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2nd Temple Judaism October 1, 2023

Did the “Jesus Apocalypse” Fail?

By the “Jesus Apocalypse” I mean the core text of Mark 13 in which Jesus is said to have laid out a scenario for his final generation. In this video I compare two rewritten accounts, found in Matthew 24 and Luke 21–both very different and going in opposite ways. The…

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2nd Temple Judaism October 1, 2023

The Fall of Jerusalem and the Total Transformation of the Jesus Movement

I have been fascinated with the “Year of the Four Emperors” for since graduate school days. I got convinced years ago, reading S. F. F. Brandon’s classic work, The Fall of Jerusalem and the Christian Church: A Study of the Effects of the Jewish Overthrow of 70 AD on Christianity,…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 26, 2023

Dr. Tabor’s 30 Years of Work on the Dead Sea Scrolls in Eighteen Minutes

In this video I offer an informal account of my thirty-year history of research on the Dead Sea Scrolls, beginning in 1992 when our team spent a month surveying the site, doing radar ground scan, and surveying caves from Qumran to Ein Gedi. My new course, “Jesus and the Dead…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 25, 2023

The Job Description of the Messiah–Has Anyone Ever Done Any of These Things?

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…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 18, 2023

My “Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls” Course is out at Last!

I know many of my blog readers have been anticipating the release of my new online course titled “Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls.” I have worked on this for several months and I am excited about its content and quality. It comes with a hefty course pack of study…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 15, 2023

My Youtube Series on Interpretations of “Bible Prophecy” Is Drawing Great Interest!

I began a new series on Youtube dealing with interpretations of Bible prophecy from ancient to modern times–a kind of history and analysis of “apocalyptic” dreams and schemes through the ages. We are up to episode seven–and I did five segments on the most influential book of all in this…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 15, 2023

Join Me and Nineteen other Scholars in San Antonio, TX November 17-19 for the “Fest”!

I would love to meet and spend time with some of my blog readers this Fall in San Antonio, November 17-19 for the “26th annual “Bible and Archaeology Fest.” Click on the link for all the details. I have been at these for all but two of the 25 years!…

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Mary Mother of Jesus September 8, 2023

Best Evidence: Mary was Not Impregnated by a Roman Soldier

If one were filling out the some equivalent of a “birth certificate” for Jesus’ the the best legal category within Jewish tradition  for his father would be ” Unknown.” [Hebrew “Hushling” שְׁתוּקֵי] As a historian I work with the obvious assumption that all human beings have fathers. Stated like that,…

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2nd Temple Judaism August 28, 2023

Flash News! ” May 2024 Tracking Jesus” Tour is Full!

Sorry, this tour is FULL…after four days…I will keep you informed about future tours… A personal note: I am thrilled to see such interest in my May 2024 “Tracking Jesus” tour…I only announced it here on August 25th–three days ago!  Apparently there is quite a bit of interest. I…

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Historical Jesus August 25, 2023

My “Tracking Jesus” Tour of Israel in 2024 is Open for Registration

Registration open yesterday for my 2024 my “Tracking Jesus.” The dates are May 14-23, 2024–that’s ten days of touring and nine nights in 4 Star+ Hotels. Most trips to the Holy Land are sponsored by churches and their pastors, synagogues, or other cultural groups, and each of these has their…

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