Society of Biblical Literature

Don't forget: SBL Student members are eligible to receive a $10 meal voucher from the membership desk during the meeting. Stop by and say hello! #AARSBL25

Visiting the Book Exhibit Hall? Be sure to check out the entire hall! Exhibitors are present in Exhibit Hall D booths 600-823. #AARSBL25

Quote: “She is remembered for her fateful act of looking back at the destruction of Sodom, but even the report of this act is full of unanswered questions. Why did she look back? Was she aware of the warning (directed only to Lot in Gen 19:17) against doing so? Should her transformation into a salt pillar be understood as a punishment? ” —Josey Bridges Snyder

Lot’s Wife in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions by Josey Bridges Snyder is 30% off between now and 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale! Use code AM2025 at checkout!

Quote: “Not only is the topic of humor generally regarded as too subjective to study across time and culture, but there is no systematic theory or approach that scholars have adopted when looking at the gospel texts themselves. Scholars are still in a constructive phase regarding theory and method.” —Jon Carman

Order Humor in the Midst of Mark by Jon Carman during the #AARSBL2025 sale! Use code AM2025 at checkout. cart.sbl-site.org/books/064538P

Quote: “The Diaries are observational records registering a wide variety of phenomena on a day-to day basis, organized into monthly sections. Full diaries usually contain observations for six months, although shorter, preliminary diaries also survive.” —Reinhard Pirngruber and R. J. van der Spek

Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period by R. J. van der Spek, Irving L. Finkel, Reinhard Pirngruber, and Kathryn Stevens is 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! buff.ly/PhP0pL1

Quote: “Stories...can act to restrict and define, but they can also expand and inspire. By shaping the relational space in which audience and narrative encounter each other, stories invite their audiences to consider new possibilities of being and doing.” —Carrie A. Cifers

Purchase Carrie A. Cifers's Dangerous Tales: Genesis 34 and Its Literary Descendants for 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! cart.sbl-site.org/books/066710P

Quote: "These are the contributions that I believe are most likely to clarify my positions in this field to an international audience and promote international academic discourse. Some of them were written in English from the outset, but most were written in German and are now being published in English for the first time." --Walter Dietrich

King David in the Deuteronomistic History: Collected Studies by Walter Dietrich is 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! buff.ly/NYUHeBR

Quote: Hay cierta evidencia que permite sostener que la estela estuvo expuesta hasta después del lapso amarniano. De este modo, K2 estuvo a la vista en el templo de Amón en Karnak en un lugar que no es factible precisar, hasta el momento en que, probablemente hacian fines del reinado de Ramsés II, se tomó la decisión de incluirla en el basamento de una de sus estatuas monumentales. —Roxana Flammini

La Segunda Estela de Kamose: Un estudio integral en contexto by Roxana Flammini is 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! cart.sbl-site.org/books/062836P

Quote: “The gospel depicts Jesus recapitulating biblical Israel, but not to present him as a new and righteous Israel to replace the old, sinful one. On the contrary, Matthew explicates that Jesus will save his people by offering his life as a ‘ransom in exchange for many’ (20:28).” —Nicholas J. Schaser

Purchase Nicholas J. Schaser's A Ransom for Israel: Jesus and Jewish Salvation in Matthew for 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! cart.sbl-site.org/books/064536P

2025 Annual Meetings. Join SBL Press in Booth 301 for the 2025 Annual Meetings cohosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion.

We look forward to seeing you in booth 301 for the 2025 Annual Meetings cohosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion. All onsite orders placed in the SBL Press booth before noon on 25 Nov receive free shipping. #AARSBL2025

Black t-shirts with KJV "For ye know neither the day nor the hour."

Drop by SBL Press booth 301 tomorrow to get this year’s shirt! #AARSBL2025

COVER: Wisdom Discourse and Torah in Second Temple Judaism: Challenging the Integration Paradigm by JiSeong James Kwon

COVER: 1 Enoch: An Ethiopic Reader’s Edition Vladimir Olivero

COVER: Lot’s Wife in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions by Josey Bridges Snyder; COVER: Dangerous Tales: Genesis 34 and Its Literary Descendants by Carrie A. Cifers

COVER: The Archaeology of the Kingdom of Judah by Yosef Garfinkel

The exhibit hall opens at 8:30 AM. Stop by to checkout our new books. All orders placed onsite receive free basic shipping--even international orders! #AARSBL2025

S233-128 New Horizons: Book review panel for Roy R. Jeal's Exploring Colossians: Living the New Reality (2024) at 9AM in Northeastern (Third Floor) Marriott Copley Place.

Attend the book review panel for Roy R. Jeal's Exploring Colossians: Living the New Reality (2024) at 9AM in Northeastern (Third Floor) Marriott Copley Place. The book is available from SBL Press in Booth 301. #AARSBL2025

Copies of the SBL Study in booth 301

The SBL Study Bible, published by HarperCollins, is available in Booth 301 with thicker paper. Purchase a copy on sale for $38.00. #AARSBL2025

James R. Harrison and Bradley J. Bitner pose with New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity 11A and B.

New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity 11A and 11B edited by James R. Harrison and Bradley J. Bitner is available in Booth 301. Orders placed in the booth receive free shipping! #AARSBL2025

Pauline Buisch presents her paper, winner of the David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship, this morning @ 9AM (Vermont Room, Marriott Copley Place) #AARSBL25

Stop by the SBL/AAR game book for relaxation and fun #AARSBL25 Saturday - Tuesday in the Exhibit Hall

Did you know coat & baggage check is available at the Hynes Convention Center? This service is available Saturday - Monday (8AM - 7PM) and Tuesday (7AM - 12:30PM). Price per item is $4. #AARSBL25

Did you know complimentary WiFi is available at the Hynes Convention Center? The network is called ‘Hynes Wireless Network’ and there's no password. (If you're reading this from the Hynes Convention Center, perhaps you're already in the loop!) #AARSBL25

SBL women members are welcome to attend the SBL Women Members Breakfast tomorrow (11/24) @ 7AM (Hynes Convention Center 210). #AARSBL25

Don't forget to download the Annual Meeting mobile app for the latest updates on times and locations for your planned sessions. The app is available for iOS and Android: buff.ly/pYqgPW9 #AARSBL25

Event Details Friday, November 21

Curious where to find the registration desk or how to pick up your SBL tote bag? Visit the Annual Meeting website: buff.ly/Bng62gZ #AARSBL25

Does caffeine fuel your conferencing? Stop by the exhibit hall for complimentary coffee: Saturday - Monday @ 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM & Tuesday @ 9:30 AM. #AARSBL25

Tomorrow, Ehud Ben Zvi will present the 2025 Presidential Address, "Open the Gates! Exploring Futures for Us as Scholars, for Our Field, and for Our Society of Biblical Literature." 7PM at the Constitution Ballroom in the Sheraton (second floor). See you there! #AARSBL25

Avoid long lines by printing your badge before you arrive in Boston! (If you forget, be sure to buy a book in the exhibit hall to read while you wait in line 📖). #AARSBL25

Steed Davidson, the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature, interviews Ehud Ben Zvi, the Society's 2025 President. Interview with Ehud Ben Zvi, 2025 President of the Society of Biblical Literature

Watch this conversation with SBL's Executive Director, Steed Davidson, and the 2025 SBL President, Ehud Ben Zvi, ahead of Ben Zvi's Presidential Address in Boston this Saturday.

Quote: “Scholars do not generally deal with the archaeology of the kingdom of Judah as an independent subject. At the beginning of research, it was common to discuss the archaeology of the Iron Age kingdoms of Judah and of Israel together.” —Yosef Garfinkel

Yosef Garfinkel's The Archaeology of the Kingdom of Judah is 30% off through 31 December during the #AARSBL2025 sale. Order your copy with code AM2025! buff.ly/wCFbc7R

Annual Meeting - Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2025 SBL Annual MeetingNovember 22–25, 2025Hynes Convention CenterBoston, MA Register Now Guidelines for International Travelers More

If you have not yet registered, you can still register today for the SBL Annual Meeting to be held 22-25 November in Boston, MA.

Badge printing instructions have been emailed to all registrants for the Annual Meetings — be sure to print your badge before arriving in Boston! We can’t wait to welcome you to Boston for #AARSBL2025

Annual Meeting - Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2025 SBL Annual MeetingNovember 22–25, 2025Hynes Convention CenterBoston, MA Register Now Guidelines for International Travelers More

If you have not yet registered, you can still register today for the SBL Annual Meeting to be held 22-25 November in Boston, MA.