''Biblical Archaeology Review'' is a magazine appearing
every three months and sometimes referred to as ''BAR'' that seeks to connect the academic study of
archaeology to a broad general audience seeking to understand the world of the
Bible, the
Near East
The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...
, and the
Middle East (Syro-Palestine and the
Levant). Since its first issue in 1975,
''Biblical Archaeology Review'' has covered the latest discoveries and controversies in the archaeology of
Israel,
Turkey,
Jordan and the surrounding regions as well as the newest scholarly insights into both the
Hebrew Bible and the
New Testament. The magazine is published by the
nonsectarian and
nonprofit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS).
Sister publications
''Bible Review'' was also published by BAS from 1985 to 2005, with the goal of communicating the
academic study of the
Bible to a broad general audience. Covering both the
Old
Old or OLD may refer to:
Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
*Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...
and
New Testaments, ''Bible Review'' presented critical and historical interpretations of biblical texts, and "reader-friendly Biblical scholarship". After 2005, ''Bible Review'' merged into ''BAR''.
''Archaeology Odyssey'' was published from 1997 to 2005.
Online access
The full runs of both ''Bible Review'' and ''Archaeology Odyssey'', plus every issue of ''BAR'' since 1975, are available to Biblical Archaeology Society All Access Members in the BAS Library.
Editors-in-chief
From its founding in 1975 until 2017, the editor-in-chief was
Hershel Shanks. After Shanks' retirement at the end of 2017, Robert R. Cargill was selected as the next editor. Cargill stepped down in March 2021 and was replaced by Glenn J. Corbett.
*
Hershel Shanks (1975–2018)
* Robert R. Cargill (2018–2021)
* Glenn J. Corbett (since 2021)
Publishers
* Hershel Shanks (1975–2003)
* Susan Laden (since 2004)
References
External links
*
The Biblical Archaeology Society's homepage and daily blog, Bible History DailyBible Review
1975 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Archaeology magazines
Biblical archaeology
Magazines established in 1975
Magazines published in Washington, D.C.
{{biblical-studies-stub