# Biblia Hebraica Quinta

The Biblia Hebraica Quinta Editione, abbreviated as BHQ or rarely BH$^5$, is the fifth edition of the Biblia Hebraica. When completed, it will supersede the fourth edition, the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS/ BH$^4$).

## 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 | Israel | 2016 |
| 2 | Exodus | Peter Schwagmeier | University of Zürich | Switzerland | in preparation |
| 3 | Leviticus | Innocent Himbaza* | University of Fribourg | Switzerland | 2020 |
| 4 | Numbers | Martin Rösel* | University of Rostock | Germany | 2026 |
| 5 | Deuteronomy | Carmel McCarthy$^†$ | University College Dublin | Ireland | 2007 |
| 6 | Joshua | Seppo Sipilä | University of Helsinki | Finland | in preparation |
| 6 | Joshua | Cornelis G. den Hertog | Magstadt | Germany | in preparation |
| 6 | Joshua | Pierre Casetti | Bern | Switzerland | in preparation |
| 7 | Judges | Natalio Fernández Marcos$^†$ | CSIC Madrid | Spain | 2011 |
| 8 | Samuel | Stephen Pisano$^†$ | Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome | Italy | in preparation |
| 8 | Samuel | Craig E. Morrison* | Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome | Italy | in preparation |
| 8 | Samuel | Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto | Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome | Italy | in preparation |
| 8 | Samuel | Claudio Balzaretti | Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome | Italy | in preparation |
| 9 | Kings | Adrian Schenker | University of Fribourg | Switzerland | in preparation |
| 9 | Kings | Carmel McCarthy$^†$ | University College Dublin | Ireland | in preparation |
| 9 | Kings | Łukasz Popko | École Biblique | Poland | in preparation |
| 9 | Kings | Stephen D. Ryan | Dominican House of Studies | United States | in preparation |
| 10 | Isaiah | Arie van der Kooij* | Leiden University | Netherlands | in preparation |
| 10 | Isaiah | Mirjam van der Vorm-Croughs | Haarlem | Netherlands | in preparation |
| 11 | Jeremiah | Richard D. Weis$^†$ | Lexington Theological Seminary | United States | in preparation |
| 11 | Jeremiah | Miika Tucker | University of Helsinki | Finland | in preparation |
| 12 | Ezekiel | Johan Lust | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Belgium | 2025 |
| 13 | Twelve Prophets | Anthony Gelston | Durham University | United Kingdom | 2010 |
| 14 | Chronicles | Zipora Talshir$^†$ | University of Beer Sheva | Israel | in preparation |
| 14 | Chronicles | Dalia Amara | University of Beer Sheva | Israel | in preparation |
| 15 | Psalms | Gerard J. Norton* | University College Dublin | Ireland | in preparation |
| 16 | Job | Robert Althann | Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome | Italy | 2024 |
| 17 | Proverbs | Jan de Waard$^†$ | University of Strasbourg | France | 2008 |
| 18 | General Introduction | Editorial Committee | | | 2004 |
| 18 | Ruth | Jan de Waard$^†$ | University of Strasbourg | France | 2004 |
| 18 | Canticles | Piet B. Dirksen | Leiden University | Netherlands | 2004 |
| 18 | Qoheleth | Yohanan A. P. Goldman | University of Fribourg | Switzerland | 2004 |
| 18 | Lamentations | Rolf Schäfer* | German Bible Society Stuttgart | Germany | 2004 |
| 18 | Esther | Magne Sæbø | MF School of Theology Oslo | Norway | 2004 |
| 19 | Daniel | Augustinus Gianto | Pontificio Istituto Biblico Rome | Italy | in preparation |
| 19 | Daniel | Marco Settembrini | University of Bologna | Italy | in preparation |
| 20 | Ezra and Nehemiah | David Marcus* | JTS New York | United States | 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, 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.
* 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. 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."