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March 2020

March 21, 2020

The Not-From-Nazareth Inscription

A chemical study has determined the place of origin of the so-called "Nazareth Inscription." Although...

March 31, 2018

Jesus’ Dishonorable Burial

The subject of Jesus' burial is one that most readers of this blog know interests...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

Jesus from Birth to Burial

Doug Chaplin shared the following blue circle plaque that he made for Jesus, of the...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Repairing the Tomb of Christ

Richard Engel has a fascinating report about the much-needed repairs to the part of the...

May 2016

May 03, 2016

What Is This?

My friend Eldad Keynan shared these photos of a carving in the wall of a building in...

March 2016

March 11, 2016

Ancient Comic Sans

Matthew Morgenstern made me laugh when he shared the above image, with the caption, "I...

April 2015

April 16, 2015

Talpiot Tomb Geology

CNN, the New York Times, the Independent, the Jerusalem Post, and the Guardian have had...

April 03, 2015

The Burial of Jesus

I wrote the book The Burial of Jesus: What Does History Have to Do with...

March 2015

March 15, 2015

Eldad Keynan among the Tombs

ASOR recently had an article highlighting the work of my friend Eldad Keynan, who has...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

In Jesus’ Way

The above photo was kindly taken by Ryan Eller on the recent trip I led...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Barabbas and the Crucified

George Athas blogged last week about the possibility that the remains of the last Hasmonean...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

The Burial of Jesus

Most readers of my blog will know that I wrote a book a few years...

April 08, 2014

Ehrman in the Blogosphere: Round-Up of Recent Posts on Christology and Monotheism

I haven't even managed to start reading Bart Ehrman's most recent book, How Jesus Became...

March 2014

March 07, 2014

Was Jesus Sold for Drug Money?

The short answer to the question in the title of this post is almost certainly...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

James Charlesworth on Jesus' Tomb(s)

Eerdmans shared the above interview with James Charlesworth, talking about the excavations in Talpiot and...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

Eldad Keynan on Jesus’ Burials

Eldad Keynan has a new article on the Bible and Interpretation site, about the burials...

April 2013

April 27, 2013

Talpiotpalooza

There have been a number of articles and blog posts in recent days related to the burial...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

The Burial of Jesus

Due to some sort of glitch on Amazon.com, my ebook The Burial of Jesus: What...

May 2012

May 17, 2012

Loquats, Olive Oil, and Tombs

What the three things mentioned in the title of this post have in common is...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

The Historical Jesus around the Blogosphere

There's a lot of interesting stuff in the blogosphere in the past day or so...

April 20, 2012

From the Talpiot Tomb to the Blogosphere

In my class on the historical Jesus yesterday we discussed the burial of Jesus, including...

April 16, 2012

The Doubly Upside-Down Jonah Ossuary

Steve Caruso noticed that the supposed name of Jonah is upside-down on the ossuary. Of...

April 13, 2012

“The Resurrection Tomb” Documentary: Live Blogged to Death

Steve Caruso offered a "post mortem" on the "live blogging" about the documentary which aired...

April 08, 2012

Talpiot Tomb/Good Friday-Easter/Passover Round-Up

Since the book and documentary promoting the view that Talpiot Tomb B is connected with...

April 05, 2012

Into and Out of Tombs Round-Up

Blogging about the Talpiot tombs and the historical Jesus blends into other topics that come...

April 04, 2012

Talpiot Tomb, Jesus Mythicism, and Related Round-Up

Mark Goodacre had a busier blogging day than we've seen from him in a long...

April 02, 2012

Contrasting Views on the Authenticity of the James Ossuary (and related subjects)

Michael Heiser indicates that his mind is changing about the matter of the authenticity of...

March 2012

March 25, 2012

Talpiot Photos and a Video that may Change your Perspective

A round up of the latest blogging on the Talpiot tombs and James ossuary. James...

March 21, 2012

The Talpiot Tomb Jumps the Tropical Fish

Here's the latest round-up on the Talpiot tomb discussion in the blogosphere. The title of...

March 15, 2012

Demolishing and Reconstructing the Burial of Jesus (and Christianity Itself)

Sam Alexander has posted a review of my book The Burial of Jesus on his...

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