Media
Media Featuring Jodi
- Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury (CNN 2021)
- NOVA: The Dead Sea Scroll Detectives (PBS 2019)
- The Real Jesus of Nazareth with Robert Powell (Smithsonian Channel 2017)
- The Story of God with Morgan Freeman Season 1 (National Geographic 2016)
- Siege of Masada (Smithsonian Channel 2015)
- Jerusalem the Movie (National Geographic Giant Screen Film 2013)
- Bible Secrets Revealed: The Real Jesus (2013)
- The Jewish People, A Story of Survival (PBS 2008)
- Herod’s Lost Tomb (National Geographic 2008)
- NOVA: The Bible’s Buried Secrets (PBS 2008)
- The Jewish People (2008)
- Science of the Bible (National Geographic 2005)
- Battlefield Detectives: The Siege of Masada (2002)
- The Ancients: “Hanukkah & the Maccabees” (12/8/2024)
- Tangible: Theology Learned and Lived: “Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus” (10/30/2024)
- Long Shot Leaders: “Her Authentic Journey into the Field of Archaeology…” (10/18/2024)
- Science History Podcast: “Jerusalem Archeology: Jodi Magness” (9/11/2024)
- Biblical Time Machine: “The Ancient History of Jerusalem” (9/9/2024)
- History Hit Podcast: The Ancients: “Petra: Ancient Wonder of the World” (8/29/2024)
- SeforimChatter: “Jerusalem Through the Ages: From its Beginnings to the Crusades” (8/4/2024) spotify link, apple podcasts link
- National Review: “The Dead Sea Scrolls” (6/25/2024)
- The Times of Israel: “What Matters Now to Archaeologist Jodi Magness: Ever-changing, Eternal Jerusalem” (6/7/2024)
- The Book & the Spade: “Jerusalem Through the Ages” part 1, part 2, part 3 (5/3/2024)
- Finding Genius Podcast: “Digging Through History & Unearthing Ancient Wonders” (4/28/2024)
- Ancient Heroes Podcast: “History’s Holiest City” (3/31/2024)
- The Intangible: “The Intangible with Jodi Magness” (1/16/2024)
- The Virtual Voyage: “Magnificent Mosaics Inside an Ancient Synagogue: A Tour of Huqoq with Dr. Jodi Magness” (11/3/2023)
- Cápsulas de Teología: “El EntrevistAZO. Los Manuscritos de Qumran” (9/29/2023)
- Biblical Time Machine: “The Nasty, Yucky, Funky World of the 1st Century” (9/11/2023)
- Paulogia: “Why Christianity Framed Herod as a Baby Killer” (9/1/2023)
- Seforim Chatter: “A Discussion on the History of Masada” (7/23/2023)
- Soul Searching: “The Dead Sea Scrolls” (6/12/23)
- Sparks of History: “Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth” (5/19/2023)
- Relevant Radio: “Beauty and Truth” (4/24/2023)
- From the Desk: “Did Herod the Great Claim to Be the Messiah?” (3/1/2023)
- Insight Podcast: “History of Early Judaism” (2/12/23)
- ChapelBoro.com: “Who’s Talking” (9/24/2022)
- Pholoso Ministries: “The Jesus of Archaeology” (8/17/2022)
- The Ancients: “The Origins of Jerusalem” (8/18/2022)
- Urbs & Polis: “Masada: A Discussion with Professor Jodi Magness” (5/11/2022)
- Times Will Tell: “What does archaeology say about the location of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?” (4/15/2022)
- Constant Wonder: “Sprouting a Seed That Survived the Roman Siege” (4/6/2022)
- The Ancients: “King Herod” (12/19/2021)
- The Virtual Voyage: “Answering Questions: Exploring the Excavations at Qumran with Dr. Jodi Magness” (04/28/2021)
- The Ancients: “Jewish Burial at the Time of Jesus” (04/04/2021)
- The Ancients: “Myths of Masada” (02/18/2021)
- The Ancients: “Besieging Masada” (02/18/2020)
- Jewish History Matters: “Masada—From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth, with Jodi Magness” (10/25/2020)
- Monacle and Spade: “Herod, Second Temple Judaism & Archaeology with Prof. Jodi Magness – Episode #5” (10/20/2020)
- UNC TV: “NC Bookwatch: Jodi Magness, Masada (08/09/2020)
- Chapelboro: “‘Who’s Talking’ Interview with Jodi Magness” (8/3/2019)
- Israel Bible Center: “Jodi Magness: ‘Reshaping the way we think about Judaism'” (7/3/2019)
- Good Times Radio: “Unearthing the World of Jesus” (10/15/18)
- The Not Old – Better Show: “The Rise of the Synagogue in Jewish Life” (1/30/18)
- UNC: “UNC Chancellor Folt Discusses Huqoq during Commencement Speech” (5/14/17)
- BYU Radio: “Jerusalem Movie, Spiritual Capital, Obesity” (12/07/15)
- Jodi Lane: “Conversation about Masada with Professor Jodi Magness” (2/26/2023)
- AFP Fact Check: “Discovery Claim of Biblical Scroll in Iran is Fake” (4/21/2022)
- Live Science: “Is This Really the Biblical City Where Jesus Walked on Water?” (12/03/2021)
- The Jerusalem Post: “Dead Sea Scrolls scholar flushes out mystery” (06/07/2021)
- Live Science: “Dance floor where John the Baptist was condemned to death discovered, archaeologist says” (01/04/2021)
- UNC: “Working on Women in Science: Jodi Magness (10/01/2020)
- BYU From the Desk: “10 Questions with Jodi Magness” (2/11/2020)
- The Jerusalem Report: “Masada and Jewish Heroism: A New Perspective” (12/23/2019)
- National Geographic: “Road built by biblical villain uncovered in Jerusalem” (10/20/2019)
- Times of Israel: “On an ancient road to the Temple, archaeological innovation, mystery and dispute” (10/17/2019)
- Carolina Center for Jewish Studies: “Professor Magness Inducted into American Academy of the Arts and Sciences” (10/14/2019)
- Zman Israel:“Dismantling Masada (Hebrew)” (10/8/2019)
- The Well: “2019 A&S Academy members to be inducted Oct. 12” (10/7/2019)
- Times of Israel: “Maybe there was no mass suicide at Masada? Top archaeologist questions a legend” (10/4/2019)
- Mosaic: “What Really Happened at Masada?” (8/2019)
- Blue Ridge Now: “We could have had Herod the Great” (8/15/2019)
- UNC Media Hub: “Jodi Magness: Reshaping the way we think about Judaism'” (7/3/2019)
- BYU: “The Tales from Galilee” (Spring 2019)
- UNC: “Three from UNC-Chapel Hill elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences” (4/17/19)
- AIA: “AIA President Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences ” (4/17/19)
- AMAS: “New 2019 Academy Members Announced” (4/17/19)
- Live Science: “‘Holy Stairs’ Opened for 1st Time in Nearly 300 Years. But Did Jesus Really Climb Them?” (4/16/19)
- Far & Wide: “Amazing Religious Destinations Around the World” (4/15/19)
- PBS: “1,500-Year-Old Trash Piles Hint at a Byzantine City’s Collapse” (3/25/19)
- WUWF: “Archaeologist Unveils Mosaic Art Hidden In Ancient Israel Synagogue” (2/15/19)
- Times of Israel: “ToI asks the experts: What are the most important finds of Israeli archaeology?” (4/19/18)
- Arab News: “Gazan unearths ancient graves in vegetable patch” (1/27/18)
- The News and Observer: “How can you be Christian without caring for the poor?” (12/22/17)
- LA Times: “How can you be Christian without caring for the poor?” (12/21/17)
- Science: “Can the Museum of the Bible overcome the sins of the past?” (10/16/17)
- Times of Israel: “The Real Story Behind the “House of Jesus’ Apostles” Discovery” (8/7/17)
- Times of Israel: “Earliest mosaic of Jonah and the whale found in Galilee synagogue” (7/7/17)
- The Herald-Sun: “Stunners in Galilee: Archaeologists shed new light on daily life in 5th century” (7/6/17)
- UNC: “Excavations by UNC-Chapel Hill archaeologist continue to yield stunning mosaics in ancient Galilean synagogue” (7/6/17)
- Daily Tarheel: “Full-time archaeologist Jodi Magness digs into teaching religion at UNC” (1/27/17)
- UNC Archaeology: “Magness Honored by Board of Trustees for Role in ‘Story of God with Morgan Freeman'” (1/26/17)
- Fox News: “Christ’s Tomb Uncovered: This is what Experts Discovered” (10/31/16)
- National Geographic: “Unsealing of Christ’s Reputed Tomb Turns Up New Revelations” (10/31/16)
- Fox News: “Rare Discovery: Ancient Synagogue Mosaic May Depict Alexander the Great” (9/12/16)
- Society for Classical Studies: NEH Awards Grants to Six Classically-Themed Projects(9/2/16)
- PaleoJudaica.com: “NEH Grant for Magness” (9/1/16)
- NPR Boston: “Without Lights, Tinsel Or Leisure – A Look At Life In Ancient Bethlehem” (12/18/15)
- NPR: “The Magdala Stone May Be A Portal To Early Religion” (12/17/15)
- KPBS: “Jerusalem Documentary Takes San Diego On Eye-Opening Tour” (11/18/15)
- Washington Post: “Experts dismiss Carson’s belief pyramids used to store grain” (11/05/15)
- CBC: “Ben Carson, U.S. presidential hopeful, thinks pyramids are ancient grain silos” (11/05/15)
- Yahoo: “Experts dismiss Carson’s belief pyramids used to store grain” (11/05/15)
- New York Times: “The Temple Mount in Jerusalem” (10/13/15)
- Free Beacon: “Scholar Rips NYT for Disputing Jewishness of Temple Mount” (10/12/15)
- New York Times: “Historical Certainty Proves Elusive at Jerusalem’s Holiest Place” (10/08/15)
- Worcester Magazine: “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Worcester West Side Secret” (8/13/15)
- WNCN: “UNC professor finds treasures buried in Israel” (4/13/15)
- WUNC: “NC Archaeologist Has Find-Of-A-Lifetime, 3 Years In A Row” (7/15/2014)
- SKY News: “UNESCO Wades Into Jesus’ River Baptism Spot Row” (07/13/15)
- The Daily Beast: “Oops! Jesus’ Last Steps Are in the Wrong Place” (01/06/15)
- Washington Post: “Jerusalem Tomb Houses Some of Jesus’s Earliest Followers, Filmmaker Says” (4/5/2012)
- USA Today: “‘James Ossuary’ Verdict Adds to Burial Box Furor” (3/18/2012)
photo credit: Jim Haberman