James D Tabor
@Jamesdtabor
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Distinguished Fellow, Humanities, Hebrew University
Charlotte, NC
Joined February 2009
Meet Me in Atlanta Tuesday Night... Author Event: Dr. James D. Tabor – “The Lost Mary” Join us for an evening with Dr. James D. Tabor to discuss his newest book, The Lost Mary. Tuesday, November 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Location: The Shipyard at the Town at Trilith (Fayetteville,
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I thank Derek Lambert, host of the Youtube channel @MythVisionPodcast, for moderating this discussion between the illustrious Dr. John Dominick Crossan, perhaps the best known "historical Jesus" scholar in the world, and me, focusing on my latest book, The Lost Mary:
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In this segment of a more extended interview I did recently with Jacob Berman, host of the Youtube channel, History Valley, we discuss a number of key issues related to how, when, and why Jesus’ mother Mary, the “best known, least known” woman in history. has been essentially
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In this segment of a more extended interview I did recently with Jacob Berman, host of the History Valley Youtube channel, we discuss a number of key issues related to my new book, The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus. We discuss the sources and how they might be
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Hey for a good laugh…I have Google notifications set up for my new book The Lost Mary and other tags related…and what comes up often has nothing to do with the book. However, this one takes the prize. Anyone for a vaping device called Lost Mary!!! I assume a play on our old
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Today's the day. I want to thank Prof. Candida Moss for her thoughtful review for National Geographic, as well as all my academic colleagues who read and reviewed this book prior to publication. You can see some of their evaluations in this post. Click on link below for more,
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Mary, mother of Jesus, is the best known—and least known—woman in history. Revered and worshipped by millions, she remains a figment of the imagination, the ethereal subject of Raphaels and Bottice...
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I have known for several weeks that the National Catholic Reporter would be reviewing my book. I never got a call from the reporter, which made me worry even more. I just assumed, given the Catholic establishment, plus my book, The Jesus Dynasty being denounced from the pulpit of
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In The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus, James D. Tabor demythologizes the "passive, nonsexual, nonpolitical" Mary, inviting us to consider her through a historical, critical lens.
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I began writing this one ten years ago, through Covid, and all the rest...out at last. Easy URL via Amazon: https://t.co/T1rHYDtzN1
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Free Sample of my forthcoming book, The Lost Mary, see details in video...
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In this third in my mini-series the Fading of the Jesus Family I examine the idea that Mary had neither sex nor children other than Jesus. Is this found anywhere in our historical sources? When, where, and how did the notion of the "Ever-Virgin" develop as a core part of
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In this fascinating interview Dale Allison, one of the most highly regarded historians of Jesus and early Christianity , previews his upcoming lecture at the highly anticipated New Investigations of the New Testament Conference coming up Sept 26-28th. This wide-ranging informal
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In this fascinating interview with one of my favorite scholars, Dr. Joel Marcus, of Duke University, we preview his lecture "Jesus and the Law" for the upcoming virtual conference: "New Investigations of the New Testament--the Historical Jesus." At the end we talk about Bob Dylan
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In this preview of the upcoming 3rd annual "New Investigations of the New Testament" conference, with the theme of the "Quest for the Historical Jesus," I interview Professor Mark Goodacre of Duke University. https://t.co/PhmahtKd1l
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In this 1.45 hour video Dr. Justins Sledge (Youtube host of Esoterica) and I begin to delve into the topic of "Who Was the historical Jesus" based on the recent presentation Justin made on his channel, see link below. This is Part I, covering the basics on the John the
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Pleased to interview Helen Bond today! Don't miss this one. For more info and a special link to this big event see the description to the video. https://t.co/POsjNoVSb7
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Celebrated our 42nd anniversary yesterday, Bond Chapel, University of Chicago, August 13, 1983. Then and now...
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In this Q&A session with Jeremiah Giehl host of Youtube Channel @PullingTheThreadPodcast , I address the question of whether critical methods of studying the historical figure of Jesus should be viewed as positive and constructive or negative and destructive. Check out
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In this edited interview with Aaron Abke and Kameron Waters on Youtube (@AaronAbke ) I take off my "academic" hat for a bit, without discarding it, and talk about a narrative and conceptual "essence" of what I call Abrahamic Faith as reflected in the Hebrew Bible. This
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Restoring Abrahamic Faith attempts to set forth in a clear and engaging style an exposition of the ancient Hebrew Faith as revealed in the Hebrew Bible, with a particular emphasis on Abraham, Moses,...
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Is this the Face of Jesus...the Turin Shroud--getting the facts straight. Millions of sincere Christians believe the Turin Shroud offers something very close to a photographic image of the historical Jesus--including selected scientists, Bible scholars, and theologians--and
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