“The Secrets of Christianity” series has a special episode called “Selling Christianity” which examines how a persecuted secretive cult grew to defeat the pagan religions, became the official church of… Continue reading "How Constantine Sold Christianity to the World"
It’s time that we repopulate ancient Israel with the people who actually lived here. Of course, the Jewish people, but there were also Syro-Phoenicians, Canaanites, Nabateans, Samarians and – yes… Continue reading "Christians at Masada!"
I’ve recently condemned the focus on Reza Aslan’s religion – Islam – when talking about his new book about Jesus, “Zealot”. I think there is no room for propaganda when… Continue reading "Palestine: History of a Name"
This year, I had the privilege of involving northern Ontario’s Huntington University, where I’m an adjunct professor in the Department of Religion, in the Galilee Bethsaida dig. As a result,… Continue reading "Ancient Lovers’ Coin"
The media is buzzing with a new book on Jesus. It’s written by a scholar named Reza Aslan and it’s called “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth”.… Continue reading "Jesus the Zealot: The Inside Story"
A few weeks ago, I blogged about an interesting find at Tel Huqoq. The excavators thought they were looking at the remains of an ancient synagogue whereas, clearly, we are… Continue reading "This is No Synagogue!"
King Herod a Messiah? Everyone agrees that at some point the staurogram became an early symbol of Christianity. It combines the Greek letter “Tau”, which is shaped like a “T”… Continue reading "King Herod a Messiah?"
The book that Professor James Tabor and I recently wrote (The Jesus Discovery: The New Archaeological Find That Reveals the Birth of Christianity) just came out in Italy! It deals… Continue reading "Our Book Has Come Out In Italy!"
Professor Jodi Magness and her team at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee have discovered something significant. Fortunately for us, unlike Professor Yuval Goren who is digging at Tel Socoh with a… Continue reading "Samson Found!"
I’m in Sperlonga, Italy with professor of archaeology Darius Arya (http://dariusaryadigs.com/ AND http://instagram.com/saverome/). Sperlonga is in the Lazio region, 120 km south of Rome, on the Mediterranean Coast. It’s a… Continue reading "I’m in Sperlonga!"