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You have just landed on my newly reorganized blog. I stepped into the newly emerging field of "biblioblogging" in April 2006. My original focus was on the "historical Jesus" and issues related thereto. In order to accommodate a wider range of postings on "all things biblical," I decided it would be best to inaugurate this new one, simply called "TaborBlog," on..
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One always hears that the New Testament condors Slavery as part of Roman life and culture–but in this video you will encounter a big surprise. There is an important twist here–that involves being willing to suffer as well as considering yourself “free” even though you are a slave and are treated abusively. Find out for ..read more
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1w ago
Happy Biblical New Year! Nisan/Aviv 1, the 1st day of the 1st month…Exodus 12:1 “This new [moon] shall be the beginning of the months [lit. moons] for you…A time to think back and forward and begin afresh, with Spring Sprung (for us Northern Hemisphere folk at least) and the early “harvest” getting ripe. Aviv means ..read more
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This film was produced in the UK and only shown once–as there was fear that Christians would watch it and conclude that the Rabbi had won the debate. The visual quality is poor–but please go ahead and watch it. You will be hooked by the story by 10-15 minutes in. The voices are clear and ..read more
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In this new series I have gathered together a list of fateful New Testament passages that have been both understood and misunderstood over subsequent ages in ways that reinforce and foster incalculable harm to our lives. I did not try to order these into any kind of priority and I think that would be a ..read more
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In this final video in my mini-series on the Final Week of Jesus’ Life I offer an overview of his arrests, trials before the Jewish and Roman authorities, his crucifixion, and his burial. Here is the link to the PDF document I take you through in the video: https://jamestabor.com/GospelParallels For the video “What Really Happened ..read more
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2w ago
Yesterday I began a Podcast that will be complimentary to, but different from, my Youtube channel, videos, which many of you follow or subscribe to: see JamesTaborVideos. I am using both Spotify and Apple Podcasts at this point. I invite you to give it a try, whichever service you prefer. If you like what you ..read more
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Here I present a critical historical reading of all our major sources that narrative an account of what happened Easter morning. My intent is to provide a plausible scenario as to how, when, and where did faith in Jesus’ resurrection originate. For a very full textual account of the core argument see: “Why People are ..read more
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Today on the Jewish calendar is called Shabbat Parah–the third of the four special Sabbaths leading up to Passover on April 22nd this year (Shekalim, Zakor, Parah, Hachodesh). Each of these Sabbaths has a special Torah reading highlighting a theme associated with the Spring Passover season. The reading for today (Numbers 19:1-22) one of the ..read more
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There is good solid historical evidence that Jesus died on a Thursday not a Friday, despite centuries of tradition. I offer an overview and also address why it matters ..read more
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Jesus’ final third day in the Temple of Jerusalem climaxes as he reveals the “secret” of the Kingdom with two final narratives–a Wise Scribe and a Poor Widow…His most intimate followers miss the whole point ..read more