2. The Bible and its Reception
Encyclopedia
Handbooks
Journals
Studies
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3. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its reception EBR Online
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4. Encyclopedia
general reference work
research tool
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5. BiBLE Biblical Studies Theology Religious Studies Biblical Archaeology
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6. Reception Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Other Religions and Religious Currents
Literature (Poetry, Fiction, Drama)
Visual Arts
Music
Film
Dance
February 2017

7. Online
also available in print
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8. Who is it For? Students,Teachers and Professors of
Biblical Studies, Theology or Religious or Cultural Studies and the Arts
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9. What are Professors teaching? What are Students studying?
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10. HebrEW Bible / old testament and Judaism
Courses:
Nature and Meaning of the Old Testament
The Hebrew Bible in Context: An Introduction
The Biblical Imagination: Torah, Prophets, Writings
Pentateuch, Writings, Psalms and Biblical Poetry
 Judaism: Faith, Communities, Identity
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11. New testament and Christianity
Courses:
Nature and Meaning of the New Testament Jesus and the Gospels Life and Letters of Paul Christianity: From Jesus to the Third Millennium Reformation and Emerging Church Movements: Comparative Study and Practical Application
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12. Biblical topics and themes
Courses:
God and Human Suffering
The Bible, Social Justice, Environmental Theology
Women in Judeo-Christian Traditions
Justice in Spiritual Care, Issues of Race,
Class, Gender and Sexuality
Sex, Gender, and Religion
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13. Biblical reception Courses: Religion, Myth, and Fantasy
Religion and the Literary Imagination
Visual Culture and Religious Identity
Introduction to Christian Worship and the Arts
Film, Fiction, and Faith
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14. Religion and Interreligious dialog
Courses:
Theories of Religion
Interreligious Cooperation and Conflict
Comparative Theologies and Practices:
One World, Many Faiths
Religious Foundations for Social Change
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15. EBR‘s Content What areas does EBR cover?
biblical concepts, people, and places
theological and religious concepts
in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Other Religions
historical eras and epochs
areas of cultural reception:
literature, visual arts, music, film, and dance
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16. What can students use EBR for?
Students can use EBR to …
find introductory information on these topics
read up on specific topics in these fields
discover how people, places and themes in the Bible
have been received in religion, culture and the arts
research authors on particular topics with the use
of an ample bibliography
use EBR as a basis for research papers
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17. What can Professors use EBR for?
Professors can use EBR To …
research topics and trends
recommend it to students as
their first port of call on a topic
find out about specific areas of reception
identify experts in other fields
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18. Who is developing EBR?
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19. Discuss, assign, and review
The EBR editorial BOARD
6 area editors for biblical books, Archaeology, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
2 main editors: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
4 area editors, for biblical books, Archaeology, and Greco-Roman Antiquity
main editor: New Testament
4 area editors, for Hellenistic, Rabbinic, medieval, and modern Judaism
main editor: Judaism
7 area editors for patristics, medieval, modern, and global Christianity
main editor: Christianity
7 area editors, for Islam, Eastern religions, literature, visual arts, music, film
main editor: Reception History
Discuss, assign, and review
more than 1500 articles
by over 800 authors
per year
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20. THE EBR TEAM 34 editors and so far more than 3,500 authors
academics from a number of disciplines
from theology to cultural studies
international team
experts in their field with international recognition
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21. A look at a few entries www.degruyter.com/EBR
comprehensive treatment of content
clear structure
lots of reception areas!
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22. Useful ONLine features
full-text search, author search, DOI search (auto-fulfill options)
browser function
citation referencing (APA, MLA, Chicago standards)
images and maps
download pdfs of EBR in print
Easy to navigate!
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23. Quality – guaranteed How can we guarantee EBR‘s high quality?
authors and editors are experts in their field worldwide
multi-level review process
renowned academic publisher
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24. Massive Amount of material
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
online currently contains over 5,000 entries comprised of more than 12,000 articles
all entries in volumes 1 – 14 (Aaron - Kairos) online
supplementary and ahead-of-print-entries online
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25. Massive Amount of material
Still to Come
quarterly updated material
next update with over 200 new entries – March 2017
volume 15 – online in September 2017
15 more volumes of reference material on its way (30 volumes in print in total)
new content each year – approx. 700 entries, i.e. 1,500 articles – in total 30,000 articles
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26. What do users think about Ebr?
EBR … will serve as the gold standard for future biblical reference works. David D. Aune, University of Notre Dame
This is so vastly superior to the typical e-book that there is really no comparison at all. John Fitzgerald, University of Notre Dame
For the moment, it is sufficient to note that the online edition is easy to use and very easy to navigate.  What one seeks, one finds Jim West, on ZwingliusRedivivus
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27. Handbooks of the Bible & Its Reception
“Everything you need to know” about a particular topic, theme, region, figure, or cultural area of biblical reception
400 – 1000 pages
Hardcover/eBooks starting at $183,99
The Bible in Motion (2016)
The Bible in Folklore Worldwide (2016)
The Bible in Sub-Saharan Africa (2017)
The Bible in North Africa (2018)
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PowerPoint-Presentation

28. Journal of the Bible & Its Reception
Current reflections on method and theory as well as themes in biblical reception
Interdisciplinary, international, innovative Editorial Board
Two issues per year
70% off individual subscription price for SBL members
Special Issue: Making Men (2015)
Special Issue: The Making of the Modern Bible (2016)
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29. Studies of the Bible & Its Reception
Monographs and edited volumes delve deeply into specific areas of biblical reception
200 – 600 pages
Hardcover/eBooks starting at $126
SBL–De Gruyter Prize in Biblical Studies and Reception History
The Nowhere Bible (2015)
Treasure Hidden in a Field (Prizewinner 2016)
The Makings of an Average Joe (2017)
Prizewinner 2015
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30. ARE YOU INTERESTED?
Enquire and get a free 30-day trial subscription for EBR Online
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