Call for Papers

Priscilla Papers Guidelines for Writers

The editor of Priscilla Papers, CBE's scholarly journal, is issuing a Call for Papers. The award-winning journal, Priscilla Papers is published quarterly, and is sent to all CBE members and subscribers. Priscilla Papers is also available for purchase.

Mission of Priscilla Papers: “A theological publication making scholarly materials available on biblical equality.”

Purpose

• To be a primary theological publication

• Make scholarly materials available

• Build a team of egalitarian scholars/writers

• Maintain scholarly credibility and integrity

• To be prophetic: “To nurture, nourish, and evoke a consciousness and perception alternative to the consciousness and perception of the dominant culture around us.” Robert Wilson, Prophecy and Society in Ancient Israel (Fortress Press, 1980)

Intended Audience of Priscilla Papers:

• Scholars and opinion leaders

• “The Christian Academy”

• The serious Bible student

• Thinking/questioning person in the pew/seekers

• Egalitarians needing encouragement and new knowledge

Manuscript/Article Guidelines:

1. Whenever possible, a query letter should be sent first, giving details of subject and how the author plans to develop it.

2. All articles must serve to advance the cause of CBE, based on the belief that the Bible, properly interpreted, teaches the fundamental equality of men and women of all racial and ethnic groups, all economic classes, and all age groups, based on the teachings of scripture as reflected in Galatians 3:28.

3. Articles should follow the Chicago Manual of Style (for examples of CMS humanities style documentation, download the Style Guide for Priscilla Papers Authors) and should average 5,000 words in length. Authors of longer works of 7,500 words or more should make prior arrangement with the editor for a longer treatment of a given subject.  

4. For biblical languages and transliterated text please use free SP fonts from the from the following site: http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Tyndale/Fonts.htm  

5. Authors should include brief biographical information appended to the article. When an article is accepted for publication, the author will be requested to forward a photograph, either by mail or e-mail, suitable for use when the article is printed in Priscilla Papers.

6. Whenever possible, articles should be submitted either on computer disk or sent as an e-mail attachment  to Bill Spencer, editor of Priscilla Papers, at deb@bbmc.com. Electronic copy is to be transmitted in either MS Word or, if a different word-processing program is used, in TEXT (TXT) format.

7. If computer disk or e-mail formats are unavailable, articles should be submitted on paper, double-spaced, with the pages numbered and the author’s name appearing on each page.

8. Articles submitted for publication will not be returned unless the author provides postage for that purpose.

9. If an article is a reprint from a book or another publication, the author should provide copyright and permission information.  

10. CBE encourages the use of inclusive language for people and gender accurate translations for scripture.

11. The editors reserve the right to edit and shorten articles as necessary. If we make major changes in content, we will consult with the writer.

12. We assume all articles and reviews submitted are original and unpublished, and submitted exclusively to us. If your material is copyrighted, we assume you are authorizing us to publish it. Unless otherwise indicated, we also assume full reprint permission (in all media including various electronic media) of any item we publish. North American serial rights to the article include electronic rights and posting on our Web page (http://www.cbeinternational.org).

13. Articles should be accompanied by an abstract.

14. Please try to use non sex specific terms for God.

William David Spencer serves as editor of Priscilla Papers. We welcome you to direct any questions regarding Priscilla Papers to the attention  of Bill Spencer, editor of Priscilla Papers, at deb@bbmc.com.   

Disclaimer: Final selection for all material published by CBE in Priscilla Papers is entirely up to the discretion of the editor, consulting theologians and CBE's executive.

• If you are interested in publishing on biblical equality, consider submitting your work to The Journal of The Evangelical Theological Society. For more information see http://www.etsjets.org/jets/jets.html.

• If you are interested in presenting a paper at the ETS Study Groups: Gender & Evangelicals or Other Voices in Interpretation, please submit proposals to Mimi@cbeinternational.org.  Deadline due each year by Feb 15th.

• Through a multi-discipline approach, Evangelicals & Gender will explore (1) The biblical text as it reflects gender concerns, (2) the ontological significance of gender (3) and gender-related historical backgrounds, from biblical times and throughout church history (4) and the relevance of gender related issues for life and ministry in church, home and society.

• Other Voices in Interpretation pursues two goals: (1) To raise less frequently asked questions that shed insight for the global evangelical academic community. (2) To explore cultural and contextual dimensions, and less traditional interpretations of the Biblical Text.