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Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

The Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (JSOT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of Biblical studies. The editors-in-chief are David Shepherd and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer. It was established in 1976 and is published by SAGE Publications.

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Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
DisciplineBiblical studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDavid Shepherd, Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Publication details
History1976-present
Publisher
Frequency5/year
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ISO 4J. Study Old Testam.
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ISSN0309-0892
LCCN80641375
OCLC no.216746574
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The Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (JSOT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of Biblical studies. The editors-in-chief are David Shepherd (Trinity College Dublin) and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer (Örebro School of Theology). It was established in 1976 and is published by SAGE Publications.

The journal is associated with the Sheffield school approach, which engages in literary readings of the final form of the biblical text.12

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

References

References

  1. Tremper Longman, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, p. 112.
  2. Michael E. Travers, "Formalism," in Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, p. 231.
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