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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

One day I’m probably going to fondly remember that I wrote my first teaching syllabi while 5.5 wks postpartum and having to take breaks every 2 hrs to nurse but today I feel like I just get going and blink and then I’m nursing again. 😵‍💫

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

What a great day yesterday celebrating with my advisor @amypeeler.bsky.social and walking with my doctoral “twin” Dr. Andy Iversen. Couldn’t have asked for a better last five years PhDing.

Dr. Amy Peeler and Dr. Bethany Grainger greeting each other

Dr. Bethany Grainger, Dr. Amy Peeler, and Dr. Andy Iversen

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Really excited to find out I’ll be presenting at SBL for the first time this year in Denver on some of my dissertation research for the Early Christianity and Ancient Economy Section! Come hear about Hasmonean and Herodian women!

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I wish everyone could have a doctoral advisor like @amypeeler.bsky.social. Really grateful to have learned from and worked with you for the last five years.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

What an incredible day yesterday defending my doctoral dissertation. I’m grateful for my committee Drs. @amypeeler.bsky.social, Ryan, and Carroll, and external Dr. Hylen for reading & interacting with my work. I’ve dreamed about this day for a long time and will remember it for the rest of my life.

My defense committee: Dr. Jordan J. Ryan, Dr. Amy Peeler, me, Dr. Susan Hylen, and Dr. M. Daniel Carroll R.

Answering a question from my defense committee

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Let’s get this dissertation defense week started. ✈️

Image of a woman’s boot waiting at the airport with her purple backpack

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Such a helpful post for using a search engine like a researcher.

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Simcha Gross @simchagross.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Proofs for a forthcoming article: "The Conversion of Adiabene: The Politics of Jewishness on the Near Eastern Frontier."

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

If you are still wanting to propose papers you’ve got a little extra time!

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Brick Classicists Empire @brickclassicists.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The 2026 LEGO Classicist of the Year Award Goes to Emeritus Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill. Every year on this day we give this Award to an existing member of the BCE for their outstanding work in making the ancient world engaging & relatable to a general audience. #ILCD10

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Really thrilled for @gingersnapkid.bsky.social and her dissertation submission!

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Auburn @gingersnapkid.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I submitted my doctoral dissertation this morning! I can’t believe it!

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A truly great 🧵 on the how you have to train to be a good writer and thinker just like an athlete has to train for competition.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Really pleased to announce I submitted my doctoral dissertation, “Female Patronage and Authority: Position for the Purpose of Service in the Early Jesus Movement” for a spring defense yesterday.

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Megan Nutzman @megannutzman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Does anyone have a Greek epigraphy reading list that they'd be willing to share? We have a grad student who is interested in complementing their work in Latin epigraphy, and while I've done some work on inscriptions, I am certainly not an epigrapher! Image for visibility...

Jewish epitaph from Rome, written in Greek

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org! I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy! Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Anyone know how to add these small square open brackets (highlighted) to a Word document on a Mac? I’ve tried everything I know and am at a loss. Who knew when working with inscriptions one of the harder things would be adding diacritical marks? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Excited for Susan’s monograph to be out in the wild!

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Love this graphic on understanding material culture.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

As I’m eyeball deep in inscription archives this morning, I can’t stop thinking about how AI is shoved down our throats everywhere I turn but it really isn’t equipped to do what researchers and historians do.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

My 1 year old really went, oh Mom has a writing deadline? Afternoon naps are for the birds.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Roman Historian friends—wondering if you can help me out here on the Julio-Claudian dynasty. I’m researching Antonia the Younger and wondering what you consider the most primary discussions of her? Thinking along the lines of major monographs or pivotal sources on her.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Very very excited about this resource!

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

A pox on endnotes and having to go back and ILL them.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Alas, not accepted to present an SBL paper this year, but I’m very excited to see all your lovely paper topic acceptances and root you on from the crowd. Keep posting about what you’re doing!

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

After you keep seeing a book come up in footnote after footnote, it’s probably time to just go ahead and buy it. Excited to finally get this monograph for researching.

Picture of book by David C. Braund titled Rome and the Friendly King: The Character of Client Kingship

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

This looks very cool and I truly wish I could hop over the pond to go.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I am once again lamenting that there are too many Salomes in the Jewish world and woe to you in trying to find the right one if you’re happening to do research on any one of them.

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bernie sanders is wearing a jacket with a hood and glasses while standing in the snow .

Alt: bernie sanders is wearing a jacket with a hood and glasses while standing in the snow .

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Thinking about submitting some proposals for SBL for the first time. Any veterans have advice for this process?

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Calling all Romanists, we really need to know! 💅

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Lyn Kidson @lynmkidson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I have some news. I can now take on PhD candidates at the Australian University of Theology. So if you want to do further research in the New Testament or the early Christian church 1st-3rd centuries, I might be able to help you. aut.edu.au/research/fin...

aut.edu.au

Find a Supervisor – Australian University of Theology

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Really loving this starter pack by @andrewconnor.bsky.social for Roman History and the like! go.bsky.app/FRyw2gA

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Speaking of Herodians this morning, does anyone know of a robust Herodian family tree? I need one that includes both men and women. Tal Ilan’s is a good starting point for me but I’m wondering if there’s a more comprehensive one I’ve missed?

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, HBO really sleeping on a Games of Thrones-like show with the Herodians (albeit minus the dragons).

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Will this dissertation inscription side quest provide a magical treasure at the end or be a massive waste of time? Nooobody knowwws

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

She’s giving dissertation energy. Wild. Doing my own thing. Making a mess in the snow. Picking up sticks that are too big for me.

Big black dog standing in snow looks at camera.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The Dark Snow Queen in her natural habitat.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Really wishing I had a concise cheat sheet of names in Josephus this morning.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Great little thread on the Hasmoneans.

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Bethany Grainger @bethanyjoanna.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Is it AI or is this student just not a good writer? The perennial question of my paper grading life.

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