High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Society of Biblical Literature is a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies (since 1929), with the stated mission to "Foster Biblical Scholarship". It is the oldest and largest international scholarly membership organization in the field of biblical studies. Membership is open to the public, including over 8,500 individuals from over 80 countries.The founding meeting took place among eight founders in the New York City office of Philip Schaff, in January 1880. Eighteen people attended the first annual meeting in June of that year. The society's ongoing activities include an annual meeting in North America that it claims is "the largest international gathering of biblical scholars".

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