Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception

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About this Online Reference

Last updated on March, 2021.

The online edition contains the entire contents of the printed edition (currently volumes 1–18), as well as many articles ahead of print, and is updated quarterly.

Aims and Scope

The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) is the first and only comprehensive reference work devoted to the Bible and its reception.
Since the publication of its first two volumes in 2009, EBR has continued to break new ground and is an indispensable reference work not only for theology and religious studies, but also for the humanities, the arts, cultural studies, and the social sciences. As its foundation, the encyclopedia contains the most up-to-date information on the origins and development of the Bible in the canons of Judaism and Christianity. It then documents the history of biblical interpretation and reception, not only in Christianity and Judaism, but also in Islam and other non-Western religious traditions and movements.

Moving beyond the religious realm, it further innovates by recording how biblical texts have been read, interpreted, and integrated into thought, science, and culture throughout the centuries, summarizing the most recent scholarly research on the reception of the Bible in an array of academic disciplines such as classics and archaeology as well as a wide range of cultural and humanistic fields, such as literature, visual arts, music, film, and dance. Its interdisciplinary approach thus transcends a purely theological or religious perspective.

With 38 editors and nearly 4,000 authors working in over 55 countries, EBR is truly an international enterprise. The distinguished editorial board is headed by Constance M. Furey, Joel LeMon, Brian Matz, Thomas Römer, Jens Schröter, Barry Dov Walfish, and Eric J. Ziolkowski.

The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Online has been selected as a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of 2020. CHOICE is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. EBR Online is one of only 11 digital resources chosen. It has been recognized with this award due to the excellence of its scholarship and presentation and for its great significance to its field of research. In 2010 the print edition of the encyclopedia was the winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award.

Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Online uses a powerful search engine that makes it easy to search for content.

Essential resource for scholars in Biblical, Cultural, and Religious Studies and related fields
Regular updates of over 1,500 articles per year
Access to ahead-of-print articles, i.e., not yet available in the print version

EBR is also available in a print version.

Information for Authors and Editors

You find the EBR guidelines below, see Supplementary Materials.

EBR Forthcoming Volumes

Vol. 19 Midrash and Aggadah – Mourning, June 2021
Vol. 20 Mouse, Mice – Nicodemus*, December 2021
Vol. 21 Nicolaitans* – Pacifism*, June 2022

* Contents of these volumes are only approximates.

Link to the submission platform: EBR Editorial Platform (We kindly request that you use Chrome to ensure that the platform runs smoothly.)

Thank you for contributing to EBR!

Contact

Gary S. Helft
Dr. Nicole Rupschus
ebr@degruyter.com
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Genthiner Straße 13
10785 Berlin
Germany
Fax: +49 (0)30 260 05-330

Your Benefits

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2020: It has been recognized with this award due to the excellence of its scholarship and presentation and for its great significance to its field of research
Contains Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, New Testament, and historical contexts
Spans biblical reception in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other religions as well as in literature, visual arts, music, and film
Approx. 1,500 new articles per year
Non-restrictive DRM – allows for an unlimited number of simultaneous users campus / institution-wide

Supplementary Materials

Topics

Editorial

Edited by:
Constance M. Furey · Joel LeMon · Brian Matz · Thomas Römer · Jens Schröter · Barry Dov Walfish · Eric Ziolkowski

in cooperation with:
Heinrich Assel · Stephen Burge · George D. Chryssides · Michal Beth Dinkler · Eckart Frahm · Jörg Frey · Rachel Fulton Brown · Peter Gemeinhardt · Abigail Gillman · Christine Hayes · Rainer Hirsch-Luipold · Christina Hoegen-Rohls · Brian M. Howell · David W. Kling · Marcia Kupfer · Aren M. Maeir · Mati Meyer · G. Sujin Pak Boyer · Juha Pakkala · Nils Holger Petersen · Theresa Sanders · Bernd U. Schipper · Konrad Schmid · Marvin A. Sweeney · Anthony Swindell · Herman Tull · David Wilmington · Benjamin G. Wright III · Joachim Yeshaya · Jürgen K. Zangenberg

In-house editors: Gary S. Helft and Dr. Nicole Rupschus (ebr@degruyter.com)

Meet some of our EBR Editors

Jens Schröter (Main Editor for New Testament)

Barry Dov Walfish (Main Editor for Judaism)

Constance M. Furey (Main Editor with Brian Matz for Christianity)

Eric Ziolkowski (Main Editor for Reception History)

Aren M. Maeir (Area Editor for Archaeology)

Benjamin G. Wright, III (Area Editor for Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism)

Natalie Dohrmann (Area Editor for Rabbinic Judaism)

Rachel Fulton Brown (Area Editor for Medieval Christianity)

George D. Chryssides (Area Editor for New Christian Churches and Movements)

Nils Holger Petersen (Area Editor for Music)