Archaeologists, Biblical Scholars & Works
Apr 30
Archaeological Laborers in the Middle East
By: Marek Dospěl
Ever since the 19th century, when Western explorers and archaeologists first began to take a serious, professional interest in the history and cultures of the […]
Apr 22
Who Was the Ethiopian Eunuch?
It is common in the Acts of the Apostles to present brief episodes of evangelization that move rapidly across space, with little sustained interest in […]
Apr 2
Understanding the Good Samaritan Parable
By: BAS Staff
Who were the Samaritans? Dr. Amy-Jill Levine of Vanderbilt University explains how getting an accurate answer to this question can shed light on how shocking the Good Samaritan parable would have been for Jesus’ audience.
Mar 20
Setting the BAR
By: BAS Staff
The story of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) begins in the early 1970s. Hershel Shanks, a partner in a Washington, D.C., law firm, decided to take […]
Mar 18
Why the Tower of Babel Is So Hard to Explain
The story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 is nine verses long. You can read it in under a minute. Yet few biblical […]
Feb 23
Why Biblical Archaeology Still Matters
Biblical archaeology is not a niche offshoot of archaeology. It was there at the beginning. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, excavations in Egypt, […]
Jan 14
The BAS Publication Awards
By: BAS Staff
New books appear every year on myriad topics within archaeology and biblical studies. Most are detailed, in-depth studies that make significant and novel contributions to […]
Nov 12
BAS 2025 Publication Awards Winners
2025 WINNERS BAS Publication Awards These prestigious awards have been made possible by a grant from the Rohr Family in memory of Sami Rohr. BEST […]
Oct 20
From National Hobby to Scientific Profession
By: BAS Staff
Archaeological remains, brought back to the light of day, serve as tangible evidence of the past. As such, they are capable of connecting people to […]
Sep 17
The Expanding World of Biblical Archaeology
By: Clinton J. Moyer
Since the first issue of Biblical Archaeology Review was published 50 years ago, the landscape of biblical archaeology—both literal and figurative—has expanded in remarkable ways. […]
