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2nd Temple Judaism July 18, 2025

My View of Biblical Faith after 45 Years of Academic Study

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…

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2nd Temple Judaism July 12, 2025

Is Mark the Earliest Surviving JEWISH Text after the Jerusalem Temple Was Destroyed?

In this 2022 lecture I present the view that Mark–which most people think of as one of our earliest Christian texts-is in fact a very JEWISH text–and further, the very first one to be written after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, proposing a way to “Follow the God…

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2nd Temple Judaism July 11, 2025

Is this the Face of Jesus? Getting the Facts Straight on the Turin Shroud!

Millions of sincere Christians believe the Turin Shroud offers something very close to a photographic image of the historical Jesus–including selected scientists, Bible scholars, and theologians–and further that it offers tangible scientific proof that Jesus was raised bodily from the dead! But what are the facts. In this video I…

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2nd Temple Judaism July 4, 2025

Making Guitars in Spain and the Holy Grail

My son Nathan, master Luthier (violas and guitars specialty), in Spain, is offering summer courses for learning the craft. You can make your own guitar as part of the course. If you or someone you know might be invested, check out his website and email him–see links in image. I…

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2nd Temple Judaism June 27, 2025

The ONLY Authentic 1st Century Burial Shroud Ever Found in Jerusalem!

In this video I retell with slides the discovery of the ONLY scientifically dated Jewish burial shroud from 1st century Jerusalem every discovered–25 years ago in a tomb south of the Old City in the Valley of Hinnom at Akeldama. It has great relevance to all the attention the medieval…

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2nd Temple Judaism June 27, 2025

Kindle Edition of Restoring Abrahamic Faith Out Today!

Many of you who prefer to read books on Kindle have been asking me when the Kindle edition will be published. I finished it up this afternoon and it is now LIVE on Amazon. Here is the link: https://amzn.to/44os4Dm I prefer holding a physical copy of books I love in…

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2nd Temple Judaism June 12, 2025

But Dr. Tabor, What do YOU Believe?

I woke up this morning to lots of global headlines…report on Iran’s nuclear violations and likely independent strike by Israel, Indian plane crash, Hamas killing Gazans at aid centers, the Badgad situation…reminds me of Steve Earle’s opening lines in his song Jerusalem: “I woke up this morning and none of…

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2nd Temple Judaism June 6, 2025

Dating the Dead Sea Scrolls–What About the Latest AI and C-14 Tests?

Breaking News! There are multiple media stories out today about the new methods of dating the Dead Sea Scrolls using AI and new C-14 testing. This is a solid and important development, but it is being sensationally reported to have proven that the visionary prophecy of the book of Daniel…

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2nd Temple Judaism June 1, 2025

Bringing in the Sheaves: The Shifting Meaning of Pentecost/Shavuot

The festival of Shavuot falls tonight on the Jewish calendar, observed through Monday sundown. Shavuot in Hebrew literally means “weeks” or “sevens,” which refers to the seven weeks between Passover and what was originally a harvest celebration on the 50th day–also called the “feast of firstfruits” (Exodus 34:22). In Greek…

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Academic Study of Religions May 29, 2025

Remembering My Dear Friend Jud Shaver (1949-2024)

In this very personal video I reflect on one of my dearest friends in life who died long before his time from a totally unexpected sudden onslaught condition called Lewy Bodies (DLB), related to Parkinson’s and Alzheimers. He fought with courage and I was able to spent some really quality…

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