It is that time again. A day that will live in infamy not only in American history, but in my life personally as well, as I watched with horror and disbelief the deaths of David Koresh and his Bible Students at Mt Carmel perish in the flames. Many questions, and…
The publication of this revised and expanded 4th edition of my book Restoring Abrahamic Faith has been delayed over the past months due to pending research that I want to include. The official publication date is now October 3, 2024. The book will be published on Amazon in Kindle, Paper,…
Millions of Christians for nearly 2000 years have assumed, based on faulty translations–and frankly, Handel’s Messiah–that Jesus is referred to as the Mighty God and Everlasting Father by the Prophet Isaiah…Here is the back story.f You can download a free PDF of the notes here: https://jamestabor.com/JesusGod https://youtu.be/DXyd2XZAeYc Iinvite you to…
A plain historical reading of Isaiah 7 and 8 in context reveal that Immanuel is NOT Jesus or any Messiah–it is Isaiah’s Son! I invite you to join my Tabor Research Community for lots more, discussions, my responses to messages, a monthly Zoom meetings, and a fantastic and diverse group…
This is a long and serious study based on a lecture I recently gave to my students in the “Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls” course–which is still open to join. We went through a much neglected text–the WAR SCROLL–found in 1947 and seldom mentioned. As it turns out it…
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.…
Here is the first of my new mini-series on Youtube dealing with Holy Week. You will find all sorts of supplementary materials at this blog post–if you want to use the occasion of Holy Week to delve deeply into some of the issues I will cover. My central question is:…
In this finale to my 25-part series on Bible Prophecy I explore the three major interpretations of “Bible Prophecy Belief” in our own time–Preterist, Continuous Historical, and Futurist–weighing them in the balance and finding them wanting. I discuss the terms: literal, symbolic, poetic, spiritual, and actual as well as the…
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…
Did you realize there are ONLY ten passages in the Hebrew Bible that predict his arrival and what he is supposed to do. The title to this post is not cynical….it is meant to be quite straight forward and direct? Christian and Muslims believe Jesus is THE Messiah of…