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.
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).
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]
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.[a]
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.[5] 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."[b][citation needed]
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
