BAR 50th

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Mar 31 Blog

Cover Story

By: Robert Sugar

As BAR’s Design Director for almost its entire history, I have been involved with the design of nearly every cover of every issue of the […]

Mar 28 Blog

The Best of BAR

By: BAS Staff

Across five decades, Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) has brought its readers the best and latest scholarship on archaeology and the world of the Bible. Many […]

Mar 24 Blog

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 […]

Aug 19 Blog

Celebrate BAR’s 50th!

By: BAS Staff

As BAR prepares to mark its 50th anniversary in 2025, we invite you to share your passion for biblical archaeology with fellow readers. We want […]

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