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Society of Biblical Literature

American learned society

The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), founded in 1880 as the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, is an American-based learned society dedicated to the academic study of the Bible and related ancient literature. Its current stated mission is to "foster biblical scholarship".2 Its revenue was $3.1 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1880Founded1

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The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), founded in 1880 as the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, is an American-based learned society dedicated to the academic study of the Bible and related ancient literature. Its current stated mission is to "foster biblical scholarship".2

Corporate structure

Society of Biblical Literature sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta
    • SBL Press Subsidiary · Atlanta, United States

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Society of Biblical Literature, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

President

  1. Edgar J. Goodspeed1919
  2. Geoffrey H. Parke-Taylor1960
197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Society of Biblical Literature revenue by year1$3.1M in 2024−12% since 2015
0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M2015: $3.5M$3.5M20152016: $3.1M$3.1M2016−11%2017: $3.3M$3.3M2017+6%2018: $3.6M$3.6M2018+10%2019: $3.7M$3.7M2019+0%2020: $3.6M$3.6M2020−2%2021: $3.1M$3.1M2021−14%2022: $4.0M$4.0M2022+30%2023: $3.4M$3.4M2023−15%2024: $3.1M$3.1M2024−10%
  • 2024$3.1M1
  • 2023$3.4M1
  • 2022$4.0M1
  • 2021$3.1M1
  • 2020$3.6M1
  • 2019$3.7M1

Timeline

  1. 1880Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$568.6K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $568.6K in all. PPP loans $568.6K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $281.6K20202021 · PPP loans: $287.0K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$287.0K$287.0K
2020$281.6K$281.6K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA3. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. May 1, 2020$281.6K PPP loan (first draw) from Ameris Bank3To SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE INC, Atlanta GA; $283.3K forgiven Dec 23, 2020
  2. Mar 20, 2021$287.0K PPP loan (second draw) from Ameris Bank3To SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE, Atlanta GA; $289.1K forgiven Dec 16, 2021

Sources

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