Biblical Archaeologist CD-ROM Archive

Currents in Theology and Mission, June, 2007 by Ralph W. Klein

Biblical Archaeologist CD-ROM Archive (American Schools of Oriental Research, $109). Founded by G. Ernest Wright, the noted Harvard archeologist, BA evolved from a small black-and-white format to a slick, large-sized journal with four-color pictures. In the meantime archeology also evolved, leading to a name change of this journal in 1998 to Near Eastern Archeology and a focus that is broader, somewhat more technical, and not always of immediate applicability for biblical scholars and pastors.

All sixty years of BA appear on this CD, allowing the user to find, read, or print out important articles (there are more than 1,000 to choose from) or use the pictures (thousands of them) for PowerPoint presentations. Not everyone is happy with the changed name and changed direction of this journal, and I for one miss the balanced views of BA that have been replaced by the sensationalism of Biblical Archaeology Review. It's great to hold the legacy of BA in one hand! RWK