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James Tabor: Jesus and John ‘Twin’ Messiahs

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

In case you missed it, ABC’s 20/20 ran a story tonight interviewing James Tabor, author of The Jesus Dynasty and a historian with the Religious Studies Department at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He has some pretty interesting — uhm — ideas. You can read the article here . I recorded […]

Dead Sea Scroll, Pontius Pilate Stone on Tour

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

Thanks to Targuman, I noticed NPR is running an article about a touring exhibit currently in Chicago which includes a Dead Sea Scroll, the ‘Pontius Pilate’ dedicatory stone (literal proof of Pilate, literally in stone,) as well as ossuaries and other items.
What I love about this is the “bringing history alive” aspect, something I try […]