James Tabor
This Channel contains a growing archive of interviews, lectures, and related videos from my forty years exploring the academic study of the origins of Christianity and ancient Judaism. Some of the videos are older than others and the emphasis is on CONTENT not slick video quality--although I will be posting newer HD productions as well. This material is based upon our surviving historical sources, particularly ancient texts and the material evidence of archaeology. Major topics of my own focus have been the historical Jesus, John the Baptizer, James the brother of Jesus, the apostle Paul, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Jesus. Questions of focus are: Can the original message of Jesus be recovered? How did Paul differ in his gospel message from that of Jesus? How did a new religion known as "Christianity" emerge from its late 2nd Temple Jewish origins. What have we learned from the Dead Sea Scrolls and other late 2nd Temple Jewish sources?
Is the Mystery Solved?--How the Shroud of Turin Was Produced
The ONLY Authentic 1st Century Burial Shroud Ever Found in Jerusalem!
Dating the Dead Sea Scrolls--What About the Latest AI and Carbon 14 Methods?
Remembering my Dear Friend Jud Shaver (1949-2024)
A Young Christian Believer Asks Dr Tabor Four Questions about Paul
Serious Students Only: Is Romans 9-11 based on the Hebrew Bible?
Is the Jesus Story Modeled after a Typical Hellenistic Divine Man Matrix
What Was "Christianity" Like Before Paul?
When Prophecy Fails: The Teacher of Righteousness in the Dead Sea Scrolls
But Dr. Tabor What do YOU Believe?
Were there Connections Between Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls Community?
Do Mainstream Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Reflect Abrahamic Faith?
Go with Me into the 1st century Jerusalem Tomb of the Shroud!
Mark's Mystery Man in Jesus' Tomb
Did the Early Christians Keep Sunday as a New Sabbath Day?
Why I Don't Judge Another's Religious Experience
Why Study Jesus in Unbelief?
DrTabor on True Religion: Remarks at the Waco Branch Davidian Memorial 2025
Five Final Post-Easter Questions for Dr Tabor
Would Jesus Followers Venerate a Tomb with His Corpse Inside?
The Gospel Texts That All Major Christian Apologists for Jesus' Resurrection Have Misinterpreted!
Weeping Through Easter: A Credible Historical Reconstruction of What Most Likely Happened
Last Days of Jesus--Pt 4: Dead and Twice Buried
Palm Sunday, Passover, Lord's Supper, Good Friday, Easter Sunday--Getting the Facts Straight!
Last Days of Jesus--Pt 3 The King is Dead!
Last Days of Jesus Pt 2--What Got Him Killed?
Last Days of Jesus Pt 1-A Temple Takeover Recon
Happy Biblical New Year from the Holy Land!
New Investigations of the 1st Century Skeletal Remains at Masada
Was Jesus Naked at His Resurrection?