Membership Form

Consider membership in …

                                     The Institute for Biblical Research, Inc.

...an organization of evangelical Christian scholars with specialties in the Old and New
Testaments. The Institute for Biblical Research fosters the study of the Scriptures within
an evangelical context, encourages university and college students toward a vocation
of biblical scholarship, and wishes to establish facilities for the furtherance of biblical
studies.

The Institute for Biblical Research offers a number of services to its members which
include:

• The Bulletin for Biblical Research. which is a semi-annual publication reflecting t
  he scholarship and objectives of IBR. The Institute strongly encourages its
  members to submit articles for publication.
• An Annual Newsletter, reporting on the news and activities of IBR members.
• The Bibliographic Series, produced by IBR members which is a widely used
  resource that guides scholars towards the most important publications for
  biblical scholarship.
• The IBR Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the Society of Biblical Literature
  Annual Meeting. This meeting offers the best of evangelical scholarship through
  the presentation of papers and formal responses as well as informal question-
  and-answer periods.
• Specific Study Groups which undertake focused projects centered around critical
  issues in biblical scholarship.

There are three categories of membership that we warmly encourage qualified scholars
to apply for through our nomination process. Please fill out the nomination form below
and have the appropriate people sign for you.

• FELLOWS are scholars with a Ph.D. or Th.D. in an Old or New Testament specialty,
  or in an ancillary non-theological discipline, e.g. Near Eastern Studies, Intertesta-
  mental Studies. They are nominated by two IBR Fellows to the Executive Committee,
  which on approval nominates them to the General Meeting for election.
• ASSOCIATES are Ph.D. or Th.D. candidates in an Old or New Testament specialty.
  They are nominated by a Fellow to the Executive Committee, which, on approval,
  nominates them to the General Meeting for election. On completion of their Ph.D.
  they may, on nomination by the Executive Committee, be elected Fellow by the
  General Meeting.
• FRIENDS are those other than biblical scholars, e.g. philanthropists, publishers,
  those in wider theological disciplines, concerned to promote the purposes of IBR.
  They are nominated by a Fellow to the Executive Committee, which, on approval,
  nominates them to the General Meeting for election.

Our confessional basis to which the Fellows, Associates, and Friends agree is…
 

• The unique divine inspiration, integrity, and authority of the Bible.
• The deity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• The necessity and efficacy of the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ for the
  redemption of the world.
• The historical fact of his bodily resurrection.
• The presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the work of regeneration and for the
  understanding of the Scriptures.
• The expectation of the personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

A note regarding e-mail submission of this application:
It is acceptable to submit the following form either as a hard copy with physical signatures
of your nominators, or to submit it via e-mail. Obviously, it is not possible to include
signatures from your nominator(s) on an e-mail form. So, in lieu of actual signatures,
please submit their e-mail address. I will then contact them directly on your behalf.
                                                            Lynn Cohick
                                                            IBRI Secretary

We hereby nominate ________________________________________________
for membership as r Fellow, r Associate or r Friend in the Institute for Biblical Research.
His/her interest and qualifications are noted below:

Proposer:       ______________________________________________
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                        ______________________________________________
                        Printed Name       

Seconder:         ______________________________________________
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                        ______________________________________________
                        Printed Name       

I am in agreement with the purpose and orientation of the Institute for Biblical Research
as stated herein, and I am willing to have my name placed in nomination:

(Signed) _______________________________________________________________
Please print or type:

Name:_________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________

                _______________________________________________________________

email: _________________________________________________________________

Present Post/Vocation (or doctoral program for associate):

  Date(s) of
Major field                             degrees                        Graduation                 School(s)

Scholarly Activities (including publications and dissertation topic): please attach a 1-page
curriculum vitae.

Please send this nomination form to the Institute Secretary:
Dr. Lynn Cohick
Wheaton College
517 N. West St.
Wheaton , IL USA 60187
Lynn.H.Cohick@wheaton.edu