During my five years as Editor-in-Chief (yes, it’s already been that long!), BAR has aimed to broaden our readers’ horizons on the biblical world. We’ve looked beyond the familiar to encounter the diverse array of peoples and places that made up the Bible’s rich cultural tapestry. We’ve also probed the temporal breadth of the biblical past, examining how earlier Canaanite traditions informed the world of ancient Israel, and how later Greco-Roman culture shaped early Judaism and Christianity. Our Summer 2026 issue offers yet another opportunity to explore the complexity behind the Bible’s peoples and stories. In “Mediterranean Mercenaries of the […]
