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2nd Temple Judaism May 18, 2022

My Popular Web site “The Jewish Roman World of Jesus” Has a New Location

Back in 1996 I began to develop a web site called “The Jewish Roman World of Jesus” to which I uploaded all sorts of original sources and handouts related to my my undergraduate and graduate classes. It was initially hosted and developed by my friend Mike McKinney, at CenturyOne.com.…

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Greco-Roman Culture January 24, 2022

Understanding Temples and Holy Places in the Hellenistic Mediterranean World

I am continuing to post the materials that I have used in my courses for 45 years now–free for anyone to see and use. You are welcome to print out, read, and share the link via social media, but please do not repost or reproduce without permission.  Temples & Holy Places…

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Divine Men January 7, 2022

Divine Figures, Heroes, and Gods

I am continuing to post the materials that I have used in my courses for 45 years now–free for anyone to see and use. You are welcome to print out, read, and share the link via social media, but please do not repost or reproduce without permission.  One can compile a…

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Greco-Roman Culture January 6, 2022

Understanding Hellenistic Dualism

I am continuing to post the materials that I have used in my courses for 45 years now–free for anyone to see and use. You are welcome to print out, read, and share the link via social media, but please do not repost or reproduce without permission.  For an overview of…

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Archaeology December 16, 2020

The Archaeology of Earliest Christianity: The First Hundred Years

A Preliminary and Expanding Bibliography and Reading List I am beginning to upload all sorts of new materials and resources to my blog–publications, documents, resources, maps, photos, links, and so forth. Here is the first of several between now and the end of the year. I want to share more…

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2nd Temple Judaism December 6, 2020

The Best Survey I Know of the Jewish Roman World of Jesus

Many decades ago I had the privilege of studying at the University of Chicago with the late, great, Norman Perrin. I have many memories of Mr. Perrin, some personal, that I have shared previously on my blog, see “Remembering Norman Perrin.” One of his most distinguished students, Werner H. Kelber,…

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2nd Temple Judaism November 22, 2020

Jonathan Z. Smith and My Work on Paul the Apostle

Note to the reader: During the “Covid Summer of 2020” I spent about a month digging through old files from my University of Chicago days–back when I was writing my dissertation at the University of Chicago under Jonathan Z. Smith. I found so many treasures, including these handwritten notes I…

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Greco-Roman Culture November 18, 2020

The Battle of the Apostles: Paul’s One-Upmanship

My newly published book Paul’s Ascent to Paradise (revised from my 1986 dissertation) is beginning to draw some good comments and reactions. Here is a comment by Roy Kay that captures a key element of that book–how Paul claims authority based on his extraordinary mystical experiences–in his battles with his apostolic…

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2nd Temple Judaism March 26, 2019

Mysterious 1st Century Graffiti: Vestiges of A Magical Mystery Tour Most Have Forgotten

A first century CE mikveh or ritual bath was was uncovered in 2015 just south of the Old City and east of Hebron road in the Arnona neighborhood of Talpiot as a result of construction of a kindergarten.  At the time of its discovery Shimon Gibson and I were been…

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Christian Origins August 5, 2018

The Christians as the Romans Saw Them: Superstituious, Obstinate, Depraved, and Foolish

Given my chosen field of study, namely “Christian Origins,” I am often asked by students and attendees at my lectures whether there are any reference to Jesus and the early “Christian” movement outsidethe New Testament. The following references, from a diverse collection of Roman writers around the time of the…

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