In this first major interview on my new book, The Lost Mary, I speak with Dr. Robert L. Kuhn, host of the international program “Closer to Truth,” available on PBS TV, Youtube, all major podcast outlets, and the amazing web site: Closertotruth.com. A quick overview of what the book is…
In this segment of a longer lecture I gave recently I discuss whether it is historical probably that Jesus expected and predicted his sufferings and potential death. The vast majority of scholars would deny that such was the case, and see this as something added after the fact after the…
“The Lost Mary unfolds in five radical claims. . . . Together these arguments are Tabor’s attempt to rescue Mary from pious abstraction and revolutionize our picture of her as one of the most consequential women in history. . . . In recovering her story, we discover not only the…
In this 1.45 hour video Dr. Justins Sledge, who runs the Youtube channel Esoterica, interviews me on the topic of “Who Was the historical Jesus” based on the recent presentation Justin made on his channel with his own views of the topic. This is Part I, covering the basics on…
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…
I am asked this question more than ANY other when I lecture or talk about the Dead Sea Scrolls! Here is my answer in less than 30 minutes! This is a short 25 minute excerpt of a longer 1:45 minute interview I did with Aaron Abke and Kameron Waters of…
It is that time again. A day that will live in infamy not only in American history, but in my life personally as well, as I watched with horror and disbelief the deaths of David Koresh and his Bible Students at Mt Carmel perish in the flames. Many questions, and…
This report from Israel introduces viewers to the basics on what we know and hope to soon learn about the skeletal remains of those Jewish men, women, and children who died at Masada under the Roman 10th Legion siege around Passover 73 CE. For the blog post I feature see:…
Thirty-two years ago today, on February 28, 1993, my life was forever changed. It was a Sunday morning and I was upstairs in my office. Lori, my wife called through the house, “James, James, come down here, there is a shootout in Texas with some religious group and the leader…
This is an informal lecture I gave in the monthly Zoom meeting I hold with students in my “Quest for the Historical Paul” course. The course is on-line, you work at your own pace, and as with all of my on-line courses, I meet with the students via Zoom to…