Biblia Hebraica Quinta

The Biblia Hebraica Quinta Editione, abbreviated as BHQ or rarely BH⁵, is the fifth edition of the Biblia Hebraica. When completed, it will supersede the fourth edition, the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS/ BH⁴).

Biblia Hebraica series

First fascicle (not the first chronologically published), Genesis, 2016
BHK Biblia Hebraica Kittel (1. - 3.) BHS Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (4.) BHQ Biblia Hebraica Quinta (5.)
Translator	see BHQ Fascicles and Editors
Language	Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, English
Publisher	Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart
Published	2004 – est. 2032 (see release date)
Media type	Hardcover pocket edition ("Handausgabe")
Preceded by	Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Website	https://www.academic-bible.com/en/home/current-projects/biblia-hebraica-quinta-bhq/

A sample page from Biblia Hebraica Quinta (Deuteronomy 1:1–11). Note the newly implemented and fully collated Masorah magna between the main text and the critical apparatus.

BHQ Edition Plan: Fascicles and Editors

The edition has been described as "international and ecumenical" as it features editors from a diverse range of institutions, countries, and denominations (with involvement from Catholics, Protestants and Jews).^[1] The work is currently being published in fascicles according to this release schedule:^[2]

	Fascicle	Editor	University / Institution	Country	Publication
1	Genesis	Avraham Tal	Tel Aviv University	Israel	2016
2	Exodus	Peter Schwagmeier	University of Zürich	Switzerland	in preparation
3	Leviticus	Innocent Himbaza*	University of Fribourg	Switzerland	2020
4	Numbers	Martin Rösel*	University of Rostock	Germany	in preparation
5	Deuteronomy	Carmel McCarthy†	University College Dublin	Ireland	2007
6	Joshua	Seppo Sipilä	University of Helsinki	Finland	in preparation
		Cornelis G. den Hertog	Magstadt	Germany
		Pierre Casetti	Bern	Switzerland
7	Judges	Natalio Fernández Marcos†	CSIC Madrid	Spain	2011
8	Samuel	Stephen Pisano†	Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome	Italy	in preparation
		Craig E. Morrison*
		Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto
		Claudio Balzaretti
9	Kings	Adrian Schenker	University of Fribourg	Switzerland	in preparation
		Carmel McCarthy†	University College Dublin	Ireland
		Łukasz Popko	École Biblique	Poland
		Stephen D. Ryan	Dominican House of Studies	United States
10	Isaiah	Arie van der Kooij*	Leiden University	Netherlands	in preparation
		Mirjam van der Vorm-Croughs	Haarlem
11	Jeremiah	Richard D. Weis†	Lexington Theological Seminary	United States	in preparation
		Miika Tucker	University of Helsinki	Finland
12	Ezekiel	Johan Lust	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Belgium	2025
13	Twelve Prophets	Anthony Gelston	Durham University	United Kingdom	2010
14	Chronicles	Zipora Talshir†	University of Beer Sheva	Israel	in preparation
		Dalia Amara
15	Psalms	Gerard J. Norton*	University College Dublin	Ireland	in preparation
16	Job	Robert Althann	Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome	Italy	2024
17	Proverbs	Jan de Waard†	University of Strasbourg	France	2008
18	General Introduction	Editorial Committee			2004
	Ruth	Jan de Waard†	University of Strasbourg	France
	Canticles	Piet B. Dirksen	Leiden University	Netherlands
	Qoheleth	Yohanan A. P. Goldman	University of Fribourg	Switzerland
	Lamentations	Rolf Schäfer*	German Bible Society Stuttgart	Germany
	Esther	Magne Sæbø	MF School of Theology Oslo	Norway
19	Daniel	Augustinus Gianto	Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome	Italy	in preparation
		Marco Settembrini	University of Bologna
20	Ezra and Nehemiah	David Marcus*	JTS New York	United States	2006

Bold	indicates the president of the Editorial Committee
Italics	indicates former members of the Editorial Committee
*	indicates current members of the Editorial Committee
†	indicates former editors who are now deceased

A number of consultants are also assisting with the project: for the Masorah, Aron Dotan (Tel Aviv University); for the electronic edition, data management, and programming, Alan Groves^† and Soetjianto (Westminster Theological Seminary); for copyediting, Roger Omanson, Harold Scanlin, and Sarah Lind (United Bible Societies); and as associate editors/reviewers, Siegried Kreuzer (Protestant University Wuppertal), Matthieu Richelle (University of Louvain), and Malka Strasberg-Edinger (Jewish Theological Seminary)

Publication Notes

• The first volume (General Introduction and Megilloth, Fascicle 18) was published in 2004.^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• The second volume (Ezra and Nehemiah, Fascicle 20) was published in 2006.
• The third volume (Deuteronomy, Fascicle 5) was published in 2007.
• The fourth volume (Proverbs, Fascicle 17) was published in 2009.
• The fifth volume (The Twelve Minor Prophets, Fascicle 13) was published in 2010.
• The sixth volume (Judges, Fascicle 7) was published in 2012.
• The seventh volume (Genesis, Fascicle 1) was published in 2016.
• The eighth volume (Leviticus, Fascicle 3) was published in 2021.
• The ninth volume (Job, Fascicle 16) was published in June 2024.

Completion Date

Due to meticulous nature of the work, the timeline for the edition's completion has constantly been delayed. Before the release of the first fascicle in 2002, one of the original editors, Richard D. Weis, expressed optimistically that the project would be completed by 2010.^[3] As recently as June 2023, Rolf Schäfer, another of the BHQ editors, expressed that the present estimate for completion is approximately 2032. "At present our estimate for the completion of BHQ is by 2032 approximately."^{[lower-alpha 2][citation needed]}

See also

• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
• Oxford Hebrew Bible
• Hebrew University Bible
• Hebrew Old Testament Text Project

Notes

1. The books are in the same order as in the Leningrad Codex and BHS, namely Ruth, Canticles (Song of Songs), Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Lamentations, and Esther.
2. This was stated in a personal email on 6/12/2023, in response to being asked whether the BHQ Committee has a current estimate for the completion date of the entire edition.

References

1. "Internationale Forschung - Institut Barthélemy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
2. "Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ)". die-bibel.de. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
3. Weis, Richard D. "Biblia Hebraica Quinta and the Making of Critical Editions of the Hebrew Bible". TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

External links

• Richard D. Weis, "Biblia Hebraica Quinta and the Making of Critical Editions of the Hebrew Bible", TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism 2002 (including sample pages showing edition, apparatuses, and textual commentary for Jeremiah 23:1-9)
• James A. Sanders, review of the BHQ edition of the Megilloth, Review of Biblical Literature 2005 Archived 2006-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
• (German) Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Wissenschaftliche Bibelausgaben / Urtexte Altes Testament / Hebräisch Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine