Hey everyone, here is the fourth of six interviews I have done the past few days with speakers at the upcoming “New Investigations of the New Testament” virtual conference with the theme of the “Historical Jesus.” In this fascinating interview with one of my favorite scholars, Dr. Joel Marcus, of…
In this preview of the upcoming 3rd annual “New Investigations of the New Testament” conference, with the theme of the “Quest for the Historical Jesus,” I interview Professor Mark Goodacre of Duke University. He will be talking about the so-called “missing pieces” in our academic study of the “historical Jesus,”…
In this 1.45 hour video Dr. Justins Sledge, who runs the Youtube channel Esoterica, interviews me on the topic of “Who Was the historical Jesus” based on the recent presentation Justin made on his channel with his own views of the topic. This is Part I, covering the basics on…
In this interview with my friend AJ Levine, we talk about the upcoming New Investigations of the New Testament conference and her topic: “Jesus and the Pharisees: Correcting Stereotypes.” The link to this “virtual” conference (Sept 26-28), which you don’t have to travel to or even attend “live” is below,…
In this interview I speak with Prof. Helen Bond, of the University of Edinburg, one of the world’s expert historians on the Roman-Jewish political and social world of Jesus. We highlight her upcoming lecture at the Sept 27-28th virtual conference, “New Investigations of the New Testament” that is now open…
In this second video of this mini-series “The Fading of the Jesus Family,” I explore the Gospel of John, which never names his mother, and credits its main source to a “disciple whom Jesus loved,” whose name and identity are purposely hidden. Why is this the case? What is going…
I have been thinking lately about the essential differences between Judaism and Christianity, or more properly, the kind of religion reflected in the Hebrew Bible and that of the Greek New Testament. I have long ago given up the idea of any formal affiliations with the major contemporary manifestations of…
Here are some personal reflections on the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, and the New Testament. Do they represent, at their core, the same basic faith in the Creator God, the ethical Way, and the eschatological Future of humankind? I find them a rather troubled coupling. The Christians were wise…
I hope you enjoy this short video I recently did with Youtube host Jeramiah Giehl, @PullingTheThreadPodcast, I talk about my new book, Restoring Abrahamic Faith, 4th edition, which explores the ancient Hebrew faith, not as a religion, but an unique understanding of human place and potential as custodians of the…
Based on new and ongoing research, the ratio of Pb (Lead) isotopes in the bones of those in the Talpiot Jesus Family tomb match the ancient water supply of Sepphoris/Nazareth, not that of Jerusalem. This is a segment of a lecture given by Moshe Sharif, retired geologist from the Geologic…
