In this video I narrate a short tour of some very special property on Mt Zion in Jerusalem. I recorded this today–July 27, 2024–marking my 75th trip to this city upon which I have centered much of my textual and archaeological research. On this 10 day personal trip I did…
The traditional translation of “Den of Thieves” is misleading both in the mouth of Jesus in the Jerusalem Temple–but more significant,–in the mouth of the Prophet Jeremiah whom Jesus quotes. Here is the back-story on what was really going on, both in the time of Jeremiah and of Jesus. Here…
Yesterday, based on the previous blog post, I recorded this video. The TITLE is too long–No One Will Choose this Video…or maybe not…let’s see…And note my interesting P.S. at the end: https://youtu.be/VcYUhI765H0 I want to also note that I am very familiar with theories of Hitler fleeing Germany to…
Today on the Jewish calendar is called Shabbat Parah–the third of the four special Sabbaths leading up to Passover on April 22nd this year (Shekalim, Zakor, Parah, Hachodesh). Each of these Sabbaths has a special Torah reading highlighting a theme associated with the Spring Passover season. The reading for today…
Reduced Price until Sunday Midnight February 25th Some of you might have seen that Bart Ehrman is promoting a new course with archaeologist Jodi Magness. The two of them are faculty together at UNC Chapel Hill. I have never enrolled in one of Bart’s courses before, though I have often…
Don’t miss this one…Jesus in the Jerusalem Temple–A Virtual Tour! Please like and share as you wish. Easy link: jamestabor.com/jesustempletour https://youtu.be/5PTZD4eztZs
This short home movie clip captures, in a very fuzzy and faded way, my first time visiting Jerusalem in July, 1962–now over 60 years ago! I was just 16 years old, in my “Buddy Holly” teenage stage, having lived outside of Paris the previous year and wanting to major in…
Jacob Neusner was one of the best-known scholars of Jewish studies in the 20th century. He reckoned that the three most influential Jews of all time were Moses, Jeremiah, and Yohanan ben Zakkai. Odds are you’ve heard of Moses and Jeremiah. Moses was the great lawgiver. Jeremiah was the great…
Nice when this happens…please comment at the Times of Israel site, if you are of a mind. You just have to register with email and PW…it really helps, and share the link if you will…Thanks! https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/standing-with-the-jewish-people-my-twenty-four-hour-odyssey/
Tuesday morning, November 14th, I left the house at 2:30am–yes, you read that right, to rendezvous with the various buses here in Charlotte associated with the Jewish Community as we headed up to the March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C. I arrived back home at 2:30am Wednesday morning, 24…