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$\"\"$ I apologize that it has taken me a while to mention the<\/a> recent<\/a> passing<\/a> of<\/a> Geza<\/a> Vermes<\/a>, the renowned scholar of ancient Judaism and the historical Jesus. I had wanted to mark his passing not merely by linking to what others wrote, but by trying to round up and share some of his writings<\/a> and videos that can be found online. Alas, other things got in the way. So I direct readers to the blog<\/a> posts<\/a> about his life and death by Mark Goodacre<\/a> (twice<\/a>), James Crossley<\/a>, Jim Davila<\/a>, and the T&T Clark blog<\/a>\u00a0(among<\/a> others<\/a>).<\/p>\n

But I will share this one video, in which he speaks directly to the camera and talks about the Testimonium Flavianum \u2013 a passage in which Josephus mentions Jesus, and which shows clear signs of Christian tampering. I encourage you (especially if you are unfamiliar with his work) to find and read more<\/a>!<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4PauH4zVH4c<\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"