Call for Papers

The David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship is open for submissions.   

Award

The $1,000 award will be given to an SBL member who submits a paper in Hebrew Bible scholarship. The awarded paper will be delivered at an SBL national or international meeting with a panel discussion.

Qualifications for Submission

Any SBL member who has received a Ph.D. in biblical studies or related field within the last ten (10) years may submit a paper of publishable quality. The paper must not have been previously published or accepted for publication.

Submission Requirements

1. Intentions to submit a paper for the award must be sent to FreedmanAward@sbl-site.org no later than 10 January 2012. Please indicate in the subject line of all correspondence the last name of the applicant. All of the contact information for the individual should be included in the email. If the tentative title for a paper is available, please indicate it. Include a current copy of your academic CV in PDF format. Name the file with the first and last name of the applicant. Please be certain that the date of the CV is indicated.
2. Applicants will submit no later than midnight on 1 March 2012:

   a. A brief statement (no more than 100-250 words) regarding how the paper advances Hebrew Bible scholarship.
   
   b. A paper, normally in English, of no more than 10,000 words including footnotes, double-spaced. A bibliography is not required. Please note your paper will be reviewed anonymously by the award committee
   
   All materials should be submitted in PDF format to FreedmanAward@sbl-site.org. Applicants should refer to the SBL Handbook of Style for guidelines. If you do not receive a receipt of confirmation within 2 business days please contact Sandra Stewart Kruger at sskruger@sbl-site.org.

Criteria

The paper will be evaluated on the basis of three criteria:

• a persuasive thesis that engages the Hebrew Bible and demonstrates quality of scholarship and significance to the field
  
  
• clarity of expression and thought
  
  
• originality and creativity

TBD

Deadlines

2011 Freedman Award Winner