Dr. James D. Tabor chairs the Department of Religious Studies of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was chief editor of  the Original Bible Project, an effort to produce a historical-linguistic translation of the Bible with notes.  He is often consulted by the national media, particularly in connection with the Dead Sea Scrolls, and modern apocalypticism and millennialism.  Dr. Tabor has been quoted by or appeared in such media publications and programs as Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NBC, PBS, and Frontline.

Dr. Tabor's recent books include: Why Waco? The Battle for Religious Freedom in America and the forthcoming Jesus Dynasty: New Historical Investigation of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity (Simon & Schuster, Spring 2006).