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Christian Origins June 30, 2019

A Virgin Shall Conceive…What Does it Really Mean?

Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus centers around a quotation from Isaiah 7:14. Let’s look at the verse as Matthew presents it: Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found…

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2nd Temple Judaism February 18, 2019

The 1980 Discovery of the East Talpiot “Jesus Tomb”: What We Knew and Did Not Know in 2007

The east Talpiot tomb, exposed to view by demolition by the the Solel Boneh construction crew, was reported by engineer A. Shochat to the Israel Department of Antiquities on March 27, 1980. That was a Thursday. Neighbors, including local children, visited the tomb that afternoon and also called the Department…

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Christian Origins February 15, 2019

Who Was Jesus’ Father? Imagining the Best

As many of my readers know I have been working on my new book, The Lost Mary: How the Jewish Mother of Jesus Became the Virgin Mother of God now for three years! I am still doing final re-writing and editing and it won’t be published until 2020. I hope it…

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Biblical Expositions December 24, 2018

A Historian’s Take on a Different Kind of “Silent Night”

December 25th as the date of the birth of Jesus can be traced back to the early 3rd century CE although it did not achieve more universal recognition until the late 4th century. It is common to hear the charge that “Christmas is pagan,” based on the popularity of the…

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2nd Temple Judaism October 7, 2018

Two Widely Held Assumptions About Early Christianity that Should Be Questioned

In fact the “kerygma” or “preaching” of the apostles according to Luke, as reflected in Peter’s speeches in Acts 2:22-38 and 3:11-26, is pure “Paulinism” in terms of its basic parameters–that Christ was sent from God as Messiah, that he died for the sins of mankind, that he was raised…

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Archaeology February 17, 2018

The Top Twenty Fictions Related to the Talpiot “Jesus Family” Tomb

 I consider the following to be the top twenty “fictions” related to the discussion of the Talpiot tomb separated into six basic categories. Since the Talpiot “Jesus” family tomb came into public attention in 2006 there has been an  avalanche of media coverage and Internet discussion. A simple Google search…

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Biblical Expositions December 31, 2017

Did You Know That Joseph is Never Mentioned in the Gospel of Mark?

Joseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus, is never mentioned in the gospel of Mark. Since Mark is our earliest gospel that seems all the more striking. Mark has no account of the birth of Jesus whatsoever, much less any story of the virgin birth. When Jesus is identified in…

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Biblical Expositions December 29, 2017

In Memory of Her: Mary’s Forgotten Memorial

And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her. –Jesus of Nazareth One of the more intriguing stories that Mark preserves is that of an unnamed woman who anoints Jesus’ head with an…

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Biblical Expositions December 24, 2017

A Historical Historical Look at the Birth of Jesus (Part 5 Conclusion)

There are three basic positions that have been offered in response to the two birth stories we get in Matthew and Luke: 1) Jesus had no human father; 2) Jesus is in fact the biological son of Joseph; 3) Jesus is the biological son of an unnamed male under unknown…

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Biblical Expositions December 23, 2017

A Historical Look at the Birth of Jesus (Part 4)

Although only Matthew and Luke assert the “virgin birth” of Jesus, and the teaching is found nowhere else in the New Testament, the belief that Mary’s pregnancy resulted from a divine act of God without any male involvement developed into a fundamental theological dogma in early Christianity. For millions of…

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