I’m very pleased to announce, in conjunction with Kent Richards, Executive Director of the SBL, that

Bibliobloggers as a group have become affiliated with the Society of Biblical Literature. We look forward to partnering at our North American and international meetings every year.

This partnership will make possible the fostering of biblical scholarship and communication among members of both groups. The affiliation will enable Bibliobloggers to meet and hold sessions in conjunction with SBL meetings.  Individual bibliobloggers who are members of the Society of Biblical Literature and who wish to identify themselves as affiliates of the Society may post this ‘badge’ on their blog.

I want to thank Jim and his colleagues for their efforts. This is a partnership long overdue, and it’s great to see it come to fruition.

Likewise, I want to thank Kent for his efforts.   As he suggests, this is a partnership that has been a while in the making and it’s great to see it come to pass.

In fact, Mark Goodacre and I spoke about something like this as long ago as the SBL meeting in Philadelphia when the first ever blogger session was held.  I think I can speak for Mark here and say that this is something we have both long desired.  And I want to thank Scott Bailey for developing the awesome logo.