Most of the contributions in this new issue of StBiSl 17/2 (2025) are dedicated to Peter Dubovský, SJ, on the occasion of his jubilee:

Ntsama, Jean Roméo: In Search of an Acclimation Festival: Preliminary Reflections [in English]
Čapek, Filip: Bethel in the Book of Amos [in English]
Pavelčík, Július: Acts 11:27-30: A Synchronic Interpretation [in Czech]
Jančovič, Jozef – Štrba, Blažej – Tiňo, Jozef: To a Biblical Scholar, Teacher, and Friend of People and Mountains: On the Occasion of the 60th Birthday of Peter Dubovský, SJ [in Slovak]
Čapek, Filip: The Ark Narrative: A Masterpiece on the Hidden Transformation of Cult in Israel and Judah [in Czech]
Štrba, Blažej: A Warning Against Disappearance or a Deterrent Explanation from History: Specifics of the Deuteronomistic Warning Against Idolatry and Its Consequences [in Slovak]
Korytiaková, Martina: Hiel of Bethel and His Two Sons in 1 Kings 16:34: The Connection Between Anthroponyms and Toponyms within the Concept of Deuteronomistic Geography in 1–2 Kings [in English]
Varšo, Miroslav: The Fragrance of Lebanon in the Book of Hosea and the Fragrance of the Beloved in the Song of Songs [in Slovak]
Feník, Juraj: Down the Steep Bank: Verticality in Mark 5:1-20 [in English]
Horka, Róbert – Farkaš, Pavol: The Mystery of Water and Wine from Cana of Galilee: An Analysis of Sedulius’ Account of Christ’s Miracle in *Carmen Paschale* III, 1-11 [in Slovak]

The new issue also brings reviews of scientific books and news from the world of Slovak and Czech biblical studies. Among the new features is the DOI identifier, which is now assigned to every output in the journal.
Summaries of individual articles are here and the full text of the entire issue can be found here.
Please send orders for the printed version of the journal to kniznica@frcth.uniba.sk.