This paper poses a simple question: Is there sufficient historical evidence to identify a modest first century CE Jewish rock-hewn tomb, accidentally opened by a construction crew in 1980 in east Talpiot, just south of the Old City of Jerusalem, as the probable burial tomb of Jesus of Nazareth and…
Keep in mind, when I use the term “viral,” I am not talking about hundreds of thousands of views. I have several videos with those high numbers but only over time. For me “viral” means I put something up, it instantly jumps to #1 in my Video posting YouTube history–and…
In the aftermath of Jodi Magness’s recent lecture on the “Burials of James, Jesus, and the Talpiot Tombs” in Bart Ehrman’s course “Archaeoolgy in the Time of Jesus” one thing was clear to me that I had not fully realized. Most treatments of the data on the Talpiot tomb research…
I loved this relaxed conversation with John Pinna, one of the hosts of the podcast “Crossing Faiths” (https://www.crossingfaiths.com). Check out his podcast and subscribe, the range and topics are fascinating. The Qur’an never mentions the apostle Paul, although John the Baptizer, Mary mother of Jesus, and Jesus himself are referenced many…
Several of my blog readers have sent me this ad in the last couple of days. You can find it with a browser search but I am not wanting to promote the link since it is a pitch to subscribe to the magazine! Don’t get me wrong, I think the…
In the Hebrew Bible there are TWO traditions about the so-called “Ark of the Covenant”– one made famous in our time by books, movies, and Ark Hunters–that golden chest with the cherubim. The other a simple wooden box that Moses made–overlooked and unknown. The latter is the one that held…
Reduced Price until Sunday Midnight February 25th Some of you might have seen that Bart Ehrman is promoting a new course with archaeologist Jodi Magness. The two of them are faculty together at UNC Chapel Hill. I have never enrolled in one of Bart’s courses before, though I have often…
Don’t miss this one…Jesus in the Jerusalem Temple–A Virtual Tour! Please like and share as you wish. Easy link: jamestabor.com/jesustempletour https://youtu.be/5PTZD4eztZs
Reduced Price until Sunday Midnight February 25th! Some of you might have seen that Bart Ehrman is promoting a new course with archaeologist Jodi Magness. The two of them are faculty together at UNC Chapel Hill. I have never enrolled in one of Bart’s courses before, though I have often…
Scholars over the past 200 years have intensely debated the question of why the authorities–whether Jewish or Roman, moved at Passover in 30 CE to have Jesus brutally executed. The traditional theological answer, of course, is that he gave his life as an atonement for the sins of the world–John…
