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De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 Call for Applications Moritz Steinschneider Research Prize 2026 for research on Jewish primary sources. – €1,000 De Gruyter Brill book voucher – publishing contract 📅 Deadline = 31 October 2026 👉 Full details attached #JewishStudies #ResearchPrize #CallForApplications #DeGruyterBrill

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image of pdf with details on a research prize (page 2)

Older, bearded man sitting on the right side of a desk with two books open in front of him. There are shelves with many books close behind him and at the back wall. The image is in sepia tone.

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Available now. Many thanks to @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social, the libraries of @unibergen.bsky.social and the University of Agder, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. I’m open to doing interviews or taking questions about the book #openaccess

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De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📢 Announcing a new edition of "The David Blumenthal Prize in Medieval Jewish Studies"! Are you working on a manuscript that uses historical, literary, or philological methods to explore Jewish life in the Islamic world as well as Jewish Studies broadly? Find out how to submit below ⬇️🧵 1/3

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Now the piece I published with Isaac earlier this year has version of record details, and somewhat strangely now a publication year of 2025

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is now available as a pdf, if like me you prefer reading articles in that format

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This was a very fun one to write. Rule of open questions in headlines applies. Many thanks to the various institutional policies which allow image publication rights in scientific publications and the DAI which offered high quality photographs for a low fee

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Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · 01/09/2026

I live across the street from David Bowie's childhood home. It's been a fun little fact since moving in 8 yrs ago. That all changed in January. Since then, I've found myself someplace I *never* thought I'd be: tired of Bowie. A 🧵 on celebrity, cultural memory, and community engagement...

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David Bowie childhood home plans opposed by neighbours

A heritage group wants to build a visitor centre in the garden of the star's childhood home in Bromley.

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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I am looking for someone to go or who is planning to go to the Irish National Archives in Dublin and take a photograph of some records they hold in the outrage papers. Not urgent at all, and I will pay, of course. #spéirghorm #speirgorm

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Dr Marian Kelsey @merkelsey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm working on a module that includes examination of Christian attitudes to other religions/none. I want to include classic theologians and need good and up to date scholarship on them. Really enjoying this by Sven Ensminger, anyone got some other suggestions? www.bloomsbury.com/us/karl-bart...

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Karl Barth’s Theology as a Resource for a Christian Theology of Religions

This book uses Karl Barth's theology as a resource for Christian theology of religions. For this purpose, it examines Barth's theology under the doctrinal aspec…

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Anne Sigrid Refsum @annesigrid.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Come work with meeee! It's the best place you'll ever work, I promise

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Krista Dalton @kristadalton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Has anyone written on Jewish ritual from a theoretical perspective recently? Looking for an essay accessible for undergrads!

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LXX Graduate Student Network @lxxgsn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We’re excited to announce the launch of the LXX Graduate Student Network! The network aims to connect graduate students working on the Septuagint and related fields, creating opportunities for collaboration, conversation, and mutual support. Learn more at lxxgsn.com

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Summary of recent interaction with copilot: User: Add these appointments to my calendar Assistant: Opened the seminar email and created the first seminar appointment (2 Sept 2026). User: Add the remaining appointments without locations

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Finished my subject index for my forthcoming book “Motivating Violence in Ancient Judaism: Pre-Battle Speeches in Second Temple Literature” (Mohr Siebeck). I expect some things will be removed for being too marginal but if anyone’s interested, here it is. (Alt-text added but without full list)

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The image of the maurading locust is used throughout biblical texts (and other ancient Jewish literature) to refer to the movement of armies, turning forest to desert

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Liv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced "leave") @profyarrow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

COIN JOB! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · 09/08/2026

My wonderful other half is *finally* filling an Etsy store with some of his art (after much encouragement). Give him a follow and maybe even buy something?

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

NRK poll on use of AI images in advertisements as such images are popping up in the markets in Bergen. By far, most voters express their hatred for it.

Avstemningen som spor “hva synes du at bedrifter reklamerer med KI?»
Muligheter:
«Det går helt fint«; «hater det! Nei til KI»; «tror vi må akseptere at det er fremtiden«; «vet ikke». 82% har stemt «hater det».

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gooser @gooser.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It’s Bandcamp friday which is a good time to remind anyone that they are free to purchase 13songsworth of my bullshit. If you already did that then may all your dreams come true 💫 sarahfarrell.bandcamp.com/album/stoat-...

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Stoat-hearted Woman, by Sarah Farrell

13 track album

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Open question: is the honey Samson scrapes from the lion’s remains pure or impure in Judges 14:8-9 and why?

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Open question: is the honey Samson scrapes from the lion’s remains pure or impure in Judges 14:8-9 and why?

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IOSCS @ioscs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is a friendly reminder that submissions for the John William Wevers prize are due September 1, 2026.

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Hidden Treasures @seethetreasures.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sundown this Wednesday until nightfall on Thursday marks Tisha B'Av, a solemn time for the Jewish community that commemorates tragedies throughout history from the destruction of the First Temple to the holocaust. 📷 Memorial prayer - London School of Jewish Studies

A small pamphlet titled Memorial Prayer for the victims of the mass massacres of jews in Nazi-occupied lands.

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I promised a thread on the actual content and argument of this book a few days ago and have yet to deliver. Given my travelling arraignments, I beg leave for those waiting on this but will have to postpone my contemporary summary.

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

An honourable mention to Suzanna Millar for 'Animals, Power, and Intersectionality in the Books of Samuel' published with Oxford University Press @uoedivinity.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I am deeply honoured to have received this prize. I’ll write up some posts specifically about the book later today and the contribution I hope to make to understanding ancient Judaism through its arguments. Thank you @biajs.bsky.social

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Oliver Dyma @dyma.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026

Come work with us: looking for a high profile researcher in systematic theology (dogmatics)

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Sign this petition to help safe the humanities and the jobs of brilliant faculty at the University of Exeter: c.org/xKTXtzxzQm

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Francesca Stavrakopoulou @proffrancesca.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Guess what? I’m at risk of redundancy. My job - and those of my colleagues in my department and across our wider faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - is one of those currently targeted for cuts. I received a personal letter today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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University of Exeter in talks to cut about 150 members of staff

The university says it is consulting with colleagues over "limited and specific potential changes".

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NINO Leiden @nino-leiden.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Have you recently turned in your BA or MA thesis in Ancient Near Eastern studies? If you receive a really good mark, you can send it in to compete for a NINO Thesis Prize! BA first prize €400, MA €600. Submission is now open until 1 October. Full regulations and conditions: buff.ly/nmTrPSO

Gem or scaraboid (jasper) with carved image of winged sphinxes flanking a sacred tree (RMO inv. no. GS-00007)

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🏆 BIAJS PhD Studentship Call! 📜 To support the society and undertake an independent project promoting Jewish studies in the UK and Ireland £1,500 p/a for the duration of the PhD 📅 Deadline 22nd June, interviews during BIAJS 13-15 July or online bajsbulletin.wpcomstaging.com/2026/06/09/b...

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BIAJS PhD Studentship Call

BIAJS PhD Studentship Call We invite applications for the BIAJS PhD studentship, which is now vacant. It is intended that interviews for the studentship will take place either online before or in p…

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Mina Monier @mmonier.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hi folks, can anyone please recommend a study (in whichever language) on the development of the Byzantine Gospel lectionary, and its manuscript symbols/ligatures etc. ? Thanks!

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Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · 01/06/2026

If you were designing a "Bible-based" tour of the British museum, what would you include? Obviously the Lachish reliefs, but what else?

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Noen her som har skrevet NFR-søknad i humaniora og levert inn en søknad med fotnoter? Jeg tenker at våre fagfeller er vant til det, men vi får beskjed om å endre referansesystemet i søknaden av hensyn til leserne. Som jeg håper er relevante fagfeller.

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Has anyone managed to register for EABS? The website just seems to list prices and I can see no way of booking?

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

My monograph “Fighting Talk: Motivating Violence in Ancient Judaism through the Pre-Battle Speech” has been accepted into the Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism series (Mohr Siebeck). Very lovely review and I look forward to getting it into publication shape shortly.

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Krista Dalton @kristadalton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

My book is 50% off through Princeton's Spring Sale if you were looking to snag it at a deal. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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How Rabbis Became Experts

How rabbinic expertise was socially constructed, performed, and defended in Roman Palestine

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