Biblical Theology Bulletin is a specific, peer-reviewed, quarterly magazine containing articles and critiques written through experts in biblical and theological research. The editors pick out articles that provide insights derived from critical biblical scholarship, subculture-cognizance, and considerate reflection on meanings of import for students of Bible and faith, spiritual educators, clergy, and people engaged with social studies in faith, inter-non secular studies, and the praxis of biblical faith today.

The journal began e-book in 1971. It's been outstanding for its early and persevering with guide of articles the use of the social sciences in addition to other critical techniques for deciphering the Bible for present day readers, teachers, and preachers across cultural and denominational lines.

"Biblical Theology Bulletin has been a pacesetter in publishing articles applying social technological know-how to Scripture take a look at. It's miles a treasured source for researchers and theological libraries." Jerome Kodell, OSB

In 2012, BTB added a new subtitle, A journal of Bible and lifestyle. BTB has been outstanding for its common use of the social sciences for decoding biblical texts of their social international contexts. Crucial biblical scholarship lengthy has been splendid for its intention of deciphering texts of their literary, ancient, canonical contexts. Every of those has lent attitude to meanings and has tended to relieve misunderstandings born of lack of understanding or faulty assumptions. Using biblical texts out of context is to misconstrue meanings regularly based on prejudice, analyzing that means into the textual content in preference to from it.

Whilst BTB maintains to publish articles that appoint various crucial methodologies for biblical studies, it includes strategies from the social sciences that delve into the meanings of culturally-embedded symbols and values inherent in biblical texts. As a magazine of Bible and way of life BTB for that reason acknowledges that cultural contexts extensively shape meanings and their suitable applications.

In addition, it is our perception that it's far important to differentiate and separately price each biblical studies and theology, biblical students and theologians. Those  disciplines or companies of scholars may additionally frequently include the identical wondering, or people, however also can diverge quite strongly in their respective standpoints, their exegetical methods and approaches, and in their conclusions. BTB seeks to include and provide a discussion board for the expression of the first-rate and maximum updated questioning from the ones two strands of scholarly enterprise, mainly because of its desire to maintain any and all involved readers in contact with the vanguard of research at the Bible and its interplay inside human way of life.

"Given the magazine’s longtime practice of together with many essays and evaluations that specially focus on the interrelationships among biblical texts and their historic cultural contexts, as properly on the present day contexts in which the Bible is study, the use of the sub-name 'A magazine of Bible and culture' is entirely appropriate." Alicia Batten, college of Sudbury, Canada

“Biblical Theology Bulletin has developed impressively over time from its initial orientation towards Bible and Theology to its modern-day recognition as the leading magazine publishing reducing aspect studies making use of social technological know-how methodologies to analyze the Bible. The magazine now pioneers the improvement of appropriate gear and strategies for generating all types of ideological interpretation. The new sub-title, 'journal of Bible and way of life' aptly describes this shift in focus.” John J. Pilch,
The Odyssey program, Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore, MD, u.S.