Biblia Hebraica Quinta



The Biblia Hebraica Quinta Editione, abbreviated as BHQ or rarely BH5, is the fifth edition of the Biblia Hebraica. When completed, it will supersede the fourth edition, the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS/ BH4).

BHQ Edition Plan: Fascicles and Editors
The edition has been described as "international and ecumenical" as it features editors from 13 different countries and different denominations (with involvement from Catholics, Protestants and Jews). The work is currently being published in fascicles according to this release schedule:

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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) will be 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."