The Institute for Biblical Research established in 1973 is "an organization of evangelical Christian scholars with specialties in Old and New Testament and in ancillary disciplines". It describes its vision as "to foster excellence in the pursuit of Biblical Studies within a faith environment." It pursues these goals by means of publications, workshops and conferences.
History The IBR was established under the leadership of E. Earle Ellis, the organisation's founding chair from 1973 to 1981. The original intention was the establishment of a North American-based residential reference library similar to that of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical Research, Tyndale House Library, Cambridge, England. From 1970 to its establishment, a number of scholars calling themselves the Tyndale Committee discussed the viability of creating a residential library, concluding that it would require an associated society, which came with the establishment of the IBR in 1973.
By 2006, the IBR had 521 members composed of 412 Fellows, 41 Associates, 32 Friends and 36 Retired members.
Presidents Since foundation, the IBR presidents have been: Years President 1973-1981 (Chair) E. Earle Ellis 1981-1983 (Chair) Bastian van Elderen 1983-1989 Edwin Yamauchi 1989-1993 Gerald Hawthorne 1993-1995 Klyne Snodgrass 1996-2002 Bastian van Elderen 2002-2005 Daniel Block 2006-2012 Lee McDonald 2012-2018 Tremper Longman III 2019–2024 Lynn H. Cohick2024–PresentAndrew T. Abernethy
Publications In 1989 the IBR launched the Bulletin for Biblical Research (BBR) under the editorship of Bruce Chilton, published by Eisenbrauns. The current editor is Miguel G. Echevarría.
The BBR Supplement Series was established in 2007 and published monographs. Since 1992, Baker Book House published a series of IBR-sponsored bibliographies on topics such as the Historical Jesus, Old Testament Introduction, New Testament Introduction, the Pentateuch and the Pauline Letters.
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