Society of Biblical Literature

Society of Biblical Literature
AbbreviationSBL
Formation1880; 144 years ago (1880)
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, US
Membership (2018)
8,324[1]
President
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Executive director
Steed Davidson
Websitesbl-site.org Edit this at Wikidata
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]

  1. ^ "2019 SBL Membership Data" (PDF). Atlanta, Georgia: Society of Biblical Literature. 2019. pp. 1–2. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Cutter 2004, p. 102.
  3. ^ "Membership". Atlanta, Georgia: Society of Biblical Literature. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 SBL Membership Data" (PDF). Atlanta, Georgia: Society of Biblical Literature. 2019. pp. 2, 9. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. ^ SBL @ American Council of Learned Societies official site.