Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

{{Infobox journal

|title = Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

|cover = JSOT.gif

|editors = David Shepherd, Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

|abbreviation= J. Study Old Testam.

|frequency = 5/year

|discipline = Biblical studies

|publisher = SAGE Publications

|country=

|history = 1976-present

|website = http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal201752/title

|link1 = http://jot.sagepub.com/content/current

|link1-name = Online access

|link2 = http://jot.sagepub.com/content/by/year

|link2-name = Online archive

|ISSN = 0309-0892

|OCLC = 216746574

|LCCN = 80641375

}}

The Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (JSOT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of Biblical studies. The editors-in-chief are David Shepherd (Trinity College Dublin) and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer (Örebro School of Theology). It was established in 1976 and is published by SAGE Publications.

The journal is associated with the Sheffield school approach, which engages in literary readings of the final form of the biblical text.Tremper Longman, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oP8uLGkq8EsC&pg=PA112 Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation], p. 112.Michael E. Travers, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=I8UWJohMGUIC&pg=PA231 Formalism]," in Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, p. 231.