The International Review of Biblical Studies. / Volume 55, : 2008-2009 / / edited by Bernhard Lang.

• Author: Lang, Bernhard, 1946-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill Academic Pub,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: International Review of Biblical Studies 55.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Notes: Includes indexes.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Text – Versions /; Theological And Exegetical Approaches /; Biblical Exegesis /; Old Testament Exegesis /; New Testament Exegesis /; Extrabiblical Sources /; Philology /; Civilizations Of The Biblical World /; Archaeology And Topography /; Realia /; Institutions And Rituals /; Biblical Persons /; History Of Israel /; Judaism – Early Christianity – Gnosticism – Islam /; Biblical Theology /; Concepts And Symbols /; Bible In Theology And Life Of Church /; History Of Exegesis /; Bible In Literature, Art, Film And Music /; History Of Religions /; Christianity /; Index Of Reviews /; Index Of Authors /; Table Of Contents Of Volume 55 /
• Bibliography: Includes indexes.
• ISBN: 1282952242; 9786612952241; 9004181504
• ISSN: 0074-9745
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Bernhard Lang.

Formerly known by its subtitle ""Internationale Zeitschriftenschau fur Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete"", the International Review of Biblical Studies has served the scholarly community ever since its inception in the early 1950's. Each annual volume includes approximately 2,000 abstracts and summaries of articles and books that deal with the Bible and related literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Pseudepigrapha, Non-canonical gospels, and ancient Near Eastern writings. The abstracts - which may be in English, German, or French - are arranged thematically under headings such as e.g. "