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Bible Translations September 11, 2020

Is the Best Known Verse in the Bible Mistranslated?

If Genesis 1:1 is the best known verse in the Bible, and I think it well might be–even over John 3:16–isn’t it quite remarkable that it is mistranslated–and thus badly misinterpreted. This goes back centuries. I have a replica of the Geneva Bible, published in 1560, that was the standard…

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2nd Temple Judaism September 9, 2020

Ancient Toilets, the Essenes, and the Dead Sea Scrolls

I am sometimes asked, “what is your greatest discovery or insight in the world of biblical archaeology?” I have been involved in or stumbled upon quite a few things over the past thirty years, including the “Tomb of the Shroud,” with Shimon Gibson, and our ground-breaking DNA and ancient disease…

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Bible Translations September 3, 2020

Gleanings from Genesis: A New Weekly Program Based on the Transparent English Bible

I am very pleased and excited to announce the inauguration of a new weekly series you can listen to or download on the internet in which I discuss week-by-week the new Transparent English Bible’s “Book of Genesis,”–just released last week. You can get your copy at Amazon, US and International…

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In Memoriam September 2, 2020

Remembering Geza Vermes (1924-2013)

I recently came across the photo of Geza Vermes below taken at Qumran, the site of the Dead Sea scrolls community. I was reminded of my time with him in January 2008 in Jerusalem. Here is what I wrote in 2013 upon hearing of his death. Geza Vermes, famed scholar…

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Christian Origins September 2, 2020

Christian Beginnings: Geza Vermes Takes the Long Look

Most of us who do academic work on Jesus and early Christianity often refer to what we do as “Christian Origins” or “Christian Beginnings.” It is more specific than just Bible or the history of ancient Mediterranean religions. The operating question seems to be how to account for Jesus himself–i.e.,…

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In Memoriam August 30, 2020

I Can Hardly Believe it Has Been a Year–Remembering David S. Tabor

I can hardly believe it has been a year. There is nothing I could say that would improve on what I wrote last year, a week after David’s death. I am posting it again here as I want alll of you to know what an extraordiary person he was and…

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Christian Origins August 28, 2020

Check out My Guest Posting on Bart Ehrman’s Blog…

I have the first of a two part guest post on Bart Ehrman’s blog.  It is about my newly published book on Paul where I lay out why I wrote it and next will write about how my mind has changed on Paul over 35 years. Most of you know…

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Academic Study of Religions August 27, 2020

The Bible and Its Sources: Is the So-called Documentary Hypothesis Defunct?

To be a fundamentalist, you have to have a book. And you have to forget the book has a history. I normally post on matters in my areas of expertise, namely, late 2nd Temple Judaism and earliest Christianity in the Greco-Roman period (“Augustus to Constantine” as my revered Chicago Professor…

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Bible Translations August 26, 2020

The Book of Genesis: Standing on Holy Ground

There’s an ancient, mysterious quality about it that makes me want to like Moses take my shoes off while standing on holy ground. Professor James D. Langford, Ph.D. Linguistics, University of Texas I heard today from a few readers that copies of the new Book of Genesis are beginning to arrive.…

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Christian Origins August 25, 2020

Paul as Clairvoyant–What are the Implications?

The writings and teachings of the apostle Paul are in many ways the bedrock of Christian faith and tradition. But where did Paul get his authority? What does he claim for himself?  A number of times in Paul’s letters he uses a technical term in Greek, “to receive,” which is…

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