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Call for Entries: Biblical Archaeology Society 2017 Publication Awards

profile pic_lampNominations are invited for the 2017 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards for books published in 2015 and 2016. The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible have been presented since 1985. These prestigious awards have been made possible by grants from Eugene and Emily Grant, the Rohr Family in Memory of Sami Rohr, Judy and Michael Steinhardt, and Samuel D. Turner and Elizabeth Goss.


Best Popular Book on Archaeology

Judges

MATTHEW J. ADAMS
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
26 Salah ed-Din St.
P.O. Box 19096
91190 Jerusalem
ISRAEL
*Suggest expedited delivery, such as Priority Mail International

JENNIE EBELING
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Dept. of Archaeology and Art History
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Ave.
Evansville, IN 47722

ROBERT A. MULLINS
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Dept. of Biblical and Religious Studies
Azusa Pacific University
701 E. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702-7000


Best Scholarly Book on Archaeology

Judges

MATTHEW J. ADAMS
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
26 Salah ed-Din St.
P.O. Box 19096
91190 Jerusalem
ISRAEL
*Suggest expedited delivery, such as Priority Mail International

JENNIE EBELING
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Dept. of Archaeology and Art History
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Ave.
Evansville, IN 47722

ROBERT A. MULLINS
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Dept. of Biblical and Religious Studies
Azusa Pacific University
701 E. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702-7000


Best Book Relating to the Hebrew Bible

Judges

SHAYE J. D. COHEN
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Harvard University
6 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

SIDNIE WHITE CRAWFORD
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Institute for Research in the Humanities
Rm. 221
University of Wisconsin–Madison
432 East Campus Mall
Madison, WI 53706

CYNTHIA SHAFER-ELLIOTT
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Dept. of Theology
William Jessup University
Rocklin Campus
2121 University Ave.
Rocklin, CA 95765


Best Book Relating to the New Testament

Judges

JOHN BYRON
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Ashland Theological Seminary
910 Center St.
Ashland, OH 44805

CAROLYN OSIEK
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Emerita Professor
4356 West Pine Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108-2206

JAMES D. TABOR
ATTN: BAS Publication Awards
Dept. of Religious Studies
University of North Carolina–Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001


Qualifications & Rules

(1) Nominations: Publishers or authors (or others) should send one copy of every nominated book to each of the judges in the relevant category. Please mark “BAS Publication Awards.” One copy should also be sent to BAS Publication Awards, 4710 41st Street NW, Washington DC 20016; please specify the category in which your book is nominated.

(2) Judges are entitled to nominate books not otherwise nominated.

(3) All nominated books must have been published in English in 2015 or 2016.

(4) Nominations must be received by April 23, 2017. At least three different books must be submitted in a category for a prize to be awarded for that category.

(5) The judges’ decisions are final.

(6) The winning authors will receive an honorary citation certificate and a prize of $500.

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