Have you ever noticed that the language Jesus uses of finding “rest for your souls” is based on Jeremiah 6:16, check it out. Seems like Jesus had his nose in Jeremiah 6-8 in a focused and central way, especially in his final confrontation with his enemies. Notice the phrase in…
In this second segment of a more extended interview I did recently with Jacob Berman, host of the History-Valley channel on Youtube, we discuss some of the sources, which like missing puzzle pieces, can be put together for a better understanding of the historical Mary, mother of Jesus. The results…
In this segment of a more extended interview I did recently with Jacob Berman, host of the Youtube channel, History Valley, we discuss a number of key issues related to how, when, and why Jesus’ mother Mary, the “best known, least known” woman in history. has been essentially “lost” as…
I have known for several weeks that the National Catholic Reporter would be reviewing my book. I never got a call from the reporter, which made me worry even more. I just assumed, given the Catholic establishment, plus my book, The Jesus Dynasty being denounced from the pulpit of St.…
In this first major interview on my new book, The Lost Mary, I speak with Dr. Robert L. Kuhn, host of the international program “Closer to Truth,” available on PBS TV, Youtube, all major podcast outlets, and the amazing web site: Closertotruth.com. A quick overview of what the book is…
In this segment of a longer lecture I gave recently I discuss whether it is historical probably that Jesus expected and predicted his sufferings and potential death. The vast majority of scholars would deny that such was the case, and see this as something added after the fact after the…
Being “washed in the blood of the lamb” has become a more appealing cultural image to our minds than “washed in the blood of the hairy goat,” but it seems that neither image, in connection to the removal or “atonement” of sins, is related to the Day of Atonement or…
“The Lost Mary unfolds in five radical claims. . . . Together these arguments are Tabor’s attempt to rescue Mary from pious abstraction and revolutionize our picture of her as one of the most consequential women in history. . . . In recovering her story, we discover not only the…
In this third in my mini-series the Fading of the Jesus Family on Youtube, I examine the idea that Mary had neither sex nor children other than Jesus. Is this found anywhere in our historical sources? When, where, and how did the notion of the “Ever-Virgin” develop as a core…
In this fascinating interview Dale Allison, one of the most highly regarded historians of Jesus and early Christianity , previews his upcoming lecture at the highly anticipated New Investigations of the New Testament Conference coming up Sept 26-28th. This wide-ranging informal discussions delves into lots of the basics–what do we…
