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!"
Excerpts from article in the Vancouver Province THE MORAL QUESTION The study of 2,000-year-old tombs from the time of Jesus has peeled back layers of ancient history. Film producer Simcha… Continue reading "Simcha Feature – Vancouver Province “Faith”"
Once again, there is a controversy brewing in the UK over whether Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene or not. For my part, I don’t understand the uproar. Why is… Continue reading "BBC accused of provoking Christians with Mary Magdalene documentary"
Not To Be Missed: The Top Five Posts on TaborBlog in 2012 Here is a listing of the Top Five most visited articles on the Taborblog during the calendar year 2012. Many… Continue reading "Top 5 Blogs From: “All things biblical” from the Hebrew Bible to Early Christianity in the Roman World and Beyond"
John Greene review RICHARD A. FREUND DIGGING THROUGH THE BIBLE: UNDERSTANDING BIBLICAL PEOPLE, PLACES, AND CONTROVERSIES THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY NEW YORK: ROWAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC., 2009, 381 pp. REVIEWED BY… Continue reading "Full John Greene review of Digging through the Bible"
My “debut” as an adjunct Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Huntington University in Sudbury, Ontario was an incredible experience. The screening of “The Resurrection Tomb Mystery/The Jesus… Continue reading "My Debut as an Adjunct Professor"
By MATTI FRIEDMAN in timesofisrael.com Few ancient sites in the Holy Land have ignited the imagination like the lost tombs of the Maccabees, the family that led a Jewish rebel… Continue reading "Is the Maccabees’ ancient mystery close to solution?"
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"