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	<title>The Jesus Dynasty / James Tabor &#187; Archaeology</title>
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		<title>Keeping Up with the Latest on the Talpiot &#8220;Jesus&#8221; Tomb</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2012/01/10/keeping-up-with-the-latest-on-the-talpiot-jesus-tomb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find it somewhat amazing that so many freely expressing opinions on  the controversial Talpiot &#8220;Jesus&#8221; tomb and/or the &#8220;James ossuary&#8221; have  not kept up with even the most minimum of the latest research on the  topic. I find this is the case even with all too many of my academic  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on the German &#8220;Pantera&#8221; Tombstone</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2010/11/20/more-on-the-german-pantera-tombstone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I pointed out in a recent post on this Blog, the term &#8220;Jesus son of Pantera&#8221; comes up in 2nd century AD Greek and Jewish sources, including texts associated with stories set in the city of Sepporis, just four miles from Nazareth where Jesus grew up. In chapter 3 of The Jesus Dynasty, titled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish Roman World of Jesus Web Page Change</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2010/08/26/jewish-roman-world-of-jesus-web-page-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2010/08/26/jewish-roman-world-of-jesus-web-page-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My main university Web page that has been used by many thousands of folks over the years (the counter reset to zero at 1 million some years ago) has been moved. If you have linked it anywhere please note the change and update your records. I am working with our Web people at the university [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Update on &#8220;Paul Untitled&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2010/08/22/an-update-on-paul-untitled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2010/08/22/an-update-on-paul-untitled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have posted anything here on the Jesus Dynasty Blog. For the past two months I have pretty much gone &#8220;underground&#8221; to complete my new book on Paul. I have been writing non-stop, with trips to Rome and Jerusalem sandwiched in, to move the book along as soon as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tomb of the Shroud: Earliest Case of Leprosy</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2009/12/16/the-tomb-of-the-shroud-earliest-case-of-leprosy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2009/12/16/the-tomb-of-the-shroud-earliest-case-of-leprosy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Tomb of the Shroud&#8221; which was discovered and investigated in 2000 by Shimon Gibson, Boaz Zissu, and me, with a team of our UNC Charlotte students  in the summer of 2000, continues to yield up many scientific secrets about life and death in Jerusalem in the time of Jesus. I related the basic story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest Report on Jerusalem Mt Zion Excavation</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2009/03/03/latest-report-on-jerusalem-mt-zion-excavation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2009/03/03/latest-report-on-jerusalem-mt-zion-excavation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Mark Elliot and the editors of the newly revived Web site Bible Interpretation for carrying a featured article on the latest report on our very exciting Mt Zion excavation in Jerusalem. You can read the report with pictures here. Bible Interpretation was, in my view, one of the finest sites on-line and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Extraordinary Work of Balage Baloge</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2008/08/03/the-extraordinary-work-of-balage-baloge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2008/08/03/the-extraordinary-work-of-balage-baloge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to highlight the extraordinary artistic work of Balage Baloge and his contributions to our visualization of the ancient Roman World of Jesus and early Christianity. I first encountered his work in the wonderful volume by John Crossan and Jonathan Reed, Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts. There one finds dozens of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biblical Archaeology and Academic Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/12/09/biblical-archaeology-and-academic-integrity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/12/09/biblical-archaeology-and-academic-integrity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prof. Aren Maeir, chair of the Dept. of Archaeology/Land of Israel Studies at Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Israel has recently expressed his views on &#8220;Biblical Archaeology,&#8221; in a widely circulated news story &#8220;Caution Replaces Rash Claims to Prove Bible.&#8221; He argues that there is no reason to shy away from comparing scientific findings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What About the James Ossuary?</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/10/17/what-about-the-james-ossuary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/10/17/what-about-the-james-ossuary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frequent questions I get when giving public lectures around the country is &#8220;What about the James ossuary&#8211;has it been proved to be a forgery?&#8221; The confusion on this matter, fueled by many inaccurate and outdated news reports and Internet pieces, is considerable. It is difficult to sort out the facts. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The King of the Jews: On Dynasties and Tombs</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/05/08/the-king-of-the-jews-on-dynasties-and-tombs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/05/08/the-king-of-the-jews-on-dynasties-and-tombs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 04:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The breaking news this morning regarding Prof. Ehud Netzer&#8217;s discovery of the remains of what appear to be the grave, sarcophagus, and mausoleum of Herod the Great at the Herodium, just south of Bethlehem, has fired the imagination of the world. Much of what we know of Herod comes from Josephus, the 1st century CE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case of the Ossuary of Shimon bar Jonah</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/04/03/has-the-ossuary-of-simon-peter-aka-simeon-son-of-jonah-been-found/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/04/03/has-the-ossuary-of-simon-peter-aka-simeon-son-of-jonah-been-found/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In all the controversy over whether or not the Talpiot &#8220;Jesus Family tomb&#8221; might have been that of Jesus of Nazareth there is another ossuary about which few outside the academic world have ever heard. Rather than stirring worldwide headlines and passionate debate, it has largely gone unnoticed, since it is not a part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Before Pontius Pilate</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/02/17/jesus-before-pontius-pilate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2007/02/17/jesus-before-pontius-pilate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the features that distinguishes The Jesus Dynasty from many other historical treatments of Jesus is the attention I give to place. By that I mean my attempt to determine if possible the locations of various sites that become the settings of the basic gospel narratives. This is particularly the case when it comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fascinating Book on the Megiddo Excavations Now Available</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/12/14/fascinating-book-on-the-megiddo-excavations-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/12/14/fascinating-book-on-the-megiddo-excavations-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November, 2005 the news spread quickly around the world:
Oldest &#8220;church&#8221; ever found has been discovered near the biblical site of Armageddon!
The site was uncovered on the grounds of a modern Israeli prison near Megiddo. It gives us a precious glimpse into early Christian worship and devotion before the time of Constantine (325 AD), for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;John the Baptist&#8221; Suba Cave</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/07/18/the-john-the-baptist-suba-cave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/07/18/the-john-the-baptist-suba-cave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Excavated Entrance to the Suba Cave
As readers know one of the archaeological sites I discuss in my book, The Jesus Dynasty, is the Suba cave, located outside Ein Kerem, the traditional birthplace of John the Baptist, a few kilometers west of Jerusalem. My colleague, Israeli archaeologist Shimon Gibson and I have been digging there since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the Facts Straight: The James Ossuary</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/07/14/getting-the-facts-straight-the-james-ossuary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/07/14/getting-the-facts-straight-the-james-ossuary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Introduction to my book, The Jesus Dynasty, I offer a comprehensive discussion of the potential importance and significance of the ossuary or &#8220;bone box&#8221; inscribed &#8220;James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus,&#8221;  that came to public attention in late 2002. If authentic it offers us the first archaeological evidence ever discovered that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest on the James Ossuary</title>
		<link>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/07/02/the-latest-on-the-james-ossuary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jesusdynasty.com/blog/2006/07/02/the-latest-on-the-james-ossuary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Tabor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talpiot Jesus Family Tomb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to keep up with all the discussion related to the so-called James ossuary, which I treat extensively in the Introduction to my book, The Jesus Dynasty is to check regularly the Biblical Archaeology Society Web site where one can find archived materials as well as coverage of breaking news.
Yesterday a [...]]]></description>
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