BBR Dissertation Series

The Bulletin for Biblical Research Dissertation Series publishes recent doctoral dissertations/theses that represent original Old Testament and New Testament scholarship, that are textually-based and exegetically-focused, and that demonstrate outstanding scholarly achievement in the spirit of the Institute for Biblical Research.

Founded in 2023

Published by Gorgias Press

Benjamin J. Noonan, Columbia International University

John D. Harvey, Columbia International University

If you would like the series to consider your manuscript for publication, submit it in both PDF (the original, unedited thesis) and Microsoft Word (anonymized, with all personal information removed) format to the appropriate editor: Dr. Benjamin Noonan for Old Testament manuscripts or Dr. John Harvey for New Testament manuscripts.

Upon receiving your manuscript, we will do an initial internal review and check with one of your dissertation/thesis readers to determine if it is a good fit for the series. If so, we will then send your manuscript to an external reviewer for a detailed evaluation. Finally, on the basis of this evaluation, we will let you know our decision to accept or decline your manuscript. The full review process can take approximately six months.

Aubrey Taylor McClain

The Transjordan in Biblical Literature: A Critical-Spatial Approach

2025 – Vol. 3

B. Wiggershaus

The Man of Opened Eye: Ancient Near Eastern Revelatory Convention and the Balaam Cycle

2025 – Vol. 2

Matthew E. Swale

From Recollection to Recommitment: The Rhetorical Function of Allusions to Judges in Psalms 68, 83, and 106

2024 – Vol. 1