As an initiative of the Institute for Biblical Research (@IBRBBR), IBR Students aims to encourage networking and camaraderie among rising biblical scholars.

Joined January 2020
We are honored to welcome Dr. Jeannine Brown (Bethel Seminary) as the annual lecturer for our gathering in Denver, CO this November. Respondents this year are Dr. Michael Gorman (St. Mary’s Seminary & University) and Dr. Joshua Jipp (University of Notre Dame).
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Students in Biblical Studies who are looking for a cohort and mentoring from some wonderful scholars and people, consider applying for this with @everyvoicekd everyvoicekingdomdiversity.o…
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The call for paper proposals for our 2026 Annual Meeting in Denver is now open! For more information, see the Research Groups page on the IBR website.
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We welcome Dr. Ellen Davis (Duke Divinity School) as this year’s lecturer, presenting: “A Path through the Wilderness: Tracing the Covenantal Economics of Psalms.” in Boston. Respondents are Dr. Mark Boda (McMaster Divinity College) and Dr. Brent Strawn (Duke Divinity School).
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A reminder that the deadline for submitting an abstract for the IBR Students Graduate Symposium is this Saturday, May 31st! This is a great opportunity to present your research to fellow students and receive feedback. form.jotform.com/25103548442…
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Great to see the great work of @IBRstudents and to hear @keener_craig offer wisdom to these students
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The IBR Board is excited to welcome 13 new Fellows, 8 new Associates, 6 new Students, and 2 new Friends as members. We also congratulate Gillian Asquith, Dustin Mills, and Allen Hamlin on their promotion from Associate to Fellow. Congratulations and welcome to all! @IBRstudents
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🚨 Exciting News!🚨 The latest issue of BBR spotlights women's voices—celebrating the women of the Bible & their contemporary interpreters It features work by prominent scholars: @albpeeler, @carmenjoyimes, @mlizknight, & more! 📚✨ My editor's preface: academia.edu/120169134/Edito…
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IBR Women - Be sure to check your email today for updated information about our Chicagoland Regional Event. Questions? Contact Brittany Kim at [email protected]. mailchi.mp/5dad02c821f6/last… @IBRstudents #ibrbbr
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Welcome to all of our newly approved IBR Members! The board approved 5 new Fellows, 8 new Associates, 3 new Students, and we promoted two individuals from Student to Associate and Fellow to Senior Fellow. Congratulations to all! @IBRstudents #ibrbbr
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The IBR Board is pleased to welcome Dr. Brittany Kim as the Director of IBR Women Scholars. In her role, Dr. Kim will host & plan the annual IBR Women Scholars' Breakfast as well as the ongoing Research Clubs and a 2024 regional event. Welcome, Dr. Kim, to the IBR Board. #ibrbbr
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IBR Members, be sure to check your email for an important update from Dr. Jerry Hwang, IBR Program Director, for our 2024 Annual Meeting. Contact [email protected] for any questions. @IBRstudents
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Your IBR board hard at work tonight. And a big thumbs up to our new and promoted members!
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Did you know that IBR maintains an online job board for open positions in biblical scholarship? You can check it out here and if you know of an open position, feel free to email [email protected] to get it added to our site. ibr-bbr.org/membership/jobs
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IBR Students - A forum you don't want to miss! @IBRBBR @JesGrenz
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IBR Women is launching online research clubs. Clubs are open to any member of IBR Women who has expertise or interest in a subject area. These clubs are beginning to meet. If you are interested in learning more, contact Libby Backfish at [email protected].
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Exciting news! SBL will no longer be requiring first-time presenters to submit a full paper at the time of abstract submission (reminder CFP closes 3/14). We hope this will increase the number of grad students who submit and present at SBL going forward!
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The kind plug @NijayKGupta made for @IBRstudents on the recent episode of @OnScriptPodcast made me reflect on the last 5 years… Working w/ student members and watching scholars support the next generation has been such a tremendous gift.
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Delighted and humbled to share that I successfully defended my dissertation, "John's Use of Isaiah: A Literary Analysis of Quotations and Motifs." Deeply grateful to my readers @akostenberger and @AbernethyOTProf.
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