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Archaeology May 21, 2022

Digging in the Holy Land–How Texts, Archaeology, and Science Meet

I thought some of you might enjoy this lecture I did in 2019 at the Georgia Southern University College of Science and Mathematics to a diverse group of scientists interested in the technical and scientific aspects of some of the archaeological discoveries in which I have been involved. This was…

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Archaeology May 21, 2022

Tracking John the Baptizer and His Followers–Including Jesus!

This video lecture from 2006 covers new textual and archaeological evidence on “Yochanan HaMatvil,” or “John the Dipper,” including the Suba cave west of Jerusalem of which I have written much over the years–in both my books (especially The Jesus Dynasty –which is on sale right now in paperback for $14. If…

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2nd Temple Judaism May 2, 2022

Locating the Herodian Temple: Old and New Theories

Here is a real “blast from the past.” Ernest Martin had released his theories on the Jewish Temple in the time of Jesus not being located up over where the dome of the Rock is today, but to the south in the “City of David” area. In this lecture, given…

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Archaeology March 21, 2022

Is There Any Credible Archaeological Evidence for the Earliest Followers of Jesus?

This lecture lays out what I believe is the earliest archaeological evidence related to the followers of Jesus. The standard view of many historians–though not all–is that we have nothing from the early Christians until the late 2nd or early 3rd centuries. Here I deal only with materials that are…

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Archaeology March 18, 2022

My Most Exciting “Discovery”

I am often asked what I would consider to be my most satisfying discovery related to my study of “Christian Origins” over the years. I have made over 70 trips to the Holy Land over the span of my career–combining textual study with archaeological findings and geographical contexts. If I…

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Archaeology March 11, 2022

Major Good News–the Siloam Inscription to be returned to Israel! NOT SO FAST???

This post from Friday, March 11th is now looking doubtful–as Israel and Turkey are apparently not in agreement. Here is the latest from the Jerusalem Post. We will continue to follow this developing story but the links below to Nichol’s work on the Moses Shapira connections remain as the main point…

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Archaeology December 13, 2021

Second Synagogue found at Migdal–Presumed Town of Mary Magdalene!

Breaking news–many of my readers know of the 1st century synagogue at Migdal or Magdala discovered in 2009 during a salvage dig conducted by Dr. Dina Avshalom-Gorni of the Israel Antiquities Authority at the location of a new hotel at Migdal Beach, the site of ancient Magdala. The breaking news out…

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Archaeology October 12, 2021

Virtual Biblical Archaeology Bible & Archaeology Fest This Weekend–Last Chance to Register!

Don’t miss the Biblical Archaeology Society “Bible and Archaeology Fest” coming this weekend! TODAY is the last day to resgister–so you still have time! You don’t have to travel or book a hotel–everything is on-line via Zoom. Two days of fabulous lectures. Check out the speakers and topics, and the…

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Archaeology July 9, 2021

Has Simon of Cyrene’s Ossuary Been Found–and Largely Forgotten?

The current issue of Biblical Archaeology Review has a lead feature article titled “New Testament Religious Figures Confirmed” by Lawrence Mykytiuk, as part of his fascinating series on whose identity in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament can be confirmed by extra-biblical sources–whether literary or archaeological. What Mykytiuk has done is…

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Archaeology March 21, 2021

The Historical Jesus in the Light of New Archaeological Discoveries–Zoom Lecture Today

Excavating Jesus: How New Archaeological Discoveries in the Holy Land are Transforming our understanding of the Historical Jesus I am honored to be presenting this lecture today, Sunday, March 21st via Zoom at 3pm EDT, at the prestigious Anderson Forum for Progressive Theology, joining the scores of distinguished lecturers over…

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