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2nd Temple Judaism December 23, 2022

How Paul Created Christianity–His [Mis]Appropriation of Four Texts of the Hebrew Bible

In this interview with Youtube host Derek Lambert of MythVision Podcast, I put forth my thesis that Paul created a new religion that became known as Christianity by taking these four texts from the Hebrew Bible and interpreting them in ways totally foreign to their contextual meanings. I fully realize that…

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2nd Temple Judaism December 23, 2022

Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

In this interview with Derek Lambert, host of  @MythVisionPodcast , I present the arguments, seldom put forth, other than by Keith Akers and a few others, that Jesus followed a vegetarian diet and did not eat meat–or even fish! I realize there are a very few passages in our New…

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2nd Temple Judaism November 23, 2022

What’s the Latest on the “James Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus” Ossuary?

Don’t miss this one! I recently did an update interview on some of the latest research on the James ossuary that has not been picked up by either the media or academics in the field of 2nd Temple Judaism/Jesus Movement historical studies…Much more to come, especially further, more sophisticated DNA…

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2nd Temple Judaism November 7, 2022

Biblical Tamar–Some Thoughts from the Wilderness of Paran

Few Bible students realize that some of the key texts in the Hebrew Bible about the “wilderness” or “desert” are specific references to what is called in Hebrew, the “Arava,” the rift valley that runs down to the Dead Sea–the lowest spot on earth–all the way into Africa. For example,…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 26, 2022

L’Shana Tova–The Day of the Blast!

I wish all of you a Happy Yom Teru’ah, the Hebrew term for what is commonly called Rosh Hashanah–(lit. “head of the year”)–or the “Jewish New Year.” In fact, according to some Jewish traditions it is not so much the Jewish New Year, as the remembrance of the “birth…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 7, 2022

John Dominic Crossan–Don’t Miss this Interview!

Over the decades I have heard dozens of interviews with John Crossan, listened to his lectures, read his books, and spent time together in Jerusalem in 2007 with him and his wife Sarah, in endless conversation, visiting some of the “off the beaten tourist paths” places with Shimon Gibson. He…

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2nd Temple Judaism August 31, 2022

A Tale of Two Tombs–Part Two: The James Ossuary and the Talpiot Jesus Family Tomb

In Part Two I relate the story of the ossuary or “bone box” from 1st century Jerusalem inscribe: “James son of Joseph Brother of Jesus” and its possible relationship to either the Shroud tomb or the Talpiot “Jesus Family” tomb. If you missed Part One see the previous post on…

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2nd Temple Judaism August 24, 2022

Jerusalem’s Essene Gateway

This groundbreaking article by the late Bargil Pixner, a Benedictine priest and my dear friend, mentor, and colleague, was published in Biblical Archaeology Review in May/June, 1997 as a cover story. One of my great honors was to edit this article from the German and put it into BAR magazine style…

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2nd Temple Judaism August 12, 2022

Understanding Mandean Masbuta (Baptism)–The Ancient Followers of John the Baptizer

The Mandeans trace themselves back to the original followers of John the Baptist, who, according to tradition, fled the land Holy Land in the first century, preserving traditions independent of the emerging Christian Church in the subsequent centuries. In June 1999, I was privileged to be a part of a…

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2nd Temple Judaism August 4, 2022

Coming in January 2023: A Mini-Course on the Gospel of Mark

I filmed all day yesterday (August 3, 2022) with Derek Lambert of Mythvision Podcast on Youtube, a mini-course on the Gospel of Mark based on what I learned from my teacher, the late, great, Norman Perrin at the University of Chicago and my subsequent study and years of teaching Mark…

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