Biblical Interpretation

Aims & Scope

This innovative and highly acclaimed journal publishes articles on various aspects of critical biblical scholarship in a complex global context.

The journal provides a medium for the development and exercise of a whole range of current interpretive trajectories, as well as deliberation and appraisal of methodological foci and resources.

Alongside individual essays on various subjects submitted by authors, the journal welcomes proposals for special issues that focus on particular emergent themes and analytical trends.

Over the past two decades, Biblical Interpretation has provided a professional forum for pushing the disciplinary boundaries of biblical studies: not only in terms of what biblical texts mean, but also what questions to ask of biblical texts, as well as what resources to use in reading biblical literature.

The journal has thus the distinction of serving as a site for theoretical reflection and methodological experimentation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20465

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	19

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.212

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A "Balanced" Reading of the Rape of Dinah: Some Exegetical and Methodological Observations

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Paul

• The Quest of the New Historicist Jesus

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Stephen D., Susan Lochrie

• Heterosexism and the Interpretation of Romans 1:18-32

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Dale B.

• Texts in Dialogue With Texts: Intertextuality in the Ruth and Tamar Narratives

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Ellen

• The Jesus Movement Was Not Egalitarian but Family-oriented

  Citation: 13

  Authors: John

• "Asking the Other Question": An Intersectional Approach to Galatians 3:28 and the Colossian Household Codes

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Marianne Bjelland

• CONFLICT: THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN JESUS AND THE REDUCTION OF INTERGROUP IN THE LIGHT OF SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Philip

• Sentiments as Culturally Constructed Emotions: Anger and Love in the Hebrew Bible

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ellen

• Reception History and Beyond: Toward the Cultural History of Scriptures

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Timothy

• What is an “Emotion” in the Hebrew Bible?

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Françoise

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