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By: Jonathan Klawans

Many assume that Jesus' Last Supper was a Seder, the ritual Passover meal. Examine evidence from the synoptic Gospels with scholar Jonathan Klawans.

By: James Tabor

What can we reliably know about Paul and how can we know it? As is the case with Jesus this is not an easy question.

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Jesus’s resurrection happens off-screen. The actual moment when Jesus rises from the dead was not witnessed and, therefore, not explicitly described in the Gospels. Nevertheless, that has not stopped Christians from depicting this significant moment over the course of the past two millennia.

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Bruce Chilton reviews "Jesus and Magic: Freeing the Gospel Stories from Modern Misconceptions" by Richard A. Horsley.

By: Ellen White

Biblical scholar Marcus Borg, known as one of the fathers of the modern Quest for the Historical Jesus, passed away on January 21, 2015.

By: Reviewed by James D.G. Dunn

James D.G. Dunn reviews "Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery: The Secret Gospel of Mark in Debate" edited by Tony Burke.

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Bible in the News, Aspects of Monotheism, The Rise of Ancient Israel, Feminist Approaches to the Bible and The Search for Jesus are now available as digital publications for your eReader

By: Reviewed by John Merrill

John Merrill reviews "The First Christmas", "The Last Week" and "The Meaning of Jesus" By Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan and N.T. Wright.

By: Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

Jerome Murphy-O’Connor reviews "The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon" by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan.

By: Reviewed by Craig A. Evans

Craig A. Evans reviews "Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography" by Bruce Chilton, "In Search of Paul: How Jesus’s Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom" by Bruce Chilton, "Social-Science Commentary on the Letters of Paul" by Bruce J. Malina and John J. Pilch, "Paul: His Life and Teaching" by John McRay, "Paul: His Story" by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, "Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology" by Udo Schnelle, trans. M. Eugene Boring and "Paul: In Fresh Perspective" by N.T. Wright.