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Cavan Concannon

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John R. Tansey Chair in Christian Ethics Professor of Religion at USC cavanconcannon.com

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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
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Le pape discret devenu légende : qui était vraiment saint Sylvestre, fêté le 31 décembre ?
Fêté le 31 décembre, saint Sylvestre a vécu à un moment décisif où le christianisme est passé du statut de religion persécutée à celui d’alliée du pouvoir impérial.
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Early Christian Epistolarity is out now! Get your copy (or, you know, get your library to order it) at brill.com/display/titl.... It was an honor to work on this project with Judith Lieu @greggiven.bsky.social @angelastandh.bsky.social @cavanconcannon.bsky.social, Harry Maier (1/2)
Cover of the book 'early christian epistolarity' by Judith Lieu and Matthijs den Dulk
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Had a great time chatting with @sambrownwkuk.bsky.social and Zach Cregger about whether Jesus would like any of us (and other stuff too). youtu.be/I25wSKqJizM
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Would Jesus Like Us? | Zach Cregger & Cavan Concannon | SBUTV | #1
YouTube video by Sam Brown University TV
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
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New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
Historians may not know much about Silvester’s life, but the era he lived in was pivotal for Christianity.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 26/11/2024
Surprising but true: threads connect #gladiators, Christian martyrs, and the sense of persecution among U.S. evangelicals today. A professor of #religion and #classics explains: buff.ly/4g3pS8t (@cavanconcannon.bsky.social, @uscdornsife.bsky.social) #gladiatorII
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How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution
To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hi new followers. I don't post much on here, but I check this account so feel free to hit me up. Will post articles, podcasts, and other media here as they come out
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 22/09/2024
Hi new followers. So nice to meet you all. I don’t post all that much these days so I’d love to know why you’re here! Am I on some list?
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
religiondispatches.org/trumps-god-b...
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Trump's 'God Bless the USA Bible' is No Joke
As he makes another bid for the White House, Donald Trump is well aware of who his base is and what they believe. Indeed, the campaign has increasingly adopted more overtly Christian nationalist theme...
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Excellent assemblage of books you’ve got there
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
So looking forward to this talk today!
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Jill Hicks-Keeton @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
#AARSBL23 folks, don't take too long at lunch today! Come to Pauline Epistles at 1pm. I made up a word and I'd love the chance to show how it's useful. I'll in part be analyzing the work of Scot McKnight. Hope to see you there!
pornodoxy [pôrnō däksē]

            noun

1. the invention of “dangerous” women, often with respect to sex, in the course of interpreting, historicizing, or defending the Bible

2. the exaggeration or caricaturing of women’s sexuality in the course of policing patriarchal behavioral norms, especially in biblical scholarship

3. both
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Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Always nice to catch up with friends @drewjakeprof.bsky.social @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social @cavanconcannon.bsky.social
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Ancient Jew Review @ancientjewreview.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
Jill Hicks-Keeton interviews Andrew Tobolowsky on his new book, The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. www.ancientjewreview.com/read/the-myt...
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AJR Conversations I The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW
We’re talking about my recent book, The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and it is about people who have claimed to be ancient Israel—or had that identity claimed for them—from biblical ti...
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Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
@ancientjewreview.bsky.social was kind enough to host a conversation about my latest book between me and @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social for anyone interested!
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AJR Conversations I The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW
We’re talking about my recent book, The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and it is about people who have claimed to be ancient Israel—or had that identity claimed for them—from biblical ti...
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Jill Hicks-Keeton @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
This is an excellent book, y’all
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Dan McClellan @maklelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
On making the Bible “good” & a new book from @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8hJ6afB/
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Does Scripture Speak for Itself?: The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation is $17 on Amazon, people! a.co/d/6B2xUZZ
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Ancient Jew Review @ancientjewreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Max Strassfeld introduces the methodological interventions of Trans Talmud (UC Press, 2023). www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2023/9/...
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Transing the Talmud or Reading the Talmud "Badly" — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW
Max Strassfeld introduces the methodological interventions of Trans Talmud (UC Press, 2023).
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Hannah Čulík-Baird @opietasanimi.com · 28/09/2023
Indo-European Studies and Classics at UCLA are looking to fill an open rank position in Classical Linguistics. Apply! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08812
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Professor, Classical Linguistics, Literature and Culture (open-rank)
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Interested in doing a PhD in Christian Studies (broadly conceived)? Do you have students who might be? Send them our way!
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
Exactly
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Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
I guess I’m here now. What’s up y’all?
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