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Dorot Professor of Archaeology at Harvard University
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Biblical Archaeology Review
(1975 to present)

Bible Review
(1985 to 2005)

Archaeology Odyssey
(1998 to 2006)

BASarchive.org also includes five popular books published by BAS:
Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple
Aspects of Monotheism: How God Is One
Feminist Approaches to the Bible
The Rise of Ancient Israel
The Search for Jesus: Modern Scholarship Looks at the Gospels

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