Reposted by Jeremiah CooganJeff Hubbard @jeffreymhubbard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Never judge a book by its cover, but the folks at OUP did a great job with this. "Teaching the Gospel" out in (I think?) 2027! 3163
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganAndrew Riggsby @antiquethought.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And here, in this glum days, is an actual tenure-track job in our department! careers.historians.org/jobs/rss/226...careers.historians.orgOne moment... 0148
Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Looking forward to this conversation in a couple of weeks! candler.emory.edu/event/gospel...candler.emory.eduGospel, Cosmos, and Theological ImaginationJoin the Aquinas Center of Theology for the Catholic-Orthodox Community Gathering “Catholic Gospel, Cosmos, and Theological Imagination.” Across languages and geographical regions, early Christians employed interlocking concepts from the disciplines […] 040
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganJudith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Postdoc: Princeton's Effron Center for the Study of America is taking applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in Native American and Indigenous studies with the possibility of teaching one course per semester. Deadline: November 15, 2026.apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 086
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganDurham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026✨ Call for papers! 👉 Language and Labour in the Ancient World 📅 📍 15–16 April 2027 ⏰ Submit by Saturday 31st October 2026 🔗 Find out more: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/... 087
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026October 8 2026 4:30PM BST = 11:30 AM EDT Online @ics.bsky.social Jessica L. Lamont @yale.edu Magic in Roman and Late Antique Corinth ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...ics.sas.ac.ukMagic in Roman and Late Antique Corinth 0178
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganAgenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Colloque – L’homme riche et le pauvre Lazare. L’exégèse patristique de Luc 16, 19-31 rmblf.be/2026/09/29/c...rmblf.beColloque – L’homme riche et le pauvre Lazare. L’exégèse patristique de Luc 16, 19-31La parabole de l’homme riche et du pauvre Lazare (Luc 16, 19-31) a été diversement commentée par des auteurs chrétiens de langue grecque, latine et syriaque. Elle a donné lieu à d’importantes réfle… 0107
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganGreg Given @greggiven.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Out today in open access: /Philology in Europe Before and After 1800: Change and Continuity/, ed. Laura Loporcaro and Paul Michael Kurtz. (To which I was honored to add an afterword!)taylorfrancis.comPhilology in Europe before and after 1800 | Change and Continuity | LaPhilology in Europe before and after 1800 investigates a period often regarded as a watershed moment in the history of the humanities. Since the nineteenth 11712
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganAncient Jew Review @ancientjewreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today, James Nati reviews Susan Niditch's Ethics in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond. www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/9/25/book-review-ethics-in-the-hebrew-bible-and-beyondancientjewreview.comBook Review | Ethics in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond — ANCIENT JEW REVIEWThose who seek moral guidance from the Bible are faced with a further challenge: how does one interpret, distill, and apply the sheer variety of ethical views contained in these diverse texts in… 084
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganDavid Mihalyfy @mihalyfy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026New book from Brill: Dr. Markéta Preininger's "The Magical Body: Embodiment in Coptic Magical Papyri." It covers "[t]he lived experience of individuals from Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt." #Classics #Egyptology #AncientBlueSky brill.com/display/titl...brill.comThe Magical Body"The Magical Body" published on 08 Sep 2026 by Brill. 03310
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganJoshua Alfaro @joshuaalfaro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🧵New digital resources for Masoretic studies: a megathread. We're living in a golden age of digital tools for the study of the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible. This thread compiles recent resources, several of which have launched just this year. 11912
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganEnnius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 21/09/202621st September is the feast of St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. Bodleian Library MS. Auct. D. 2. 16; Gospels; 10th century; France, Brittany, Landevennec; f.28v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk 13611
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganMateusz Kusio @mateuszkusio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Feel invited to attend all or any of the sessions in this new online public lecture series, entitled "Prophecy, Divination, Verification, and Failure in Antiquity and Beyond", which I am organising within the framework of my FWO project "New Perspectives on the Delay of Parousia" + 163
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganJeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Has anyone collected the evidence for non-Latin and non-Greek cognomina in epigraphic evidence for Roman freed persons? 086
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganDr Victoria Leonard @tigerlilyrocks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New #BMCR review of Susanna Elm's The Importance of Being Gorgeous: Gender and Christian Imperial Rule in Late Antiquity, by Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.09...bmcr.brynmawr.eduThe importance of being gorgeous: gender and Christian imperial rule in late antiquity – Bryn Mawr Classical Review 195
Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Has anyone collected the evidence for non-Latin and non-Greek cognomina in epigraphic evidence for Roman freed persons? 086
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganTom Elliott @paregorios.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, seeks to make an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor (with tenure) of a scholar with a dual focus on Computational Humanities and on Roman Archaeology. See further: isaw.nyu.edu/jobs/computa...isaw.nyu.eduAssociate Professor, Computational Humanities and Roman ArchaeologyThe Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, seeks to make an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor (with tenure) of a scholar with a dual focus on Computational Hum... 01511
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganAnd-Boo 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026new (open access!) article from Brent Nongbri redating some "early" gospel papyri (or "Nongbriing" them) brill.com/view/journal...brill.comThe Construction and Date of P.Bodmer 14–15 (P75)Abstract This article describes an underutilized criterion for assigning dates to papyrus codices, the presence of very long sheets (kollemata) in the rolls from which the bifolia of papyrus codices w... 23516
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganMary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture @mjcbac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026CFP: Syriac Scribes and Reader, proposed session at the 10th North American Syriac Symposium, Vanderbilt University, June 27–July 1, 2027. Submissions due October 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/syriac-...maryjahariscenter.orgSyriac Scribes and Reader | Mary Jaharis CenterAbstracts are invited for a panel dedicated to Syriac scribes and readers and the latter’s interactions with the manuscripts. Possible topics to be explored: 012
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganDan Batovici @danbatovici.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm pretty chuffed by this collab with Giorgia Nicosia! 2237
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganCandida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Read Cate's article in PEQ here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comThe Pilate Ring: A ReconsiderationA copper alloy ring from Herodium was published by Amorai-Stark et al. (2018), who read the ring’s inscription of ‘ΠΙΛΑΤΟ’ as a possible reference to Pontius Pilate. The ring’s low quality, imagery... 053
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganCandida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My latest for National Geographic is on the Pilate Ring and Cate Bonesho's article arguing that it belonged to a low-status posisbly enslaved worker. Featuring work by @tonyk.bsky.social and a quote from @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...nationalgeographic.comDid This Ring Belong to the Man Who Sentenced Jesus to Die?Scholars have been divided for years over whether a ring inscribed with the word “Pilato” belonged to Pontius Pilate. A new theory may put the debate to rest. 1118
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I can’t wait to read this! Congrats @candidamoss.bsky.social 🌟 0323
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganWIRED @wired.com · 11/09/2026Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. www.wired.com/story/one-of...wired.comOne of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. 15458198
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganAbteilung für Mittelalterliche Geschichte der Universität Bonn @mittelalterunibonn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Summer School des Bonner Mittelalterzentrums 05.-07.10.26 www.igw.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstal... 033
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganDe Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In just over 50 pages, @candidamoss.bsky.social challenges modern assumptions about who counted as a slave trader and demonstrates that the entire apparatus of Roman medicine, commerce, and education was complicit in the manufacture and sale of human beings. Link below 👇🔗 14621
Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026textandcanon.org/reading-the-...textandcanon.orgReading the Gospels with Eusebius | Jeremiah CooganEusebius’s ancient cross-referencing system was a profound innovation that allows a rich reading of the Gospels. 141
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganPast and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We were pleased to support "Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity, 300 – 800 AD” a two day conference @staclassics.bsky.social in July 2026 Here co-organiser Ian Bonze reflects upon the event: pastandpresent.org.uk/reflections-...pastandpresent.org.ukReflections Upon "Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity, 300 – 800 AD" - Past and Presentby Ian Bonze (University of St. Andrews) The two-day conference Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity was organised by Professor Carlos Machado and Ian Bonze on 22–23 July 2026 at the School of ... 185
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Over the next two days I'm participating virtually in a conference in Basel abt "intellectual furniture," devices for information organization that predate LLMs. I'm focusing on inertia apparatae — furnishings for inefficiency, repose, and refusal 😈 www.assisted-thinking.ch/posts/intell... 56815
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Daniel S. Richter has a new book—which I am stoked about—looking at the Antebellum engagement with Aristotle by enslavers. We should all buy this book when it’s out in October (although $105 is high!), but here are some other thoughts too. global.oup.com/academic/pro... 813433
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganAnd-Boo 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 03/09/2026coming soon from Fordham's new series THEORIA is Todd Berzon's long awaited tongues book! (photo image from Todd's insta) fordhampress.com/holy-tongues... 1189
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganJohn Penniman @historiographos.bsky.social · 04/09/2026We are very stoked to have this as the first volume in THEORIA. If you are interested in pitching a project to the series, let me know. I'm happy to meet at AAR/SBL or chat via Zoom. 094
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 03/09/2026New digitized manuscripts at e-codices – Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/all/... @fragmentarium.bsky.social 14122
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganMateusz Kusio @mateuszkusio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Colleagues at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (Toruń, PL) have an exciting opening for a 36-month long postdoc in Greek literature within a new project on book circulation in late antiquity. See www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?tas... for details. Note the deadline: 02 Oct 26. 01110
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wonderful to be next to so many other digital classicists in this new volume. Can’t be any prouder to be a small part of this digital humanities volume. Also, let’s go maps! global.oup.com/academic/pro... 47711
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganCenter for Digital Humanities @princetoncdh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The essay, by @suttonkoeser.bsky.social and @marinarustow.bsky.social, presents for the first time, a full account of the data behind the Princeton Geniza Project (PGP) — one of the richest digital resources for the study of the medieval Islamic and Jewish Mediterranean world.cdh.princeton.eduJournal of Cultural Analytics publishes data essay on Cairo Geniza, bridging medieval Middle East with data science and AIJournal of Cultural Analytics publishes data essay on Cairo Geniza, bridging medieval Middle East with data science and AI 13919
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganReMeDHe @remedhe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If you're an early career scholar looking for mentorship, or a seasoned scholar willing to help mentorr others in the fields of religion/medicine in Late Antiquity, consider participating in our mentorship program! You can still apply today to get matched in September!: www.remedhe.com/eventsremedhe.comEvents | ReMeDHe 01512
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganRebecca Stephens Falcasantos @rsfalcasantos.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Looking forward to returning to this project and discussing it with the BPG in a few weeks. 164
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganNASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Less than a week left to go: nominate the best scholarship in #apocrypha studies for this award! 067
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganStephanie McCarter @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It was great to be interviewed for the latest Pasts Imperfect, where I put together some of my recent thoughts about translation, adaptation, and the need for human art. Many, many thanks to the incomparable @sarahebond.bsky.social!pasts-imperfect.ghost.ioPasts Imperfect (8.27.26)This week, classicist and translator Stephanie McCarter discusses the art of translation, adapting myth, and her new book on Catullus. Then, India's Rāmāyana answer to Nolan's Odyssey, archaeologists ... 0128
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganBenjamin Anderson @bunyaminanderson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We’re hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology. Please share far and wide!academicjobsonline.orgCornell University, History of Art and Visual Studies Job #AJO32482, Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology, History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US 01419
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganCRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Join us for 'From Skin to Script', a hands-on workshop in traditional parchment-making – one of the UK's most critically endangered crafts Explore how living craft knowledge affects how we understand medieval manuscripts 29 Sep - 1 Oct 2026 bit.ly/4gcqbRn (limited places) 097
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganAncient Jew Review @ancientjewreview.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Today on AJR, we begin a forum for the latest publication from Ellen Muehlberger, Things Unseen: Essays on Evidence, Knowledge, and the Late Ancient World. We start with an essay from Bradley K. Storin @emuehlbe.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2026/6/...ancientjewreview.comKnown Knowns and Known Unknowns: Ellen Muehlberger’s Things Unseen: Essays on Evidence, Knowledge, and the Late Ancient World — ANCIENT JEW REVIEWIn Things Unseen , Muehlberger stands before the late ancient Knowledge Machine and takes in its vastness, evaluating what it produces and how it works. 0106
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganRebecca Stephens Falcasantos @rsfalcasantos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Our department is hiring. TT position in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism. I’ve found great colleagues and students here. Please share! apply.interfolio.com/189845?fbcli...apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 02931
Reposted by Jeremiah CooganUniversity of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Congratulations to @animalhistory.bsky.social author @czumbragel.bsky.social, whose essay "Toward an Animated History of Technology: A Conceptual Introduction" won @shothisttech.bsky.social's 2026 Joel Tarr Envirotech Article Prize 🎉 www.envirotechhistory.org/2026/08/17/2...envirotechhistory.org2026 Tarr Envirotech Article Prize Awarded to Christian Zumbrägel’s “Toward an Animated History of Technology” – Envirotech 1112