Persian feasting in Nehemiah: new article in AABNER varia issue 5.1. aabner.org/ojs/index.ph...

New article on the Song of Songs is published! aabner.org/ojs/index.ph...

First varia article of 2025 is now out! On 1 Kings 13. aabner.org/ojs/index.ph...

AABNER's issues are archived by the Library of the University of Tuebingen, as well as on SocArXiv. Several libraries also hold physical copies of our volumes.

This 100%. I keep encountering posters who are like "they'll act like laws don't matter, everything is pointless because they won't listen." Just because they ACT like laws don't matter doesn't mean that the law suddenly becomes meaningless. If you surrender to the despair of lawlessness, they win.

Doctoral Researcher in economic anthropology (southern Levant) Doctoral Researcher in economic anthropology (southern Levant)

📢 We are looking for a Doctoral Researcher in economic anthropology for a four-year PhD position starting in September 2025! Check out the details and apply by 13 March 2025 via the link below:

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The pdf for the last varia of 4.1, by Marshall Cunningham, is now available on our site. That is two complete issues for 2024!

We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest issue, 4.2, a special thematic issue on Hope. aabner.org/ojs/index.ph...

Good conferencing to those attending ASOR, AAR, and/or SBL

Why did the Egibis like to climb date palms?
They had many family branches to manage.

There is (annoyingly) still an issue with new author registration. You can email us if you would like us to create a log in for you in advance of submission. We accept articles on the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, and their receptions, and especially encourage novel approaches.

Shout out to all our new followers on Bluesky! We announce new publications, editorial meetings, etc here. Sometimes we also post puns.

Our most recent article is also a winner of the EABS student prize! aabner.org/ojs/index.ph...

We are happy to announce that AABNER 3.3 is now available, a thematic issue on Global and Local Culture in the Roman East, guest edited by Hakola and Nikki. Issue and article pdfs available from our website.

AABNER will host an editorial meeting just before EABS in Sofia, as in previous years. Details forthcoming soon.

All articles from volume 3, issue 1 are now available on the website individually, aabner.org/ojs/index.ph... . This includes a dossier and editorial on publication ethics. Full pdf of issue forthcoming. (3.2 already available).

Take some time to rest during holidays

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AABNER authors retain the copyright of their articles via a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

Happy advent to those who celebrate

We always accept submissions; our policy for varia issues is to publish articles immediately upon completion of typesetting.

It is a good day not to buy anything!

Volume 3, issue 1, still has forthcoming articles.

The full issue of Volume 3, issue 2, "Material and Scribal Scrolls Approches to the Hebrew Bible", guest edited by Danilo Verde and Eibert Tigchelaar, is now available as individual articles and an issue PDF.

Author registration on our website should be fixed now. Please let us know if it doesn't work.

AABNER is now on Blue Sky. Check out our newest, just released articles in Volume 3, issue 2! (last article and full pdf remain outstanding)