Tabor’s book is called “The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus.” It’s the result of many years of work, trying to piece together who Mary really was. Which isn’t easy, because as Tabor says, the actual Mary — the Jewish woman living in Galilee, the mother of eight children and central figure in the Jesus movement — has been largely erased by a religious idea of Mary: the eternal virgin of the utmost purity. James Tabor joins us to reintroduce her. He calls Mary the best known, and least known, woman in history.
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James Tabor | He’s a biblical scholar and retired Professor of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He’s the author of “The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus.”
Original Airdate: Dec. 17, 2025; rebroadcast: Sept. 24, 2026