Shimon Gibson Explained

Shimon Gibson is a British-born archaeologist living in North Carolina, where he is a Professor of Practice in the Department of History at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.^[1]

Life

Gibson was the lead archaeologist excavating a wilderness cave he associated with John the Baptist in 2000 and later wrote The Cave of John the Baptist.^[2] Such claim has been criticized by other scholars and, according to Hershel Shanks, "few, if any, scholars in Israel think this cave has anything to do with John the Baptist".^{[3] [4] [5]} He later led a team that found a 10-line ritual cup at Mount Zion.^{[6] [7]}

He is the editor of The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible^[8] and was co-editor with Avraham Negev of the Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land.^[9] In his The Final Days of Jesus: The Archaeological Evidence (2009)^[10] he advanced the theory that Jesus was killed for acts of healing.^[11]

Gibson has appeared in a number of biblical archaeology documentaries.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Shimon Gibson Department of History UNC Charlotte . history.uncc.edu . University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
2. "The Cave of John the Baptist", Biblical Archaeology Society
3. Web site: Shanks. Hershel. 2015-08-24. John the Baptist's Cave? The evidence is thin. 2021-06-01. The BAS Library. en.
4. Book: McIntosh, Kenneth. The Controversial World of Biblical Archaeology: Tomb Raiders, Fakes, and Scholars. September 2005. Mason Crest Publishers. 978-1-59084-983-5. en.
5. Zias. Joe. John the Baptist or Lazarus, the patron saint of leprosy?. Revue Biblique. en.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912193732/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090909-code-biblical-cup.html Bible-Era Mystery Vessel Found -- Code Stumps Experts
7. http://www.digmountzion.com/information/the-staff/shimon-gibson-director.html Shimon Gibson - Director
8. http://www.jesusfamilytomb.com/experts/archeologists/shimon_gibson.html Archeologists: Shimon Gibson
9. Book: Negev . Avraham . Avraham Negev . Gibson, Shimon . Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land . 2001 . New York and London . Continuum . 0-8264-1316-1 . 26 July 2021. (Snippet view).
10. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/33428/Shimon_Gibson/index.aspx Shimon Gibson from HarperCollins Publishers
11. http://jamestabor.com/2009/05/06/why-was-jesus-killed-shimon-gibsons-take/ Why Was Jesus Killed? Shimon Gibson’s Take
12. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1890983/ IMDB Shimon Gibson