Our Purpose
The Bible and Interpretation brings current research on the Bible and the ancient Near East to a broad readership, including scholars, teachers, students, and interested members of the public. We invite specialists to explain their research, assess new discoveries and interpretations, and contribute informed analysis of biblical literature, history, archaeology, languages, and related subjects.
Our Philosophy
We seek to make biblical scholarship accessible without compromising its scholarly standards. Contributors should write clearly, explain specialized terminology, and distinguish evidence, interpretation, and speculation. We welcome substantive debate and differing conclusions supported by careful analysis.
Contributors must hold an earned doctorate in biblical studies or a related field and demonstrate relevant research expertise, normally through scholarly publications. We welcome both academically affiliated and independent scholars, including emerging scholars whose work meets our editorial standards.
Contributions must engage critically with relevant evidence and scholarship. Their conclusions must remain open to revision in light of the evidence. We do not publish devotional writing, religious apologetics, or arguments that subordinate evidence to biblical inerrancy or other doctrinal commitments. These standards concern the methods and arguments of submissions, rather than contributors’ personal religious beliefs or affiliations.
Our Editorial Review
All submissions are reviewed by the editorial team before acceptance and publication. We assess their accuracy, clarity, engagement with relevant scholarship, and suitability for the site’s readership and purpose. Academic qualifications establish eligibility for consideration but do not guarantee acceptance.
Editors
Mark Elliott (Ph.D., University of Arizona)
Robert Rezetko (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh)
Martin Ehrensvärd (Ph.D., Aarhus University)
J. Edward Wright (Ph.D., Brandeis University)
Supporters
Jennie R. Ebeling -- University of Evansville, Department of Archaeology and Art History
Martin Ehrensvärd -- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Theology
David Graizbord -- University of Arizona, Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
Patricia Landy -- Laramie County Community College (Emeritus)
Robert Rezetko -- Independent Researcher
J. Edward Wright -- University of Arizona, Arizona Center for Judaic Studies (Emeritus)