I recently gave my first lecture on the Historical Mary, mother of Jesus, to a Roman Catholic audience–in this case the Sisters of Maryknoll Institute. This is very in-depth with slides–for those who want to explore in more details the texts, archaeology, and history that shed precious light on the…
The ancient group of Jesus followers referred to as the “Ebionites” or “Nazarenes” were slandered, damned, and declared heretics by the mainstream Christian Orthodox Church Fathers. In this dialogue with filmmaker Kameron Waters, I argue that they may well be one of our best clues to recovering what the original…
In this interview with Jacob Berman, host of the YouTube channel “History Valley,” we talk about the confusing mix of names used for various Jewish and Jewish-Christian groups from the Dead Sea Scroll group to those oriented around James the brother of Jesus and his successors in the first and…
As we move from Thursday through Sunday morning, observed as Easter tomorrow, this 30 minute overview of the events surrounding Jesus’s crucifixion and burial takes you on the ground with plenty of archaeological evidence. I wanted to share it with you all this Saturday night–when I think Jesus’ corpse was…
In this long form interview with notes and maps I discuss who were the Ebionites? Were John the Baptist, Jesus, and James part of a “stream” of faith and piety that traced back to the Dead Sea Scroll group, and down through a so-called “Christianity,” before, during, in contrast to…
https://youtu.be/WDVPuljWbPc This is a more public version of a lecture I presented last month to those in my on-line course, “Christianity Before Paul.” The Ten recorded topics/lectures in the course are supplemented by monthly Zoom meetings in which we explore aspects of the Mary-John-Jesus-Mary Magdalene-James movement more in depth. In…
In this extended interview with Johnny Ova, Pastor of the “Sound of Heaven” Church and host of the “Dig In” Podcast @thejohnnyova, we explore some of the key issues in any quest for the Historical Mary. https://youtu.be/E0YKcNuBc0o
I recorded this video four years ago. I wanted to put it up and ask you to think about what we have learned, forgotten, or need to remember or reconsider since this was presented. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/c-a4NHGlG_g?si=hIsXJ85mranfBgOv
I was pleased to “pinch hit” for Bart Ehrman today on his popular Youtube podcast, “Misquoting Jesus,” just in time for the big holiday this week. I know I am mostly preaching to the “Choir” here for my regular blog readers, since many of you have either read my book,…
In this edited radio interview, to which I have added video and images, John Batchelor, legendary host of CBS “Eye on the World,” takes me though my new book, The Lost Mary, which he had so thoroughly read and absorbed. It was a delight to speak with him. Enjoy! And…