About

The Jewish Bible Association

In cooperation with the Department of Education, The Jewish Agency

The Jewish Bible Association, based in Jerusalem, has published the Jewish Bible Quarterly since 1972 — the only Jewish-sponsored magazine in English devoted entirely to the Tanakh, and an essential resource for anyone working in Bible studies. Each issue offers timely, authoritative studies for readers of every background — Orthodox, Conservative (Masorti), Reform (Liberal), and Secular-Humanistic — alongside book reviews, a triennial calendar of Bible reading, and reader correspondence. Beyond the Quarterly, the Association runs several other programs in service of biblical literacy:

Participates in planning the annual International Bible Contest for Youth, held in Jerusalem each year on Israel Independence Day.
Organizes public lectures on biblical themes in Jerusalem.
Offers proficiency exams in Hebrew and Judaic studies carrying Connecticut Board of Regents CCAP college-credit recommendations, applicable toward a regionally accredited B.A. in Liberal Studies from Charter Oak State College, Thomas Edison State College, or Excelsior College.About the College Program →

Aims and Scope

The Jewish Bible Quarterly provides timely, authoritative studies on biblical themes. As the only Jewish-sponsored English-language journal devoted exclusively to the Bible, it is an essential source of information for anyone working in Bible studies. The Journal publishes original articles, book reviews, a triennial calendar of Bible reading and correspondence. Publishers and authors: if you would like to propose a book for review, please send two review copies to Book Review Editor, Jewish Bible Quarterly, POB 29002, Jerusalem, Israel. Books will be reviewed at the discretion of the editorial staff. Review copies will not be returned.

Publication Details

The Jewish Bible Quarterly (ISSN 0792-3910) is published in January, April, July and October by the Jewish Bible Association, POB 29002, Jerusalem, Israel, a registered Israeli nonprofit association (#58-019-398-5).

All subscriptions prepaid for complete volume year only. The subscription price for 2026 (volume 54) is $60.

Publishers and authors: to propose a book for review, send two copies to the Book Review Editor at the address above. Books are reviewed at the discretion of the editorial staff; review copies are not returned.

All submissions to the JBQ (including Letters) must be submitted by email.

Single articles can be ordered through the British Library and EBSCOhost, or directly from our website.

Articles in the Jewish Bible Quarterly are indexed or abstracted by: Internationale Zeitschriftenschau für Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete; Old Testament Abstracts; Religious and Theological Abstracts; Index of Articles on Jewish Studies (Rambi); Index to Jewish Periodicals; Religion Index One: Periodicals; EBSCOHOST; ATLA; scholar.google.com.

Editorial Masthead

Editor: Zvi Ron
Editor Emeritus: Shimon Bakon z”l
Associate Editors: Gad Dishi, Ruth Walfish, Francis Nataf
Editorial Secretary: Josh Backon
Webmaster: Avi Levine

Past Editors: Louis Katzoff (1972–1987, as Dor le-Dor)
Past Associate Editors: Chaim Abramowitz, David Wolfers, Chaim Pearl, Theodore Steinberg, Patricia Berlyn, Dan Vogel

Association Leadership

Chairman: Jonathan Ben-Ari (Katzoff)
Academic Advisor, College Program: Josh Backon

Members of the Board: Steve Bailey, Hayyim Halpern, Yosef Priel, Gilad Gevaryahu, Richard Hirsch z”l, Moshe Silberschein, Yosef Green z”l, Pinchas Kahn, Gabriel Sivan, Alan Greenspan, Avi Levine, Shubert Spero