Dr. James Tabor is professor of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. James and I have been friends for about forty years. We met in metro-Houston where I lived for forty years. He used to live in Texas. He reviewed my book, The Restitution: Biblical Proof Jesus Is NOT God, on August 15, 2023. This republished book is 570 pages, and it cites over 400 scholars. It has a title change, but the... Read more
Now I resume blogging about my attendance a few days ago of the virtual conference entitled “New Insights into the New Testament” (NINT), hosted by Dr. Bart Ehrman. As this title suggests, the scholars who presented in it were revealing new insights about the New Testament that they have discovered themselves or insights that are largely known to some scholars but not to most readers of the New Testament. This was the first such conference, and I think they expect... Read more
Researchers are turning up more and more evidence to support the allegation that the British monarchy was involved in the colonial slave trade more than formerly thought. This new evidence may impact future accountability to the descendants of African slaves in the form of monetary reparations in several parts of the world, including the USA. King James II (1633-1701)–the King of England and grandson of King James I who commissioned the famous King James Version of the Bible (KJV)–directly oversaw... Read more
Europe just won the Ryder Cup by absolutely trouncing the USA. The final score apparently will be 16 to 11. The US got off to such a miserable start in these biennial and historic, three-day matches. By the second day, yesterday in early afternoon, the score was Europe 8.5 points to USA 1.5 points. So, the Americans had dug themselves such a big hole from which it was nigh impossible to extricate themselves. European golf fans used to be polite... Read more
After two days of the Ryder Cup, with tomorrow’s final round to go, the score stands at Europe 10.5 points and the US at 5.5 points. So, the US must have a massive surge tomorrow to win this premier sporting event in what would be its first US win on European turf in the past thirty years. It didn’t used to be this way. The US used to own the Ryder Cup, plain and simple. But that was before the... Read more
This weekend, I’m attending a virtual conference called New Insights into the New Testament. It is hosted by Dr. Bart Ehrman, bestselling author and professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The conference consists of ten professors presenting hour-long speeches about new insights into the Bible’s New Testament (NT). I watched two presenters today: Dr. Mark Goodacre and Dr. Dale Allison. Tomorrow, I intend to watch Dr. James Tabor and Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. I know... Read more
Twenty-five year old Sahith Theegala is one of my favorite young players on the PGA Tour. Just minutes ago, he won his first PGA Tour tournament, his 74th start. It was the Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort’s North Course in Napa, California. He shot a four-under par 68 to post a 21-under par total of 267 to win by three strokes over S. H. Kim, another buddying young star. Theegala had a terrific rookie season in 2021. He finished 26th... Read more
Golfers are always asking, “What’s the best club in the bag? I say it depends on who you ask. Ben Crenshaw says, “It’s the putter because, Drive for show, putt for dough.” Ben Hogan says, “It’s the driver because, If you drive crooked, you may never putt.” Donald Trump says, “All you FAKE LAME BRAINS don’t know what you’re talkin’ about!!! I win my club championship every year, so I know. It’s the FOOT WEDGE!” Read my book, Bible Predicts... Read more
Last week ex-president Donald Trump said in a radio interview with media broadcaster and friend, Glenn Beck, that if he regains the White House in the presidential election next year, he will have “no choice” but to imprison his political enemies. And Trump reportedly has been talking lately on the campaign trail about his vengeance he will exercise against some people who were instrumental in getting him indicted four times in the past five months. When Donald Trump ran for... Read more
One of the most important texts in the Bible is Daniel 7.9-14, and it contains perhaps the greatest revelation of Jesus in the Bible. But we need to get the background first. Daniel first relates, “In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down the dream” (Daniel 7.1). In vv. 2-8, Daniel records this dream which is one of the most significant... Read more
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