48/1 (2026)

 Horizons in Biblical Theology 48/1 (2026)

• Yusak Budi Setyawan, "Religious Minority in the Majority’s Ideology:  An Indonesian Postcolonial Perspective on Christian Communities in Ephesus Responding to the Roman Imperial Ideology,"  1–21 (abstract)
• Presian Renee Burroughs, "In the Image of God and Earth: 'Let Us Make' and the Agency of Earth in Genesis 1:26," 22–46 (abstract)
• Linda Joelsson, "Corinthian Starvation: Cognitive Dissonance as a Rhetorical Resource in 1 Corinthians 11:17–34," 47–63 (abstract)

Biblical Theology Bulletin 56:2 (2026)

 Biblical Theology Bulletin 56:2 (2026)

• David W. Congdon, "The Historian and the Theologian: On the Role of New Testament Studies in the Christologies of McCormack and DeHart," 76-91 (abstract)
• David J. Zucker, "David’s Wives: Michal," 92-98 (abstract)
• Wookyoung Lee, "A Study on the Intertextuality Between Plato’s Myth of Er and Luke’s Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man: Focusing on the Intertextual Reader," 99-108 (abstract)
• Annet Nadunga - Robert Kuloba Wabyanga - Joy Mukisa Isabirye, "A Critical Review of Contemporary Scholarship: Conceptualizing an ideal wife of Proverbs 31:10-31," 109-119 (abstract)
• Damian Onyemaechi Odo, "Exploring Psalm 137 through the lens of affect," 120-128 (abstract)    

Vetus Testamentum 76/2 (2026)

 Vetus Testamentum 76/2 (2026)

• Michael J. Biggerstaff, "An Intertextual Reading of Amos 3:7," 155–163 (abstract)
• Jordan Davis, "The Festival Legislation in Numbers 28–29:  A Further Step in Centralization?" 164–178 (abstract)
• Omer N. Dor, "Two Unnoticed Telestics in Psalm 145," 179–192 (abstract)
• Ki-Eun Jang, "The Buried Abimelech Tradition in Judges 10:1: A Case of Literary Doubling," 193–216 (abstract)
• Adam Mackerle, "Pinocchio in the Vulgate: The Verb Sollicitare in Jerome’s Translation of Deut 24:7," 217–237(abstract)
• Charlotte Obeid, "People and Botanical Metaphors in the Hebrew Text of Ben Sira," 238–256 (abstract)
• Manfred Pollner, "Die Vetus Latina der Klagelieder als Zeugin für den Bedeutungswandel hebräischer Lexeme im Licht ihrer aramäischen Umwelt," 257–292 (abstract)
• Carl S. Ehrlich, "Scholars and Scholarship during the Third Reich: Two New Books on a Challenging Time," 293–303 (abstract)

The Expository Times 137:7 (2026)

 The Expository Times 137:7 (2026)

• Benjamin Sargent, "The Path of the Storm in Psalm 29," 301-307 (abstract)
• Jiseung Choi, "Colour-Symbolistic Interpretation of the Ritual of “Removing the Ashes” in Leviticus 6:3-4," 308-320 (abstract)   

Catholic Biblical Quarterly 88/2 (2026)

 Catholic Biblical Quarterly 88/2 (2026)

• John Makujina, "The Case of the Inverted Male Wrestlers: Assessing Lyle Eslinger’s Reversal of the Participants in Genesis 32:26–33"
• H. Clay Smith, "Negotiating Power among the Living and the Dead: A Reassessment of Deuteronomy’s 'Politics of Postmortem Existence'"
• Tova Ganzel, "Reconstructing the 'Remnant': Judean Identity under Babylonian and Persian Rule"
• Caleb Punt, "The Mourning, Withering, and Dying Earth: An Ecological Reading of Isaiah 24"
• Yisca Zimran, "In God We Trust? Micah 7:7–10 and the Debate Regarding the Divine Presence and Its Effect"
• José Enrique Aguilar Chiu, "The Kingdom of God in the Gospel of Mark"
• Nicholas J. Schaser, "An Unbearable Law? The Yoke of Rehoboam and the Burden of Human Demands in Acts 15:10"
• M. Samuel Adkins, "Gratitude and Justice in Romans 1:16–32"

Old Testament Essays 39/1 (2026)

 Old Testament Essays 39/1 (2026)

• Janson Condren, "Trumpets as Odd Ending or Fitting Closure? Study of the Relationship of Numbers 10:1-10 to the Organisation of the Camp in Numbers 1:1-10:10" (OA)
• Michael Seheri, "The Abrahamic Call through Canonical Criticism: Genesis 12:1-9 and the Theological Reorientation of Scripture" (OA)
• Philip Chia, "Editio Princeps of Rahlfs of 891 and Its Contribution to the Study of LXX" (OA)
• Mlamli Diko, "In Grief, We Remember: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Discourse on Some Mourning Practices and Rituals in the Old Testament and in AmaXhosa Tradition" (OA)
• Jakob Boeckle, "Spiritualität und Wissenschaft in ihren Grenzen – der “Humility Gap” bei Ijob und in der modernen Physik" (OA)
• Gert TM Prinsloo, "Resilience as Reliance: Brief Reflections on Intergenerational Resilience with Reference to Psalm 131" (OA)
• Igor Odintsov, "Two Cases of Akkadian Influence in Isaiah 50" (OA)

Catholic Biblical Quarterly 88/1 (2026)

 Catholic Biblical Quarterly 88/1 (2026)

• Carol J. Dempsey, "Moving beyond Text-Fetishism: Toward a Catholic Biblical Hermeneutic," 1–24
• Carlos A. Garcia Alayon, "Delimiting Creation: Sense Divisions as Reception History in an Early Septuagint Witness of Genesis 1," 25–49   
• Andrew Geist, "From Marriage to Sacrilege: Variations on a Biblical Motif," 50–70   
• E. J. Davila, "Psalm 22: The Death and Resurrection of King David," 71–87   
• Ethan Schwartz, "Tradition-Informed Historical Criticism: A Jewish Reading of Dei Verbum as an Invitation to Catholic–Jewish Dialogue in Biblical Studies," 88–111  
• Mary Ann Beavis, "A Certain Woman Disciple: Tabitha as µαθήτρια," 112–129  
• Stephen C. Wunrow, " 'About Whom Is Our Discourse': New Data on λόγοc in Hebrews 4:13," 130–142
• Rubin James Yi McClain, "The New Jerusalem and Greco-Roman City Founding: Revelation 19–21," 143–162

Harvard Theological Review 119/1 (2026)

 Harvard Theological Review 119/1 (2026)

• Itzhak Amar, "Past, Present, and Future: 'Cultural Trauma' as an Interpretive Lens for Understanding the Historical Rewriting in the Book of Chronicles," 1-25 (OA)
• Stuart E. Parsons, "Intertextuality and the Formation of Theophilus of Antioch’s Apologetic Strategy," 26-49 (OA)
• Chance E. Bonar, "Victim Blaming and Slut Shaming in Exegesis on the Soul (NHC II,6)," 50-68 (OA)
• Richard Last, "Turning to Christ, Communicating with the Roman Gods: Interpretatio Christiana and “Christian Polytheism” in the Early Roman Empire," 69-91 (OA)
• Mina Monier, "A Quest for the Pericope Adulterae: A Historical Assessment of ibn Kabar and ibn al-ʿAssāl’s Notes," 92-120 (abstract)
• Golda Akhiezer, "Between History and Theology: Text and Metatext in Jewish Historical Writing," 121-142 (OA)
• Kirsten Macfarlane, " 'A principio fuit canonicus': The Controversy over 1 Enoch in Seventeenth-Century Europe," 143-167 (OA)  

    

    

Journal of Biblical Literature 145/1 (2026)

 Journal of Biblical Literature 145/1 (2026)

• Ehud Ben Zvi, "Open the Gates! Exploring Futures for Us as Scholars, for Our Field, and for Our Society of Biblical Literature Free," 7-26 (OA)
• Ohad Magori, "Theft of Livestock in the Covenant Code: A New Synchronic Approach Available to Purchase," 27-48 (abstract)
• Jerome F. D. Creach, " 'Even the Birds Find a Home': Psalm 104:16–18 and the Concept of the Cosmic Sanctuary Available to Purchase," 49-68 (abstract)
• Rachel Corcho / Matthew J. Klem; / Daniel A. Machiela, "What and Where Is 'the Plain of Dura' in Daniel 3:1? Available to Purchase," 69-87 (abstract)
• Robert J. Myles, "Soft Clothing, Hard Jesus: Toughness and Class Conflict in Q 7:24–25 Available to Purchase," 89-110 (abstract)
• John N. Genter, "A Messianic Secret and an Unconventional Christ in Matthew’s Gospel Available to Purchase," 111-132 (abstract)
• Joshua H. M. Chan , "The Ethnolinguistic Significance of Tongues in Acts: From Xenolalia to Naturally Acquired Languages Available to Purchase," 133-155 (abstract)
• Grayden McCashen, "Christ’s Piety: 1 Timothy 3:16 in Light of Early Christian Traditions Available to Purchase," 157-178 (abstract)
• David J. Downs, " 'Let Us Fix Our Eyes on the Blood of Christ' (1 Clement 7.4): Blood and Atonement in 1 Clement and Hebrews Available to Purchase," 179-198 (abstract)

Ένα νέο άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στον τρέχοντα τόμο του In die Skriflig / A new article of biblical interest in the current volume of In die Skriflig

 In die Skriflig 60:1 (2026)

Takalani A. Muswubi, "Missio Dei uncovered in the study of Canaan’s curse in Genesis 9:25 – Paradox of God’s love and justice" (abstract) 

The Journal of Religion 106/1 (2026)

 The Journal of Religion 106/1 (2026)

• Elisha Friedman, "A Jewish Philosophy of Longing: Connecting the Story of Song of Songs with Its Message," 1–20 (abstract)
• Courtney J. P. Friesen, "Lucian of Samosata, Peregrinus Proteus, and the Fiction of Christian Conversion," 21–39 (abstract)
• Avigail Manekin-Bamberger, "The Riddles of the Sasanian-Athenian Elders: A Talmudic Narrative in Its Cultural-Historical Context," 40–60 (abstract)

Ένα νέο άρθρο στο τρέχον τεύχος του In die Skriflig / A new article of biblical interest in the current issue of In die Skriflig

 In die Skriflig 60:1 (2026)

Chris van der Walt, "Weariness in the book of Isaiah: A biblical–theological exploration of its recurrence and role in canonical unity"

OA: The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions: A Festschrift for Thomas Römer

 Κυκλοφόρησε σε ανοικτή πρόσβαση ο συλλογικός τόμος The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions: A Festschrift for Thomas Römer (BZAW 568, De Gruyter, 2026). Στις 36 μελέτες που περιλαμβάνονται στον τόμο εξετάζονται ζητήματα λογοτεχνικής σύνθεσης, ιστορίας των παραδόσεων, αρχαιολογίας και πρόσληψης των βιβλικών κειμένων και ιδιαίτερα των βιβλίων της Γένεσης και της Εξόδου.

Ο τόμος χωρίζεται σε 5 μέρη:

• Μέρος I: Νέες προσεγγίσεις στους προπάτορες της Γένεσης (Αβραάμ, Ιακώβ, Ιωσήφ κ.λπ.)
• Μέρος II: Οι αφηγήσεις των προπατόρων ως πηγή για την ιστορία και τη θρησκεία του Ισραήλ — με συνεισφορά του Israel Finkelstein για τα θυσιαστήρια των πατριαρχών
• Μέρος III: Η σύνδεση Γένεσης–Εξόδου (redaction-critical & traditio-historical)
• Μέρος IV: Οι παραδόσεις της Εξόδου — Μωυσής, Ααρών, ο Νόμος στο Σινά
• Μέρος V: Οι πρόγονοι του Ισραήλ εκτός Γένεσης — Προφήτες, Ψαλμοί, Χρονικά, Νεκρά Θάλασσα, ακόμη και Κοράνι

Το τιμώμενο πρόσωπο του τόμου, Thomas Römer, είναι μία από τις σημαντικότερες μορφές της σύγχρονης έρευνας στην Εβραϊκή Βίβλο. Είναι καθηγητής στο Collège de France από το 2007 στην έδρα “The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts”, ενώ από το 2019 υπηρετεί ως επικεφαλής του ιδρύματος και επανδιορίστηκε εκ νέου το 2025.

Για όσους ασχολούνται με την Παλαιά Διαθήκη και την ιστορία διαμόρφωσης των βιβλικών παραδόσεων, πρόκειται για έναν ιδιαίτερα χρήσιμο τόμο, ο οποίος διατίθεται ελεύθερα:

Christophe Nihan / Jean-Daniel Macchi, The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions: A Festschrift for Thomas Römer (BZAW 568, De Gruyter, 2026) 

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The open access volume The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions: A Festschrift for Thomas Römer (BZAW 568, De Gruyter, 2026) has recently been published. The thirty-six studies included in the volume examine questions of literary composition, history of traditions, archaeology, and the reception of biblical texts, with a particular focus on the books of Genesis and Exodus.

The volume is divided into five parts:

• Part I: New Perspectives on the Ancestors of Genesis (Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, etc.)
• Part II: The Ancestral Narratives as a Source for the History and Religion of Israel — including a contribution by Israel Finkelstein on the altars of the patriarchs
• Part III: The Connection between Genesis and Exodus from Redaction-Critical and Traditio-Historical Perspectives
• Part IV: The Exodus Traditions — Moses, Aaron, and the Law at Sinai
• Part V: Israel's Ancestors outside of Genesis — the Prophets, the Psalms, Chronicles, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and even the Qur'an

The honoree of the volume, Thomas Römer, is one of the most significant figures in contemporary research on the Hebrew Bible. He has held the chair of "The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts" at the Collège de France since 2007, and has served as the institution's administrator since 2019, a position to which he was reappointed in 2025.

For those working on the Old Testament and the history of the formation of biblical traditions, this is a particularly valuable volume, freely available here:

Christophe Nihan / Jean-Daniel Macchi, The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions: A Festschrift for Thomas Römer (BZAW 568, De Gruyter, 2026)

Biblische Notizen 208 (2026)

 Biblische Notizen 208 (2026)

• Timothy Yap, "The Body, Sickness, and the Bible," 3-4
• Timothy Yap, "Let the Body Do the Talking: The Rhetorical Use of Body Parts in 2 Samuel 4," 5-18 (abstract)
• Timothy Yap, "Body Shaming or Body Honoring? The Function of Elisha’s Body in the Book of Kings," 19-31 (abstract)
• Gregory Goswell, "Hezekiah’s Sickness in 2 Kings 20," 33-46 (abstract)
• Ched Spellman, "The Narrative Function of Sickness in Chronicles," 47-58 (abstract)
• Paul Himes, "Sweat, Suffering, and Triumph (Luke 22,43-44): Jesus’ Body in the Garden and Luke’s Emphasis on Physicality," 59-75 (abstract)
• Esther Yue L. Ng, "Illness and God in the Gospels,"  77-105 (abstract)

Revue Biblique 133/1 (2026)

 Revue Biblique 133/1 (2026)

• Danilo Verde, "The Root כאב and its Semantic Shifts," 5 - 23 (abstract)
• Łukasz Popko, "Who was the Worst King of Israel? The Textual Variants as Evidence of Changing Historiography Models," 24 - 44 (abstract)
• Cristóbal Vilarroig Martín, "Creator and Reviver of the Dead: Second Temple Traditions in Dialogue," 45 - 64 (abstract)
• Norbert Jorion, "Jon 3-4 et la réorientation de la doctrine de la rétribution," 65 - 79 (abstract) 
• Axel Bühler, "La monétarisation de la Judée aux IVe et IIIe siècles av. J.-C.," 80 - 98 (abstract) 
• Anthony Giambrone, "Lysanias and the Herodian House: A Note on History and History of Reception in Luke 3:1," 99 - 112 (abstract)
• Christophe Lemardelé, " La version slavonne de la Guerre des Juifs: Éléments d'authenticité," 113 - 120  

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του JETS

 Journal of Evangelical Theological Society 68/1 (2026)

• Karen H. Jobes, "Jesus’s Succession Plan: Reflections on John 17:20–23," 1-11 (OA)
• Robert B. Chisholm Jr., "Turning Water to Blood (Exodus 7:14–24): The Literary Unity of the First Plague Narrative," 13-30 (OA)
• T. James Milliken, "The Deuteronomic Worldview: Realized and Idealized Righteousness in the Civil, Economic, Social, and Cultic Spheres," 31-47 (OA)
• John D. Doss, "The Joshua Theophany in Its Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Context (Josh 5:13–15)," 49-72 (OA)
• Gregory Goswell, "Finding Significance in the Order of the Books of the New Testament: Is It Imaginary or Real?" 73-88 (OA)
• David Graieg, "Resurrection Misremembered? The Interpretative Options (Part One)," 89-112 (OA)
• Jeremiah Mutie, "The Role of the Unitary Model of Anthropology in Patristic Apologetics," (OA)