Biblia Hebraica Quinta

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A sample page from Biblia Hebraica Quinta (Template:Bibleverse). 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).

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). The work is currently being published in fascicles according to this release schedule:

	Fascicle	Editor	University / Institution	Country	Publication
1	Genesis	Avraham Tal	Tel Aviv University	Template:Flag	2016
2	Exodus	Peter Schwagmeier	University of Zürich	Template:Flag	in preparation
3	Leviticus	Innocent Himbaza*	University of Fribourg	Template:Flag	2020
4	Numbers	Martin Rösel*	University of Rostock	Template:Flag	2026 December
5	Deuteronomy	Carmel McCarthy†	University College Dublin	Template:Flag	2007
6	Joshua	Seppo Sipilä	University of Helsinki	Template:Flag	in preparation
		Cornelis G. den Hertog	Magstadt	Template:Flag
		Pierre Casetti	Bern	Template:Flag
7	Judges	Natalio Fernández Marcos†	CSIC Madrid	Template:Flag	2011
8	Samuel	Stephen Pisano†	Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome	Template:Flag	in preparation
		Craig E. Morrison*
		Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto
		Claudio Balzaretti
9	Kings	Adrian Schenker	University of Fribourg	Template:Flag	in preparation
		Carmel McCarthy†	University College Dublin	Template:Flag
		Łukasz Popko	École Biblique	Template:Flag
		Stephen D. Ryan	Dominican House of Studies	Template:Flag
10	Isaiah	Arie van der Kooij*	Leiden University	Template:Flag	in preparation
		Mirjam van der Vorm-Croughs	Haarlem
11	Jeremiah	Richard D. Weis†	Lexington Theological Seminary	Template:Flag	in preparation
		Miika Tucker	University of Helsinki	Template:Flag
12	Ezekiel	Johan Lust	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Template:Flag	2026 June
13	Twelve Prophets	Anthony Gelston	Durham University	Template:Flag	2010
14	Chronicles	Zipora Talshir†	University of Beer Sheva	Template:Flag	in preparation
		Dalia Amara
15	Psalms	Gerard J. Norton*	University College Dublin	Template:Flag	in preparation
16	Job	Robert Althann	Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome	Template:Flag	2024
17	Proverbs	Jan de Waard†	University of Strasbourg	Template:Flag	2008
18	General Introduction	Editorial Committee			2004
	Ruth	Jan de Waard†	University of Strasbourg	Template:Flag
	Canticles	Piet B. Dirksen	Leiden University	Template:Flag
	Qoheleth	Yohanan A. P. Goldman	University of Fribourg	Template:Flag
	Lamentations	Rolf Schäfer*	German Bible Society Stuttgart	Template:Flag
	Esther	Magne Sæbø	MF School of Theology Oslo	Template:Flag
19	Daniel	Augustinus Gianto	Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome	Template:Flag	in preparation
		Marco Settembrini	University of Bologna
20	Ezra and Nehemiah	David Marcus*	JTS New York	Template:Flag	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, J. 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.Template:Refn
• 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.

See also

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

Further readings

• 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 Template:Webarchive

External links

• (German) Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Wissenschaftliche Bibelausgaben / Urtexte Altes Testament / Hebräisch Template:Webarchive