Since 2007, my colleagues and I have argued that Jesus’ family tomb has been discovered in the east Talpiot suburb of Jerusalem. Some scholars ridiculed the idea. Many ignored it.… Continue reading "Jesus Was Married. Something Has Changed!"
by James Tabor This week I highly recommend Prof. Barrie Wilson’s book, How Jesus Became Christian (New York: St. Martins Press, 2008; Random House in Canada). Prof. Wilson teaches at… Continue reading "Book of the Week: How Jesus Became Christian"
by James Tabor I am not archaeologist, my training is as a Biblical scholar, a historian of religions, but over the past 20 years I have had a considerable amount… Continue reading "The Talpiot “Jesus” Tomb: What Might Have Been–The Ossuaries"
by James Tabor The first and most frequent response one gets to any suggestion that the Talpiot “Jesus” tomb might be that of Jesus of Nazareth and his family is… Continue reading "How Common Are The Names in the Talpiot “Jesus” Tomb: A New Study"
by James Tabor Here are two fascinating photos from the amazing Library of Congress collection of photos of Jerusalem. These are of the Western Wall or Kotel, called for centuries… Continue reading "Praying at the Kotel or Western Wall When Abraham Lincoln Was President"
reprint of article by James Tabor One of the most frequent queries I get about the Talpiot “Jesus” tomb, excavated in April 1980, is the question of what happened to… Continue reading "The Talpiot “Jesus” Tomb: What Might Have Been–The Bones"
By Charley J. Levine A prolific documentary filmmaker-journalist as well as adjunct professor of religious studies at Huntington University in Ontario, Israeli-born Canadian Simcha Jacobovici, 59, intrigues and challenges international… Continue reading "One on One Interview with Simcha Jacobovici"
Three-time Emmy award winner Simcha Jacobovici is anything but the typical Oleh (new immigrant). The much-lauded documentary filmmaker, who brought the tools of investigative journalism into biblical archeology, is known… Continue reading "Living in Israel"