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 2002 and still awaits episcopal approval. 

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.

If you wish to apply for membership, please visit here.

OFFICERS OF THE CBA

PRESIDENT
Jerome H. Neyrey, SJ
Department of Theology
240 Malloy Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
neyrey.1@nd.edu

VICE PRESIDENT
Kathleen M. O'Connor
PO BOX 520
701 Columbia Drive
Decatur, GA 30031
404 687 4553
OConnorK@CTSnet.edu

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Joseph Jensen, OSB 
Catholic University of America
314 Caldwell Hall
Washington, DC  20064
202 319 5519
jensen@cua.edu

TREASURER
Lawrence E. Boadt, CSP
Paulist Press
997 Macarthur Boulevard
Mahwah, NJ 07430-9990
201 825 7300
lboadt@paulistpress.com

EDITOR OF THE CATHOLIC BIBLICAL QUARTERLY
Linda Day
Caldwell Hall Box 151
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC  20064
202 238 1667

EDITOR OF OLD TESTAMENT ABSTRACTS
Christopher T. Begg
Caldwell Hall Box 151
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC  20064
202 238 1667
begg@cua.edu

CHAIR OF THE CBQ MONOGRAPH SERIES
Mark S. Smith 
Heyman Hall 51
Washington Square South 
New York, NY 10012
212 998 4175
mss1@nyu.edu

CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Richard J. Sklba
Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee
414 769 3452
bishopsklba@archmil.org

CONTACT

For further information on the CBA, please contact:

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

202 319 5519 phone  
202 319 4799 fax 
cua-cathbib@cua.edu

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