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Sarah E. Rollens

@apocalypsenow5.bsky.social
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Department Chair and Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College. PhD in the Study of Religion (EC&NT), University of Toronto & Centre for Jewish Studies (2013).

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De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Out now in #freeaccess! 📖 Read the wonderful new editorial by @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social, kicking off a special issue commemorating 25 years of Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza’s "Jesus and the Politics of Interpretation". Check the full issue out here: brill.com/view/journal...
Cover of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, and screenshot of the first page of the editorial "Jesus and the Politics of Interpretation, 25 years on" by Sarah E. Rollens.
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Dr Meredith JC Warren @drmjcwarren.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Congratulations to all contributors to Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts! We’re honoured to have been awarded 1st place in the category of Scripture — Academic Studies in the Catholic Media Association’s 2026 Book Awards. 🏆📖🍾 @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social @evandeneykel.bsky.social
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Indeed, it’s beautiful!
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Posting again for visibility: Rhodes College is hiring a 2-year VAP, cross-appointed in Religious Studies and Africana Studies. Review of applications starts Mar. 9. Please share with your networks! Thank you! rhodes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Rhodes...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
SBL annual meeting CFP is up! Here’s the Historical Jesus unit CFP. Please take special note of #2 (bc there's a lot of space for innovative approaches/topics! Also, keep in mind that JSHJ is interested in work on reception history too!). And as always, an open session! The call closes Mar. 4.
HJ Unit call for papers
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
My department is hiring a 2-year VAP in Religious Studies & Africana Studies (cross-appointed in both programs). Interdisciplinary teaching is a huge plus! rhodes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Rhodes...
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies
Job Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies Department: Urban Studies Job Description: The Religious Studies Department and Africana Studies Program at Rhodes Col...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
I read the RBL review of _Judeophobia and the NT_ about 3 times to make sure I didn’t overlook an incisive critique of something we got wrong. But each time, all I found was a kind, complimentary reflection 🥹 Deepest thanks to Paula Fredriksen for this review—and to the many contributors! ❤️
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Sarah Dohl ❌👑 @sarahdohl.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
If someone in your life is a teacher or school support staff, make sure they have this new resource from @unitedwedream.org, @nilc.org, @aft.org on how they can create a safe and supportive environment for all their students. It’s so good.
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Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff
This guide was created for educators, school support staff and service providers who teach, mentor and help open the doors of opportunity for immigrant students and families. Educators, school support...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Psssst! Just dropping by with a periodic reminder that if you’ve written anything about Jesus (including historical, metacritical, and reception-focused work), we’d love for you to submit it to JSHJ! Refresh yourself on some of our current interests here: brill.com/view/journal...
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a painting of jesus with the word no underneath him
ALT: a painting of jesus with the word no underneath him
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Circulating this growing list of women NT/EC scholars again if any one else wants to add their name! Please share if you can! tinyurl.com/WomenNTECsch...
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Women Scholars of NT and Early Christianity
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
NT/EC scholars who identify as women [at any career stage], please consider adding yourself to the Google Sheet I have created below (I’ve put myself first as an example). I’ve been part of several projects in the last few years where I and/or my fellow editors have struggled to achieve gender diversity in our project (which is, admittedly, only one dimension of diversity). How much easier it would be if we had a list to consult, especially if it connects us to people who are not in our typical networks. Feel free to share this post!

Don’t worry, you’re not committing yourself to anything by putting your name on the list! You can always say no if you get invited to something thar you aren’t able to commit to. 

[It’s just that I just thrive on lists 😁]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-nJ2j1pqgELb80pXE0tm7GNElrer0jZiFqm6e1ZV3Gw/edit?usp=drivesdk
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Dr Meredith JC Warren @drmjcwarren.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I was on Biblical Time Machine talking about our book, Judeophobia and the New Testament — take a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... @evandeneykel.bsky.social @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
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Let's Talk About
Podcast Episode · Biblical Time Machine · 05/26/2025 · 52m
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
No words. “Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.” www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/u...
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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students | CNN
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing back-and-forth between the White House and the uni...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Italy CFP! The unit that I co-chair invites you to think about how biblical resources both contain and also have been used for (i.e., reception history) various forms of social and political conflict. In other words, the options are...wide-ranging, to say the least! cissr.net/call-for-pap...
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Programme Units
For general information about the CISSR Annual Meeting on Christian Origins, see “Annual Meetings”. For registration and application procedures, see “Come partecipare” (in Italian) or “How to Parti…
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
If anyone needs a short, accessible “why the Jesus movement is apocalyptic” piece for an undergrad class, look no further (I mean, it’s focused on Q, but you can bracket that part if you’re not into it 😆):
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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Behold, the most collaborative writing of all time! We literally sat around my coffee table and went sentence-by-sentence to write this 🥳
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I made a clever 😄
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Dr Meredith JC Warren @drmjcwarren.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Just got my copy of Judeophobia and the New Testament w @evandeneykel.bsky.social & @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social. I am so proud & grateful to our contributors. I continue to be in awe at the careful, critical, & important work that went into each chapter. Thank you, & to Eerdmans for supporting us.
A woman with dark hair and light skin holding a copy of Judeophobia and the New Testament in hardcover.
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I’m traveling so haven’t seen my author copy yet, but it looks beautiful from afar! 😍 So happy to see this project come to fruition!
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I’m deceased ☠️ Ffs
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Eric Vanden Eykel @evandeneykel.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Four years after initial inception, and we have a hard copy! I cannot express just how grateful I am for the work that our contributors put into this volume. Cheers, @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social and @drmjcwarren.bsky.social!
A copy of “Judeophobia and the New Testament” on a wooden table.
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Latest issue of the _JSHJ_ is out. My brief editorial is open access for anyone who is interested. Thanks to all contributors! brill.com/view/journal...
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New issue of Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Vol. 23, No. 1 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Check out the CFP for this year's CISSR conference in Italy. Please do observe how incredibly broad the unit run by myself and James is--anything that thinks about biblical texts as conflicted/conflicting resources is appropriate! 😍 [Repost to earn my unending respect 😁!] cissr.net/call-for-pap...
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Programme Units
For general information about the CISSR Annual Meeting on Christian Origins, see “Annual Meetings”. For registration and application procedures, see “Come partecipare” (in Italian) or “How to Parti…
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Grace Under Fire🔥 @realgraceunderfire.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
If you want to send a message to Pres Zelenskyy that we are embarrassed at the clown in the Oval, here’s a way you can do that meaningfully. This is his fundraising site. What I saved by not shopping today is going to Ukraine. Share and piss off the 🤡 administration as a bonus. u24.gov.ua
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UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
When JD Vance can go to Dachau and immediately follow it by all but endorsing the far-right, Holocaust revisionist AfD, and Marco Rubio can go to Yad Vashem and immediately follow it by defending Vance's support for the AfD, we need to ask big questions about what Holocaust remembrance is even for.
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
@taylorweaver.bsky.social will have a review of Alan Kirk's latest book in the next issue of JSHJ (teaser below). Kirk, one of my doctoral siblings, offers a rigorous, careful study of the role of memory in gospel composition, this time geared toward the field's fixation on sources:
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Doing my research on antiquity seems like the least important thing right now.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Please speak up protect our children. 💚
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/02/2025
TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
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We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn
**Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...
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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
"For virtually all students taking my courses, Jesus was not just a figure in history but one with whom they had history." This is a fascinating reflection, equal parts Jesus and adult education. It makes me want to pull together my thoughts on teaching retirees.
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
The latest in our pedagogy series for the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus: Justin Meggitt’s reflections about his experience teaching the historical Jesus over the years. Should be open access—enjoy! #jshj brill.com/view/journal...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Looks great! Can’t wait to read!
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 31/12/2024
An immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza is the only solution to ease the suffering of Palestinians and guarantee access to healthcare and humanitarian aid. MSF calls for all parties to ensure safe routes to move humanitarian assistance inside the Gaza Strip.
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Thrilled to finally see this!
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
“You don’t have to be a New Zealander to study the historical Jesus but it certainly doesn’t hurt.” 🤩😍
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Words from Tom Hirons’ poem “In the Meantime”
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Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Harvard’s Committee on the Study of Religion (CSR) is searching for a College Fellow in Modern Jewish Thought (one-year postdoctoral position w/possibility of renewal for a second year; app due Jan 31, 2025) - please help us spread the word! facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/resource/col...
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College Fellow in Religion (Modern Jewish Thought) | Faculty of Arts & Sciences
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Editing proofs, and I’m quite happy with how this paragraph came out! For the second edition of this textbook: www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Resharing the link to our inaugural editorial (excerpt below) to remind folks of what sort of work we’re hoping to feature at JSHJ. Please consider submitting if you have something that fits the bill! brill.com/view/journal...
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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 18/11/2024
"'Give us Barabbas' taps into historical images & stereotypes of collective blame, moral deficiency, & dangerous crowd behavior—concepts that Christian rhetoric has tied to the Jewish people." @srollens.bsky.social, @evandeneykel.bsky.social, & @drmjcwarren.bsky.social for RD: ow.ly/yI0A50U9ioe
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Progressive Christian Election Response 'Give us Barabbas' May Be Well-Meaning — But Functions as Anti-Jewish Dogwhistle
In the wake of the 2024 United States presidential election, “Give us Barabbas” emerged in progressive Christian social media circles as a pithy critique of those who voted for Donald Trump. But despi...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Monday’s class is looking at how the experience of the Babylonian Exile is redeployed in different literary contexts, including “A Lamentation for Gaza” (2014) ❤️‍🩹💔 rabbibrant.com/2014/08/01/f...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
JSHJ’s last issue of the year is officially out! Editorial by yours truly, followed by some other great pieces! Enjoy! brill.com/view/journal...
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Dr Meredith JC Warren @drmjcwarren.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
A piece by @evandeneykel.bsky.social @srollens.bsky.social and I on the “Give us Barabbas” meme going around in the wake of the American election. religiondispatches.org/progressive-...
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Progressive Christian Election Response 'Give us Barabbas' May Be Well-Meaning — But Functions as Anti-Jewish Dogwhistle
In the wake of the 2024 United States presidential election, “Give us Barabbas” emerged in progressive Christian social media circles as a pithy critique of those who voted for Donald Trump. But despi...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The next issue of JSHJ is coming out *very* soon and will include this wonderful (open-access!) reflection on pedagogy and the HJ from Justin Meggitt. Just the latest in our new pedagogy series, and more are in the pipeline--so stay tuned! brill.com/view/journal...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Yay! 😍
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 15/09/2024
Hi folks, remember that my college is currently searching for an endowed chair in the Humanities! Warm invitation for anyone with interdisciplinary research and interest in teaching in SLAC context to apply! Review of apps starts Oct. 1. Please share! rhodes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Rhodes...
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Spence L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in Humanities
Job Title: Spence L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in Humanities Department: Provost Office Job Description: Rhodes College invites applications for the Spence L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in Hu...
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Sarah E. Rollens @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
The next issue of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (22.3) won’t be fully out until November, but here’s my (open access) editorial to whet your appetite! @robertjmyles and I have more exciting stuff in the pipeline too, so stay tuned! Link to full text: brill.com/view/journal...
Screenshot of the first page of the editorial, the link in the post takes you to the full text
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