The following journals regularly contain excellent scholarly articles on topics related to biblical Hebrew and Greek. They may be articles about biblical interpretation, archaeological discoveries that involve text, or research on extrabiblical texts that are in some way related to biblical Hebrew or Greek (such as Pseudepigraphic texts or the Dead Sea Scrolls). If the entry notes that the electronic holdings have an embargo, that means that the most recent issues of the journal are not available online for the noted length of time. If we have a print subscription, we can scan the article for you; otherwise, we can get it for you via InterLibrary Loan (submit your request here).
- 'Atiqot. Rachel Kudish-Vashdi, editor. This is the journal of the Israel Antiquities Authority and focuses on archaeological discoveries in the Levant. Articles are in English or (modern) Hebrew. The journal content covers a large chronological span, from prehistory up to the Ottoman period. Excavations are studied from various aspects and disciplines—often the result of the close interaction between researchers of the IAA and outside specialists.
- Online holdings: 1991-present, open access via JSTOR.
- Print subscription: 1991-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Biblical Research. Eric F. Mason, editor. ISSN: 0067-6535. This is the journal for the Chicago Society of Biblical Research.
- Online holdings: 1956-present, with 2-year embargo.
- Print subscription: 1956-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Bibliotheca Orientalis. C. Waerzeggers, H. Gzella, R.E. Kon, A. van der Kooij, L. Limme, D.J.W. Meijer, M. Stol, and W.J.I. Waal, editors. ISSN: 0006-1913. The subjects of articles and books reviewed in this journal regularly include: Egyptology incl. Pre-/Early Dynastic and Graeco-Roman Egypt, Coptic and Nubian studies, Assyriology, Hittitology, Semitica, Hebrew and Old Testament studies, Archaeology of the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Arabic/Persian/Turkish and Middle Eastern studies.
- Online holdings: 1997-present. (Click "Full Text Access" under the journal title at the link, and then click through to the source page.)
- Print subscription: 1997-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Leslie J. Hoppe, O.F.M., general editor. ISSN: 0008-7912, 2163-2529. This journal offers scholarly articles and notes concerning Scripture and related fields, an extensive book review section, and a list of literature received.
- Online holdings: 1939-present, with 12-month embargo.
- Print subscription: 1939-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Journal for the Study of the New Testament. ISSN: Louise Lawrence, editor. 0142-064X, 1745-5294. This is one of the leading academic journals in New Testament Studies. It is published five times a year and aims to present cutting-edge work for a readership of scholars, teachers in the field of New Testament, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. All the many and diverse aspects of New Testament study are represented and promoted by the journal, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-scientific and literary theory or developing theological, cultural and contextual approaches.
- Online holdings: 1978-present, with 12-month embargo.
- Print subscription: 1978-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. David Shepherd and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, editors. ISSN: 0309-0892, 1476-6728. This journal has become widely regarded as offering the best in current, peer-reviewed scholarship on the Old Testament across a range of critical methodologies. Many original and creative approaches to the interpretation of the Old Testament literature and cognate fields of inquiry are pioneered in this journal, which showcases the work of both new and established scholars.
- Online holdings: 1976-present, with 12-month embargo.
- Print subscription: 1976-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Journal of Biblical Literature. Mark G. Brett, general editor. ISSN: 0021-9231, 1934-3876. This journal includes scholarly articles and critical notes by members of the Society of Biblical Literature.
- Online holdings: 1890-present.
- Print subscription: 1890-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Journal of Near Eastern Studies. James F. Osborne, editor. ISSN: 0022-2968, 1545-6978. This journal is devoted to the study of the civilizations of the Near East from prehistory to the early modern period in 1922. JNES embraces a uniquely broad scope of time, place, and topic, including contributions from scholars of international reputation on topics in Assyriology, Egyptology, Hittitology, Hebrew Bible, and adjacent ancient studies, as well as a second area of emphasis in early, medieval, and early-modern Islamic studies. The disciplinary range of the journal runs from history and language to religion and literature to archaeology and art history. First published in 1884 as Hebraica, the title was changed to The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures in 1895. The title was changed to the Journal of Near Eastern Studies in 1942.
- Online holdings: 1884-present. (Click "Full Text Access" under the journal title at the link, and then click through to the source page.)
- Print subscription: 1884-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Journal of Semitic Studies. Geoffrey Khan, senior editor. ISSN: 0022-4480, 1477-8556. The main focus of this journal is research on the Semitic languages of all periods. Articles cover any aspect of Semitic languages, including studies of individual languages or comparative studies, synchronic or diachronic, based on spoken or written sources, as well as editions of short texts, such as inscriptions and documents.
- Online holdings: 1996-present, with 12-month embargo
- Print subscription: 1955-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Vetus Testamentum. Annette Schellenberg, editor-in-chief. ISSN: 0042-4935, 1568-5330. is a leading journal covering all aspects of Old Testament study. It includes articles on history, literature, religion and theology, text, versions, language, and the bearing on the Old Testament of archaeology and the study of the Ancient Near East. Articles in English, French, and German.
- Online holdings: 1951-present, with 5-year embargo.
- Print subscription: 1951-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. Jürgen van Oorschot, Jan Christian Gertz, Sebastian Grätz, and Uwe Becker, editors. ISSN: 0044-2526, 1613-0103. This journal has been the leading international and interconfessional periodical in the field of research in the Old Testament und Early Judaism for over one hundred years. Open to various ways of posing the questions of scholarship, the journal features high quality contributions in English, German, and French. Through its review of periodicals and books, it provides fast and reliable information concerning new publications in the field.
- Online holdings: 1881-present, with 24-month embargo.
- Print subscription: 1881-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
- Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Älteren Kirche. Knut Backhaus, Lutz Doering, Jens Herzer, Judith Lieu, Markus Öhler, and C. Kavin Rowe, editors. ISSN: 0044-2615, 1613-009X. A highly reputed journal published since 1900, the Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft is an international journal for the exegesis of the New Testament. Appearing annually in two issues of 150 pages each, it features original contributions in German, English, and French which have been written by well-known scholars worldwide.
- Online holdings: 1900-present, with 24-month embargo.
- Print subscription: 1900-present (available in the Richmond Reference room and stacks).
