James Tabor

thumb|Christianity, as we came to know it, is Paul and Paul is Christianity. James Daniel Tabor (born 1946) is an American Biblical scholar. Quotes Christianity, as we came to know it, is Paul and Paul is Christianity. Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity (Simon & Schuster, 2012), p. 24 The Jesus Dynasty (2006) The Jesus Dynasty A New Historical Investigation of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity]]'' (Simon & Schuster, 2006) Historians are bound by their discipline to work within the parameters of a scientific view of reality. Women do not get pregnant without a male—ever. So Jesus had a human father, whether we can identify him or not. Dead bodies don't rise—not if one is clinically dead—as Jesus surely was after Roman crucifixion and three days in a tomb. So if the tomb was empty the historical conclusion is simple—Jesus' body was moved by someone and likely reburied in another location. pp. 233–234 There is no evidence that James worshipped his brother or considered him divine. His emphasis in his letter was not upon the person of Jesus but upon what Jesus taught. p. 282 External links TaborBlog Category:1946 births Category:Biblical scholars Category:Historians from the United States Category:Living people Category:University of Chicago alumni Category:University of Notre Dame faculty