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 our understanding of the Bible and its world; others are sweeping, authoritative surveys that become standard texts in the field. A select few, usually written for wider audiences, even become bestsellers, topping the charts on Amazon and in the New York Times. For more than four decades, the Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) has sought to encourage and promote outstanding scholarship in the Bible and archaeology through the BAS Publication Awards. Named biennially since 1984, the […]
