In this second video of this mini-series “The Fading of the Jesus Family,” I explore the Gospel of John, which never names his mother, and credits its main source to a “disciple whom Jesus loved,” whose name and identity are purposely hidden. Why is this the case? What is going…
I have been thinking lately about the essential differences between Judaism and Christianity, or more properly, the kind of religion reflected in the Hebrew Bible and that of the Greek New Testament. I have long ago given up the idea of any formal affiliations with the major contemporary manifestations of…
Here are some personal reflections on the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, and the New Testament. Do they represent, at their core, the same basic faith in the Creator God, the ethical Way, and the eschatological Future of humankind? I find them a rather troubled coupling. The Christians were wise…
I hope you enjoy this short video I recently did with Youtube host Jeramiah Giehl, @PullingTheThreadPodcast, I talk about my new book, Restoring Abrahamic Faith, 4th edition, which explores the ancient Hebrew faith, not as a religion, but an unique understanding of human place and potential as custodians of the…
Based on new and ongoing research, the ratio of Pb (Lead) isotopes in the bones of those in the Talpiot Jesus Family tomb match the ancient water supply of Sepphoris/Nazareth, not that of Jerusalem. This is a segment of a lecture given by Moshe Sharif, retired geologist from the Geologic…
This thumbnail image of the video below is to represent the thousands of followers of Jesus who fled across the Jordan from Jerusalem, just north of the Dead Sea, in the year 66 CE, to escape into the Decapolis area south of Pella. James the Just, eldest surviving brother…
In this Q&A session with Jeremiah Giehl, host of Youtube Channel @PullingTheThreadPodcast, I address the question of whether critical methods of studying the historical figure of Jesus should be viewed as positive and constructive, or negative and destructive. Check out Jeremiah’s channel, lots of good materials there, and enjoy my…
This is an edited portion of an informal talk I recently gave to my Research Group…see below for link. Based on my newly published book, Restoring Abrahamic Faith, I begin to explore the emerging sense of what “God” meant in texts of the Hebrew Bible. https://youtu.be/q6dViVn3jfI You can find the…
In this beginning video of a new mini-series “The Fading of the Jesus Family,” I begin with one of the earliest stages of writing James and the brothers of Jesus out of the story, as well as Mary Magdalene! It is quite striking–in the New Testament texts we call Luke-Acts.…
In this edited interview with Aaron Abkke and Kameron Waters on Youtube (@AaronAbke ) I take off my “academic” hat for a bit, without discarding it, and talk about a narrative and conceptual “essence” of what I call Abrahamic Faith as reflected in the Hebrew Bible. Whatever your views I…
