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The Catholic Biblical Association of America

The Catholic Biblical Association of America was founded in 1936 for the service of faith and science through the scholarly study of the Scriptures.

One of its earliest projects, completed in 1941, was the revision of the Challoner-Rheims New Testament. Then followed the more ambitious project of a completely critical translation of the entire Bible; this bore fruit in The New American Bible, published in October 1970. A revision of the New Testament of this translation was published in 1986 and of the Psalter in 1991; work on a revision of the Old Testament was completed in 2001. 

PUBLICATIONS

The CBA publishes The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, the first volume of which appeared in 1939, and more recently inaugurated The Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series. Since 1978 it has published Old Testament Abstracts.

MEMBERSHIP

The CBA has approximately 1,440 active and associate members.

Active Membership - Open to those whose professional Scripture training is equivalent to the SSL degree of the Pontifical Biblical Institute or whose published writings indicate an equivalent competence.

Associate Membership - Open to those who teach Scripture on the college or seminary level and to students in graduate
Scripture programs.

OFFICERS OF THE CBA

PRESIDENT
Frank J. Matera
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC  20064
Phone: 202-238-1650
E-mail:

VICE PRESIDENT
Aelred Cody OSB
St. Meinrad Archabbey
100 Hill Drive
St. Meinrad, IN 47577-1010
Phone: 812-357-6611

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Joseph Jensen
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC  20064
Phone: 202-319-5519
E-mail:

TREASURER
Lawrence E. Boadt, CSP
St. Paul's College
3015 Fourth St NE
Washington, DC  20017
hone: 202-832-6262
E-mail:

EDITOR OF THE CATHOLIC BIBLICAL QUARTERLY
Richard J. Dillon
Fordham University
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: 718-817-3363
E-mail:

EDITOR OF OLD TESTAMENT ABSTRACTS
Christopher T. Begg
Caldwell Hall Box 151
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC  20064
Phone: 202-238-1667
E-mail:

CHAIR OF THE CBQ MONOGRAPH SERIES
Mark S. Smith
New York University
New York, NY 10276
Phone: 610-664-7829
E-mail:

CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Richard J. Sklba
Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee
Phone: 414-769-3496
E-mail:

CONTACT

For further information on the CBA, please contact:

  Catholic Biblical Association of America
  c/o Catholic University of America
  314 Caldwell Hall
  Washington, DC 20064

  (202) 319-5519 phone
  (202) 319-4799 fax
  E-mail:

Please visit the CBA web site at http://cba.cua.edu

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