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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 8h

Postdoc: 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.

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Ola Wikander @olawikander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Coptic sentence of the day: ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲗⲏⲣⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲡⲧ ⲁⲣⲁⲕ Ntak pe pa-plêrôma - šap-t arak! "You are my Fullness - take me to you!"

Sun emerging through mist and trees, above spectral greenery.

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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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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bible teaching folk: what resource suggestions do y'all have for students who are struggling with theological discomfort stemming from class content (first introduction to critical biblical studies, feminist/queer interpretation, and queer eros and the bible).

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At a moment when gender and sexuality is central to understanding contemporary American politics, Harvard decides to . . . defund its Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program.

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Am job searching and just saw this as a listed requirement: "A willingness to maintain a high level of competence." Wtf does that mean?!

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The new semester is starting (or well under way). If you find yourself wishing you had more Coptic reading in your life, consider joining my online reading group! Meets Mondays @ 10:00am ET (Atlanta, GA time) [Zoom] DM me for more info!

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

predictably excellent from hollingshead, every word "Against the forces of antiintellectual fascists+AI tech lords, self-flagellating academics+immediacy fetishists alike, we need to champion the difficulties+pleasures of humanities scholarship with our whole chests." defector.com/humanists-ha...

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Humanists Have Done Nothing Wrong | Defector

For many years, I’ve held a pet theory that cultural consumers can be grouped into two broad categories: Primary Source People and Secondary Source People. The former are the book lovers, cinephiles, ...

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

another new Element in Religion in Late Antiquity, from Yuliya Minets, 💫 free 💫 to download through August 26! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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Languages and Linguistic Diversity in Late Antique Mediterranean Religions

Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Languages and Linguistic Diversity in Late Antique Mediterranean Religions

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Proofs day forمدرسة غزة للبلاغة والفلسفة : مختارات من كتابات روادها في آواخر العصور القديمة! (The Arabic translation of A Workshop of Eloquence: A Collection of Gazan Literature from Late Antiquity)

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Ooo might need to take a trip

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

An important read re: a former teacher of mine. Erik has been an amazing leader in union organization and anti-ICE education. He has been a model for me re: the intersection of justice and academia since I met him as a first year college student twenty years ago. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’

Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

friends and neighbors, the newest Element in Religion in Late Antiquity is now *live* and *free to download* through August 4! The inimitable Virginia Burrus on "Martyrdom as Witness in Late Ancient Christian Literature"! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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Martyrdom as Witness in Late Ancient Christian Literature

Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Martyrdom as Witness in Late Ancient Christian Literature

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Adam Bremer-McCollum @acbm.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Syriac comp. practice, from real life: ܝܬܒ̇ܬ ܥܡ ܟܠܒܝ ܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܘܡܢܫܠܝ ܕܒܨܝ ܫܘܫܡܢܐ ܒܫܩܐ. ܗܐ ܟ̇ܝܒܐ ܠܝ! /yeṯbeṯ ʕam kalb men l-ḇar w-men-šel daḇṣ-an šawšmånå ḇ-šåqå. hå ḵåybå l-i/ (corrections/suggestions welcome) "I sat down outside with my dog, and all of a sudden an ant bit me on the leg: it hurts!"

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The worst part of teaching an asynchronous course is having the data about exactly how many minutes students listened to your lecture. Does not help with the whole feels like you are teaching to an empty void thing.

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

"The authors wisely advise scholars to ignore historical photographs of professors hunched over the Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi Codices with cigarettes dangling from their lips or fingers" lol great review, @ctschroeder.bsky.social!

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De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

New release 📚 Afropean Biblical Studies, by Olabisi Obamakin 🌍 In this book, Obamakin constructs a Nigerian/British women’s hermeneutic that reshapes how we read the New Testament, blending feminist, postcolonial, and decolonial approaches. Read more here 🔗 brill.com/display/ti...

Book cover. Afropean Biblical Studies: Constructing a Nigerian/British Women's Hermeneutic. By Olabisi Obamakin. Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 240. Brill. 2026.

Olabisi Obamakin smiles at the camera, holding up a copy of her book, “Afropean Biblical Studies”.

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Kathleen Gallagher Elkins (she/her) @katgelk.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This book was my very first acquisition when I started with @fortresspress.bsky.social and, even more importantly, it's an incredible book! Can't wait to see it in the real world. Congratulations @chancebonar.bsky.social!

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Greg Given @greggiven.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Agree hard w/ all of this but hasten to add: Publish on your own timeline! And publish only what you want to publish! There are very few perks to being off a tenure clock, but two of them are the privilege to let projects take the time they take and the privilege to “write for the drawer.”

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Also, it is scary how teaching is like parenting, in that you have no control over what students will remember!! I asked students to tell me about their most memorable class periods and I totally forgot that we did half this stuff....

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Amid grading, I am so grateful to my students for reflecting back to me the power of the classroom. This term felt difficult/chaotic for me/them for lots of diff. reasons. And despite all that, these students are out here asking all these great questions about religion, canon building, and history!

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Adam Bremer-McCollum @acbm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Why read The Pearlsong? •new Eng. tr. of 1 Syriac & 2 Greek texts •at least 13 scripts & 20 languages •a dragon-dosed narcotic magic spell •more about snakes/dragons/serpents •commentary light on allegory and heavy on story •the Guardian of Forever (Star Trek TOS) 1/2

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HMML @visithmml.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

HMML is hiring a "Cataloger, West African Manuscripts," a full-time, benefits-eligible, remote position. Details: bit.ly/4njwcgW The Cataloger will participate in HMML's effort to catalog Islamic manuscripts recently digitized in Mali. This is a one-year, grant-funded position. #LibraryJobs

Now hiring: Cataloger, West African Manuscripts

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

So far oral exams have been a super success! Had a fantastic conversation with a student about what justice for Bathsheba might look like (their own question based on our class!).

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De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Congratulations to @iannelsonmills.bsky.social for receiving the De Gruyter Prize for Biblical Studies and Reception History 2025! His article is now published in #openaccess in our "Journal of the Bible and its Reception". 🔗 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A student providing one word about ancient Christianity in reflection of our course: Absurd. My work is done.

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

including @isaactsoon.bsky.social on the Satanic Partridge! muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

The Devil as Perdix
The Origin and Development of the Satanic Partridge in Early Christianity
Isaac T. Soon (bio)
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This article is the first to trace the classical, scriptural, and interpretive origins of the partridge-devil motif and its development in early Christian literature up to the fifth century c.e. It argues that while Hippolytus of Rome first associated the partridge with a counter-messianic figure, the antichrist, it was Origen of Alexandria expanding on the work of Hippolytus who first associated the partridge with the devil. As the primary instigator of the motif, Origen draws not only upon a Septuagintal misunderstanding of Jer 17.11 in the Hebrew Bible but also on classical ideas about partridges, especially from the work of Aristotle, Pliny, and possibly Aelian. Although it is not always possible to pinpoint with precision the exact ancient sources they used, early Christian authors seemed to have some knowledge of Greek and Roman traditions about partridges even if they occasionally were ambiguous about what they were drawing from their sources. Origen's innovation shapes later receptions of the partridge-devil motif in four ways: (a) the craftiness and cleverness of the partridge, (b) its association with heretics, (c) the partridge-devil speaking through others, (d) and the partridge-devil as purveyor of same-sex sexual activity. In the work of Ambrose, Augustine, and Jerome, each of these authors shared a core set of source material, and each of them expands and introduces novel interpretations within the context of their own rhetorical aims. What this shows us is that even though this partridge-devil metaphor was widespread, it was not uniform. The development of each author's satanology is influenced by a combination of Jewish scripture, Greek and Roman sources, and their own personal innovation.

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

hagiography friends: are saints often referred to as the mother or father of a martyrium?

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Sarah Porter @portersf.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

As the SBL program starts firming up, I'd like to encourage unit chairs to keep track of committee members and accepted presenters who are unable to attend the meeting due to the increased cost. Please consider submitting those numbers to SBL.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Why do we even bother with endnotes--this is my personal pet peeve as a historian, I need to read the spicy, sassy, whiny footnotes immediately

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Lin, Chia-Wei @chiaweilin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Arabic words of the day: jiḏr جذر (pl. ʾajḏār اجذار) '(square) root' murabbaʿ 'square' ḍilʿ ضلع (pl. ʾaḍlāʿ أضلاع) 'side (of a square)' zāwiyah زاوية (pl. zawāyā زوايا) 'angle' saṭḥ سطح 'surface' wa-ḏālika mā ʾaradnā nubayyina وذلك ما اردنا ان نبين 'and this is what we want to demonstrate'

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Today in Teaching: I had students find examples of Islamophobia in the news and write about how they see mis-information and racism at work in public discourses. One example is the recent reporting on the recent politicization of the Islamic Academy of Alabama (www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...)

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‘It Doesn’t Need to Be Here’: The Right Vilifies a Muslim School in Alabama

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

We are excited to share the CFP for the two-day AHRC/BRAID-funded conference, 'Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation', at Lancaster University on October 1-2nd 2026! 🌊🤖🌎🐋 Do share! wp.lancs.ac.uk/animalsintra...

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CfP Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation Lancaster University, UK 1-2 October 2026 Conference funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and BRAID Abstract subm…

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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Check out this newly published volume on Ancient Egypt and video games, edited by Jennifer Cromwell. This volume is the first to focus solely on the portrayal of Ancient Egypt in video games. More info at: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Arabic #WOTD: دمع ج دموع damʕ, pl. dumūʕ "tears" as in anon. Ar. Enc. for Mt Sinai (Sin. ar. 508, f. 6r) ولنا تجديد اخر منجل المسيح صار لنا برحمته الذي هي الدموع والبكا والتوبه "We have another renewal for Christ's sake, which is granted to us through His grace: tears, weeping, and repentance."

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Adam Bremer-McCollum @acbm.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Arabic word of the day ناسك /nāsik/ "ascetic, recluse, hermit, devotee" as in PO 16 230.6-7 هذه الناسكة كانت من بلاد الصعيد ابنة ابوين عابدين للمسيح "This ascetic was from Upper Egypt, the daughter of Christ-worshipping parents" ("Upper Egypt" is /ṣaʕīd/, the etymon of "Sahidic")

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Arabic #WOTD: لحية liḥya "beard" as in anonym. Ar. Encomium for the Summit of Mt Sinai, quoting Psalm 133:2 (Sin. ar. 513, f. 127r:16): شبه ذلك العطن السايل من الراس وعلى اللحيه لحيه هرون "this is like the oil (?) running down from the head and onto the beard, the beard of Aaron"

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This morning I scheduled a meeting for the wrong version of daylight savings. Total face palm moment.

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Preparing for a convo on modern retellings of Exodus in my HB class. We are comparing the versions of Zora Neale Hurston, Cecil B. DeMille, Ridley Scott, and Nina Paley. I, for one, am *really* enjoying re-reading Moses Man of the Mountain. Highly recommend to re-visit in this moment in time!!

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, has been extended to 11:59PM ET on March 9. Don't miss this chance to engage the global community of biblical scholarship. buff.ly/4hRL28M

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Annual Meeting Call for Papers

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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

CALL FOR PAPERS Friendly reminder that the abstract deadline for this year's York Magic and Witchcraft conference is 14th March 📜 the theme is NATURE AND THE SUPERNATURAL, broadly defined 🌦️🌛🌍 Please send your abstracts to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ! @drdebsmoretti.bsky.social

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MENALIB @menalib.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

*Language Summer School* #ASPIRANTUM is offering intensive #Persian summer courses in #Yerevan from June to August 2026, with flexible 6–10 week options for beginner to upper‑intermediate learners. Applications are now open: aspirantum.com/courses/pers...

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Thinking with Ashon Crawley in my intro to religion course today: "Noise ain’t nothin’ but vibration and it is there, all around and in and through us...unending pulse...[I]t is an ethical demand, an ethical statement, about how we might be and think otherwise." lareviewofbooks.org/article/nois...

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Noise. Church. Flesh.: Or, For Coltrane Church, For Pulse | Los Angeles Review of Books

How is the production of noise a practice of religion — and of race?

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