https://youtu.be/J8WXIqlIaCc Private video clips from my interviews for the Smithsonian network special “Masada” produced as background for the epic series “The Dovekeepers” Not to be copied or circulated. Used with permission… For the full background on this cave see my blog post: https://jamestabor.com/masada-mysteries-what-do-we-know-about-the-bones/
As we move from Thursday through Sunday morning, observed as Easter tomorrow, this 30 minute overview of the events surrounding Jesus’s crucifixion and burial takes you on the ground with plenty of archaeological evidence. I wanted to share it with you all this Saturday night–when I think Jesus’ corpse was…
I recorded this video four years ago. I wanted to put it up and ask you to think about what we have learned, forgotten, or need to remember or reconsider since this was presented. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/c-a4NHGlG_g?si=hIsXJ85mranfBgOv
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…