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Christian Origins

2nd Temple Judaism December 21, 2024

The Day I Entered a Sealed 1st Century Jerusalem Tomb–Virtually!

Dateline: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Jerusalem Israel I flew to Israel the day before to be present for one of the most significant discoveries I have made in my entire forty year academic career! Enjoy the experience , and see the links at the end to learn much more! https://youtu.be/N1oKvLC8oN4…

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Christian Origins December 17, 2024

Was Jesus a Poor, Illiterate, Itinerate, Peasant?

One hears from most academics that the historical figure of Jesus was most likely an impoverished, illiterate, itinerate, peasant with no wider cultural or geopolitical perspective beyond the region of the lower Galilee. He grew up in a tiny hamlet of perhaps 100 people, and certainly had no acquaintance with…

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2nd Temple Judaism December 13, 2024

The Invention of Heaven and Hell–The Bible and the Afterlife

Take a trip with me today on the “Biblical Time Machine,” piloted by producer David Roos and the brilliant Prof. Helen Bond. One of my favorite podcasts! Be sure and visit, browse the episodes, you will be hooked! https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com From Helen and Dave: Every good churchgoer knows that after we…

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Ascent to Heaven November 11, 2024

Would Finding the Bones of Jesus Prove that He Was Not Resurrected from the Dead?

Millions of believing Christians, as well as theologians and historians, are convinced that the earliest faith in Jesus’ resurrection had to do with the assertion that his dead body was revived in a tomb–and that he walked out of that tomb on the third day after his death, as a…

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2nd Temple Judaism November 5, 2024

My New On-line Course on “The Quest for the Historical Paul” is Out!

Just a quick announcement that my new course titled: “The Quest for the Historical Paul: Apostle or Apostate,” is out at last. I will be launching a wider wave of publicity later this week but wanted you all to have the link first, if you are ready to dive in.…

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Christian Origins October 28, 2024

Did Paul Get His Gospel from James and the Apostles Who Knew Jesus?

This is a continuation of the topic I explored in the previous post. The assumption of many scholars is that Paul, even in his preaching of what he calls “his Gospel”  to the Gentiles, was just reflecting a more open version of the core message of Jesus, the Twelve, and…

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2nd Temple Judaism October 27, 2024

Is This Our Earliest Surviving Christian Text Opposing Paul’s Claims to be an Apostle?

I gave this short overview lecture recently to a group of my students and patrons members and wanted to share it with all of you. It explores the possible break between Paul and his “Gospel” and that of the Jerusalem followers of Jesus led by James the Just. You may…

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Academic Study of Religions October 10, 2024

The Lost Tomb of Jesus–A Critical Look from All Sides!

This is an unedited “outtake” from a wide-ranging interview from 2007, hosted by Ted Koppel. Simcha Jacobovici and James Cameron had just released their documentary on Discovery Channel “The Lost Tomb of Jesus ” available Youtube. Don’t Miss this One! It was right out of the gate. https://youtu.be/R9WSQYvp88c For an…

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2nd Temple Judaism October 4, 2024

What Jonathan Z. Smith Taught Me that Changed My World Forever!

 I learned this single CORE idea from Jonathan Z. Smith, the greatest historian of religion of our time, during the first week of the first class I had from him at the University of Chicago called simply “Hellenistic Religion.” It remains the case that very few in my academic field…

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Apocalypticism September 25, 2024

This Might Be the Most Significant Presentation on Paul’s “Gospel” I Have Ever Posted!

Here is an much expanded version of some of what I presented at the Ehrman NINT conference on Paul  over the weekend. it is quite long and goes deeply into many important texts, tailor made for a group such as ours, made up of those who have searched the historical…

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