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Did King Ahab Worship Yahweh? Discovered temples complicate biblical story by Lauren K. McCormick; June 29, 2026 in BAS. A Rival to Solomon’s Temple: The Place of Worship at Tel Moẓa Explained by Marek Dospěl, in BAS, September 14, 2021. Samaria – Capital of Israel by Rupert Chapman
Continue ReadingThis post is a focused summary by Claude.ai on 6/27/2026 of the report Open Journal of Geology > Vol.4 No.3, March 2014 titled The Authenticity of the James Ossuary A PDF of the report is in Tabor’s directory in the subdirectory ‘James Ossuary’. The following Aramaic inscription appears on one of the long outer walls of the […]
Continue Reading“Time Capsule” Cave Discovered in Israel Cave inhabited 400,000 years ago illuminates prehistory by Lauren K. McCormick, June 26, 2026 Archaeologists have uncovered a prehistoric cave in Fureidis, Israel (south of Haifa), dating between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago. The archaeologists describe the cave as a “time capsule” because it remained largely undisturbed for hundreds of […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/25/2026. Prompt: Provide an essay based on the work of critical bible scholars about the destruction of the bronze serpent (Nehushtan) by Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18:4. The serpent may originally have been a legitimate cult object but later became treated as an idol. Include the thoughts about the timing of that […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/25/2026 Prompt: The imagery of a bull as representative of the deity was used in the ancient Near East. Was it used by the ancient Israelites in the Abraham to Moses time and later? Cite all sources in line. Response: Yes. Most historians of ancient Israel and critical biblical scholars conclude that […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 6/23/2026. Copied from the end of the Response below: A concise way many scholars distinguish the terms is: The full Response In critical biblical scholarship, apocalyptic and eschatological are related concepts, but they are not identical. Eschatology Eschatology comes from the Greek eschatos (“last”) and logos (“study” or “teaching”). In biblical studies, […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a question/response from Tabor’s new Circle site, and below that extract is a Claude.ai Prompt/Response. 6/23/2026 – OP’s Question: What are some thoughts out there about the thought that the Maccabees heavily redacted Deuteronomy to support their legitimacy? Response by Annette Cloutier Sean, this is a fascinating line of inquiry. The Hasmoneans/Maccabeans […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai on 6/21/2026. The Theudas–Judas chronological problem in Acts 5:36–37 is widely regarded among critical scholars as one of the most damaging historical errors in Luke-Acts, precisely because it is not a minor slip but a structural anachronism embedded in a speech Luke attributes to a historical figure. The Text Acts 5:36–37 (NRSV): “For […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains Claude.ai’s summary of the transcript of the YouTube “conversation” Biblical Idols with Dan McClellan at the Bible & Archaeology channel. The conversation is hosted by Dr. Jordan Jones and includes Dr. Bob Cargill. The transcript is in the Jordan Jones directory in Dropbox. [But first, my idea when listening to the conversation […]
Continue ReadingThe Roman World of Jesus: A Historical Overview, posted by James Tabor. The transcript’s MS Word version is in his Dropbox Directory. Extracted Opening: Copyright 1982 by Norman Perrin and Dennis During. This article, with very minor modifications, was written by Dennis Duling, Professor Emeritus of Canisius College. It was published in the 2nd edition of […]
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