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| Abbreviation | SBL |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1880 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, US |
Membership (2018) | 8,324[1] |
President | Tamara Cohn Eskenazi |
Executive director | Steed Davidson |
| Website | sbl-site |
Formerly called | Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis |
The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), founded in 1880 as the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis,[2] is an American-based learned society dedicated to the academic study of the Bible and related ancient literature. Its current stated mission is to "foster biblical scholarship". Membership is open to the public[3] and consists of over 8,300 individuals from over 100 countries.[4] As a scholarly organization, SBL has been a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies since 1929.[5]
- ^ "2019 SBL Membership Data" (PDF). Atlanta, Georgia: Society of Biblical Literature. 2019. pp. 1–2. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Cutter 2004, p. 102.
- ^ "Membership". Atlanta, Georgia: Society of Biblical Literature. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "2019 SBL Membership Data" (PDF). Atlanta, Georgia: Society of Biblical Literature. 2019. pp. 2, 9. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ SBL @ American Council of Learned Societies official site.
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