Is a Quest for the Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus, Possible?

How Heaven Replaced Earth

In this video I situate my work on the "Quest for the Historical Mary--Mother of Jesus," in the broader shift in the Hellenistic world, in which a "Great Reversal" took place. Humans began to look to the heavenly world above as their true Home,, whereas the earth was seen as a dark lower world into which we have fallen--strangers in a strange land. You can explore all my interviews with Robert Kuhn, Host of Closer to Truth, at this link: https://closertotruth.com/search-results/?searchwp=James+d.+tabor

What I Learned from Reading Paul in Greek for Sixty Years!

In this illustrated reading of the Preface to my book Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity (Simon & Schuster 2012) I present a very personal overview of how I view and understand "The Thirteenth Apostle" since I first encountered him at age 17 in my Testament Greek course with the late Professor Abraham Malherbe. He was one of the towering scholars of his generation. I was "hooked" for life and have continued to think about Paul, his ideas, and his relationship to Jesus and his message, ever since.That book, and my earlier one, Paul's Ascent to Paradise, encapsulated my own approach and conclusions to this lifetime of study. You can find both of them described and linked at https://jamestabor.com/books.

Is a Quest for the Historical Mary, Mother of Jesus, Possible?

In this final interview of 2025 I speak with Dr. Chris Corinthwaite. We delve into some of the more fascinating and intricate deals of my research on Mary, Mother of Jesus, as presented in my new book: The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus IKnopf 2025)Link: https://jamestabor.com/lostmary [https://jamestabor.com/lostmary]

Jesus the Baptizer and His Teacher John Pt 2

In Part II of this podcast I explores the idea that John the Baptizer was the prophetic figure who inaugurated the Jesus movement, that Jesus joined the movement as his disciple, and when he was arrested, Jesus picked up the baton.

Was John the Baptizer Greater than Jesus? Part I

In this podcast I explores the idea that John the Baptizer was the prophetic figure who inaugurated the Jesus movement, that Jesus joined the movement as his disciple, and when he was arrested, Jesus picked up the baton.