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Fifth edition of the Biblia Hebraica
Biblia Hebraica series
First fascicle (not the first chronologically published), Genesis, 2016
BHK Biblia Hebraica Kittel (1. - 3.)
BHS Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (4.)
BHQ Biblia Hebraica Quinta (5.)
Translatorsee BHQ Fascicles and Editors
LanguageBiblical Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, English
PublisherDeutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
Published2004 – est. 2032
(see release date)
Media typeHardcover pocket edition ("Handausgabe")
Preceded byBiblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Websitehttps://www.academic-bible.com/en/home/current-projects/biblia-hebraica-quinta-bhq/
A sample page from Biblia Hebraica Quinta (Deuteronomy 1:1–11). Note the newly implemented and fully collated Masorah magna between the main text and the critical apparatus.

The Biblia Hebraica Quinta Editione, abbreviated as BHQ or rarely BH, is the fifth edition of the Biblia Hebraica. When completed, it will supersede the fourth edition, the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS/ BH).

BHQ Edition Plan: Fascicles and Editors

The edition has been described as "international and ecumenical" as it features editors from a diverse range of institutions, countries, and denominations (with involvement from Catholics, Protestants and Jews). The work is currently being published in fascicles according to this release schedule:

Fascicle Editor University / Institution Country Publication
1 Genesis Avraham Tal Tel Aviv University  Israel 2016
2 Exodus Peter Schwagmeier University of Zürich   Switzerland in preparation
3 Leviticus Innocent Himbaza* University of Fribourg   Switzerland 2020
4 Numbers Martin Rösel* University of Rostock  Germany in preparation
5 Deuteronomy Carmel McCarthy University College Dublin  Ireland 2007
6 Joshua Seppo Sipilä University of Helsinki  Finland in preparation
Cornelis G. den Hertog Magstadt  Germany
Pierre Casetti Bern   Switzerland
7 Judges Natalio Fernández Marcos CSIC Madrid  Spain 2011
8 Samuel Stephen Pisano Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome  Italy in preparation
Craig E. Morrison*
Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto
Claudio Balzaretti
9 Kings Adrian Schenker University of Fribourg   Switzerland in preparation
Carmel McCarthy University College Dublin  Ireland
Łukasz Popko École Biblique  Poland
Stephen D. Ryan Dominican House of Studies  United States
10 Isaiah Arie van der Kooij* Leiden University  Netherlands in preparation
Mirjam van der Vorm-Croughs Haarlem
11 Jeremiah Richard D. Weis Lexington Theological Seminary  United States in preparation
Miika Tucker University of Helsinki  Finland
12 Ezekiel Johan Lust Katholieke Universiteit Leuven  Belgium 2025
13 Twelve Prophets Anthony Gelston Durham University  United Kingdom 2010
14 Chronicles Zipora Talshir University of Beer Sheva  Israel in preparation
Dalia Amara
15 Psalms Gerard J. Norton* University College Dublin  Ireland in preparation
16 Job Robert Althann Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome  Italy 2024
17 Proverbs Jan de Waard University of Strasbourg  France 2008
18 General Introduction Editorial Committee 2004
Ruth Jan de Waard University of Strasbourg  France
Canticles Piet B. Dirksen Leiden University  Netherlands
Qoheleth Yohanan A. P. Goldman University of Fribourg   Switzerland
Lamentations Rolf Schäfer* German Bible Society Stuttgart  Germany
Esther Magne Sæbø MF School of Theology Oslo  Norway
19 Daniel Augustinus Gianto Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome  Italy in preparation
Marco Settembrini University of Bologna
20 Ezra and Nehemiah David Marcus* JTS New York  United States 2006


Bold indicates the president of the Editorial Committee
Italics indicates former members of the Editorial Committee
* indicates current members of the Editorial Committee
indicates former editors who are now deceased


A number of consultants are also assisting with the project: for the Masorah, Aron Dotan (Tel Aviv University); for the electronic edition, data management, and programming, Alan Groves and Soetjianto (Westminster Theological Seminary); for copyediting, Roger Omanson, Harold Scanlin, and Sarah Lind (United Bible Societies); and as associate editors/reviewers, Siegried Kreuzer (Protestant University Wuppertal), Matthieu Richelle (University of Louvain), and Malka Strasberg-Edinger (Jewish Theological Seminary)

Publication Notes

  • The first volume (General Introduction and Megilloth, Fascicle 18) was published in 2004.
  • The second volume (Ezra and Nehemiah, Fascicle 20) was published in 2006.
  • The third volume (Deuteronomy, Fascicle 5) was published in 2007.
  • The fourth volume (Proverbs, Fascicle 17) was published in 2009.
  • The fifth volume (The Twelve Minor Prophets, Fascicle 13) was published in 2010.
  • The sixth volume (Judges, Fascicle 7) was published in 2012.
  • The seventh volume (Genesis, Fascicle 1) was published in 2016.
  • The eighth volume (Leviticus, Fascicle 3) was published in 2021.
  • The ninth volume (Job, Fascicle 16) was published in June 2024.

Completion Date

Due to meticulous nature of the work, the timeline for the edition's completion has constantly been delayed. Before the release of the first fascicle in 2002, one of the original editors, Richard D. Weis, expressed optimistically that the project would be completed by 2010. As recently as June 2023, Rolf Schäfer, another of the BHQ editors, expressed that the present estimate for completion is approximately 2032. "At present our estimate for the completion of BHQ is by 2032 approximately."

See also

Notes

  1. The books are in the same order as in the Leningrad Codex and BHS, namely Ruth, Canticles (Song of Songs), Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Lamentations, and Esther.
  2. This was stated in a personal email on 6/12/2023, in response to being asked whether the BHQ Committee has a current estimate for the completion date of the entire edition.

References

  1. "Internationale Forschung - Institut Barthélemy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. "Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ)". die-bibel.de. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. Weis, Richard D. "Biblia Hebraica Quinta and the Making of Critical Editions of the Hebrew Bible". TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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