The Catholic Biblical Association of America ❨CBA❩

10/13/2026

It was a joy to partner with OUP for the book launch party of Eileen Schuller & Carol Newsom's recent publication, 'The Thanksgiving Scroll.' The recording is now available:

Join scholars Carol A. Newsom and Eileen M. Schuller for the launch of The Thanksgiving Scroll, the latest volume in the Oxford Commentary on the Dead Sea Scrolls. The discussion explores new approaches to one of the Dead Sea Scrolls' most important compositions, including the literary formation of....

10/07/2026

The CBA will be hosting events at the Society of Biblical Literature conference this year! Check out the flyer below for events that interest you and mark your calendars for November 19-22!

10/06/2026

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2027 Midwest Regional Meeting for Biblical Studies. This conference is a cooperative initiative of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research (CSBR), the Catholic Biblical Association (CBA), and the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies (MCECS). The meeting is scheduled for Friday–Sunday, March 12–14, 2027, at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame (South Bend), Indiana. The Student Religious Studies Conference (SRSC) will occur in conjunction with the Midwest Regional Meeting on Friday, March 12. No society memberships are required to participate in this meeting. See below for detailed descriptions of the conference sections accepting paper proposals.

All paper proposals must be submitted by January 9, 2027, through the online form at the proposal submission link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSea23WH3IJxHDnW6MggGI7OuobMIInjp-jB4lPJpBkLpMF7sw/viewform). The form system will generate an automated email confirmation message when the proposal is submitted. Please contact Mark Lester ([email protected]) if you submit a proposal but do not receive a confirmation message. Proposals include the paper title and a 100-word paragraph abstract. Abstracts will be printed in the conference program and for that reason may not exceed 100 words. Papers that are accepted for the program will be scheduled in thirty-minute slots, ideally with twenty minutes for presentation and ten minutes for discussion.

Email addresses for the section chairs are included with the section descriptions below. Please contact the appropriate chair if you have questions about the section and its program, but you should submit all proposals through the online link. Please contact a program co-coordinator if you are uncertain about the best section to which to submit your proposal.

Mark Lester & Scott Harris
Program Co-coordinators, Midwest Regional Meeting for Biblical Studies
[email protected]
[email protected]

10/02/2026

The New England Region of the Catholic Biblical Association will host its first meeting on Saturday, March 6, 2027. Our plenary speaker will be Gregory Sterling, Dean of Yale Divinity School and The Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean and Lillian Claus Professor New Testament at Yale Divinity School.

Registration costs: $40 Professional (in-person); $20 Professional (hybrid); $10 student, retired, or unemployed

At this time, we invite proposals for the first New England Regional Catholic Biblical Association Meeting at Boston College, Clough School of Theology and Ministry (9 Lake Street, Brighton, MA 02135). Paper proposals should include a title and an abstract of 200 words. Please submit your proposals to [email protected]. Proposals will go through a review process. Please clearly identify the texts and the methodology that will be used in the paper. CBA membership or membership application is required for presenters. The CBA welcomes non-members to register and attend the conference.

The due date for proposing a paper is December 20, 2026. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by January 15, 2027. Registration deadline is February 20, 2027.

We are accepting proposals in any of the following areas:
· Hebrew Bible / Septuagint / Old Testament: Pentateuch;
Historical Books; Psalms and Wisdom; Prophets; and Deuterocanon
· New Testament: Gospels; Acts; Pauline corpus; Catholic Epistles;
Letter to the Hebrews; Revelation
· Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Literature
· Early Christian Writings
· Reception History
· Biblical Hermeneutics
· Theological and Pastoral Approaches to Scripture
· A panel treating a clear theme (3 papers)

Paper Awards: If you wish to be considered for the Graduate Student Paper Award, please submit your full paper by January 31, 2027 ([email protected]). Please put in the subject line: Graduate Student Paper Award. Winners will be announced at the New England Regional Meeting on March 6, 2027. Submissions should not exceed 4000 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography.
https://www.catholicbiblical.org/news/call-for-papers-new-england-regional-cba-meeting

09/30/2026

Happy Feast Day!https://mailchi.mp/cua/happy-feast-day

09/23/2026

Mark your calendars! CBA is pleased to announce our upcoming Unbound Book Reviews for the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027.

09/18/2026

We had a fantastic UBR session this week where we reviewed Rebecca Harris' new work, "Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls!"

The recording is now available online:

09/16/2026

Call for Papers: CBA Emerging Scholars Seminar - https://mailchi.mp/cua/call-for-papers-cba-emerging-scholars-seminar-17998907

09/15/2026

Join us for CBA's Unbound Book Review of Rebecca Harris' "Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls"

https://www.facebook.com/72702146/videos/1028407473567796/

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09/15/2026

https://mailchi.mp/cua/fellowships-stipends-and-visiting-professorships