He is Professor Emeritus of Middle East Religions and Archaeology and Islamic Law and the Director of the Institute for the Study of Judeo-Christian Origins at California State University Long Beach.
He has a Ph.D. in Middle East Languages and Cultures with a Speciality in Islamic Law from Columbia University
He has a B.A. from Cornell University in Philosophy and Engineering Physics
Visiting Senior Member of Linacre College, Oxford.
He holds a Master of Arts Degree from New York University in Hebrew and Near East Studies.
Robert's Theories and Contributions
 Paul as an Herodian |
 First to call the James Ossuary fraudulent |
 First to Call for AMS Carbon Dating |
 James the Brother of Jesus |
 Dead Sea Scrolls |
Interpretation of Habakkuk 2:4 at Qumran |
 First to do a Radar Groundscan of the Settlement at Qumran, its Marl Terraces, and other Caves |
 First to Lead a Team to Conduct a 40 KM Walking Survey of the Daves along the Dead Sea Shores |
Already Released
Islamic Law in Palestine and Israel
A Facsimile Edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Islamic Law in Palestine and Israel: A History of the Survival of Tanzimat and Shari’a in the British Mandate and the Jewish State
James The Just In The Habakkuk Pesher
The New Testament Code The Cup of the Lord, the Damascus Covenant, and the Blood of Christ 2nd Edition
James the Brother of Jesus
The New Jerusalem
Maccabees, Zadokites, Christians and Qumran
Dead Sea Scrolls And The First Christians
The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered
The New Testament Code
