The Society of Biblical Literature, which is the leading professional society for biblical scholars in the United States (the world really), has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a website about the Bible. The site will be called “The World of the Bible: exploring people, places, and passages,” and is intended to be an educational resource for the general public. According to the society, “The site is intended for general audiences and will share scholarly views and encourage critical engagement with the Bible, including its ancient contexts and interpretive legacy.”
Since the site is aimed at the general public, they are asking all people who have any interest in the project and its eventual content–other than scholars who specialize in biblical studies–to complete a questionnaire about how familiar they are with the Bible and how interested they would be in articles about various people, places, and topics. It’s a quick one-pager, so I encourage you to answer the questionnaire.
