The Journal of OCABS
The Journal of the Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies (JOCABS) promotes scholarship in biblical studies, homiletics, and religious education among Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Christians around the world.
Although submissions in English are preferred thus ensuring greater accessibility, academic papers in other languages (especially Arabic, Armenian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish) will be considered by our multi-lingual editorial board and its international associates.
Articles may be submitted in the following areas:
Old Testament and Cognate Studies. Including (but not limited to) critical studies in Hebrew Bible; Septuagint; Pseudepigrapha; Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture; Syro-Palestinian Archaeology.
New Testament and Cognate Studies. Including (but not limited to) critical studies in New Testament; Early Christian Literature; Apocryphal Literature and Traditions; Classical Studies; Archaeology of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
The Bible in Homiletics and Christian Education. Including theoretical and methodological studies dedicated to the practical applications of biblical scholarship to both preaching and pedagogy.
Book Reviews. Submissions of critical reviews of books related to the field of biblical studies will be accepted and invited.
Current Issue
Editorial Team | Previous Issues
Vol 8, No 1 (2015)
A Tale of Two Baptisms: Ritual and Social Order in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Stephen Richard Turley
Noi perspective privind autenticitatea epistolei 2 Petru
Cătălin Varga
Ehrman and Brodie on Whether Jesus Existed: A Cautionary Tale about the State of Biblical Scholarship
Tom Dykstra
Vol 7, No 1 (2014)
The Pain of Victory: The Identity of the Pierced One in Zechariah 12:10
Richard C. Benton, Jr.
The Crucified Christ: Paul’s Vision of Pastoral Ministry
William C. Mills
The Gospel of Mark: A Hypertextual Commentary
Tom Dykstra
For additional information, please contact Dr. Nicolae Roddy, at nroddy@creighton.edu or Fr. Vahan Hovanessian, at vartabed@stnersess.edu.