In October 2004, Joachim Kügler, as Professor for Biblical Studies at Bayreuth University, received Honoured Serima Taruona as a PhD candidate. Prior to that he was already working with Eric Soga Onomo, who was at the Catholic Seminary in Bamberg. Soon after, the team grew with the arrival of Jacques Owono from Cameroon. By 2010, when Kügler presided over the graduation of his first PhD mentee, the brood under his care and mentorship had grown to seven. To date, Joachim has overseen at least six PhD graduates and hosted not less than six Alexander von Humboldt and Georg Forster Fellows over almost two decades since he started working with African biblical studies candidates. One of the most significant contributions, besides hosting and mentoring students and researchers, was the creation of the Bible in Africa Studies (BiAS) series in 2009. This introduction is a brief narrative of the journey of BiAS and its implications for Biblical Studies in Africa and by African scholars.