The King James Versions of Isaiah 7:14 has been read for centuries by Christians as predicting the Virgin Birth–which then is understood to be Jesus? But does this hold up to academic, scientific, and linguistic scrutiny? This is truly “old hat” to 99.9% of you enlightened Tabor Blog readers (please…
Today is the biblical Shavuot as observed in late 2nd Temple times–not on a date of the Jewish month (Sivan 5th), which never changes, but a literal counting of days from the Sunday (“morrow after the Sabbath”), seven Sabbath will be complete untiil the “morrow” (Sunday) after the 7th Sabbath.…
In this new series I have gathered together a list of fateful New Testament passages that have been both understood and misunderstood over subsequent ages in ways that reinforce and foster incalculable harm to our lives. I did not try to order these into any kind of priority and I…
These texts from the apostle Paul have been the most influential in Western history in terms of how they have been used to hold back, oppress, restrict, woman for the past 2000 years. Outside of senseless Wars, the suffering and loss is only comparable to slavery and child abuse. The…
One always hears that the New Testament condors Slavery as part of Roman life and culture–but in this video you will encounter a big surprise. There is an important twist here–that involves being willing to suffer as well as considering yourself “free” even though you are a slave and are…
This film was produced in the UK and only shown once–as there was fear that Christians would watch it and conclude that the Rabbi had won the debate. The visual quality is poor–but please go ahead and watch it. You will be hooked by the story by 10-15 minutes in.…
In this new series I have gathered together a list of fateful New Testament passages that have been both understood and misunderstood over subsequent ages in ways that reinforce and foster incalculable harm to our lives. I did not try to order these into any kind of priority and I…
Yesterday I began a Podcast that will be complimentary to, but different from, my Youtube channel, videos, which many of you follow or subscribe to: see JamesTaborVideos. I am using both Spotify and Apple Podcasts at this point. I invite you to give it a try, whichever service you prefer.…
There is good solid historical evidence that Jesus died on a Thursday not a Friday, despite centuries of tradition. I offer an overview and also address why it matters. https://youtu.be/Y3dSYNyTlFM
Jesus’ final third day in the Temple of Jerusalem climaxes as he reveals the “secret” of the Kingdom with two final narratives–a Wise Scribe and a Poor Widow…His most intimate followers miss the whole point! https://youtu.be/emIPUzf_NPI