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Matthijs den Dulk

@matthijsdendulk.bsky.social
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NT & Early Christianity at Radboud | PhD, UChicago | 2025-32: PI NWO Vidi Project on Ethnicity and In/Equality in Early Christianity | Academic Director, Netherlands School for Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion (NOSTER)

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Greg Given @greggiven.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Out 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!)
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Philology in Europe before and after 1800 | Change and Continuity | La
Philology in Europe before and after 1800 investigates a period often regarded as a watershed moment in the history of the humanities. Since the nineteenth
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you happen to be (or are looking for an excuse to be) in Bologna, I'm doing a book presentation/seminar on 29 September at the Fondazione per le scienze religiose. Open to all.
announcement for book presentation of ethnic stereotypes and the letters of paul by matthijs den dulk on 29 september 2026 in Bologna
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And-Boo 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
hey hey it's @janetspittler.bsky.social gabbing about Thecla (in anticipation of her participation in a big Ehrmanpalooza next month) marvel at her insights and at her enviable collection of Loebs! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqB...
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Was Paul The Apostle Married to Thecla? | Dr. Janet Spittler
YouTube video by History Valley
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Mark DelCogliano @markdelcogliano.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is the published version of one of the best plenaries I’ve ever heard at the Oxford Patristics conference.
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Hannah S-R @hannahsrwriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Excited to announct a (slightly belated) call for papers for @imc-leeds.bsky.social! @vikkisands.bsky.social and I look forward to hearing your abstracts for our session on Communities and Outsiders! Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2026. #medievalsky #imc2027 #cfp
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Thomas Wystrach @wystrach.de · 06/08/2026
Wie das #Christentum die lateinische #Sprache verändert hat – @dfg.de fördert Erstellung eines »Handwörterbuchs des #antike​n christlichen #Latein​s« (HACL) am Franz-Joseph-Dölger-Institut und an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät der @unibonn.bsky.social:
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Wie das Christentum die lateinische Sprache verändert hat
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?
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Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
OSU Religion’s short-term visiting scholar program for contingent and independent scholars (deadline Friday August 14, 2026) = religion.osu.edu/news/csr-vis...
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CSR Visiting Scholar Program – Call for Applications
Visiting Scholar – Call for Applications The Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the continuation of our short-term visiting scholar program. Applicati...
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Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Exeter is one of the best TRS departments in the UK, staffed by wonderful humans doing outstanding research and excellent teaching. The shortsightedness of this decision is staggering, and there’s not much about the state of higher education that can still shock me. Please share and sign.
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Ola Wikander @olawikander.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Stop the gutting of theology/religion (and other humanities) at Exeter! c.org/ZYN4WwbKFr @proffrancesca.bsky.social
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🚨 New journal alert! Essays in Long Late Antiquity from @livunipress.bsky.social First issue up now, with an opening essay from the eds, three articles, and my review essay on recent books by Frank, Leyerle, and Sanzo liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/ella/1/1
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Contents | Essays in Long Late Antiquity 1, 1
This editorial introduction explains the rationale for this journal and its place in the current research landscape of late antique studies. While this field has “exploded”, different specialisms and disciplines continue to approach the period through ...
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Katherine Harloe @katherineharloe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In March 2026 the University of Exeter was boasting of its top 100 QS World Rankings status for arts and humanities. Now it is devastating the same areas with drastic cuts. Something is seriously wrong. Solidarity to all the excellent colleagues affected by this. news.exeter.ac.uk/university/e...
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Exeter records sweeping successes in QS World Rankings by Subject
The University of Exeter has recorded sweeping success in the latest prestigious international ranking, reflecting its strong teaching and research excellence. Exeter has recorded significant, double-...
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Jörg Spengler 🇪🇺 @joergspengler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In diesen Tagen spüren wir, wie sich eine 1,5° Welt anfühlt. Aktuell befinden wir uns auf einem Kurs, der zu weit über 2° Erwärmung führt. 😳 Höchste Zeit für wirksame Klimaschutz-Maßnahmen. #Verkehrswende #Energiewende 📷 @katjaberlin.bsky.social via @zeit.de
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NINO Leiden @nino-leiden.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Het NINO-onderzoekscentrum is op zoek naar een redactie-assistent voor ons tijdschrift Bibliotheca Orientalis. Kijk voor de werkzaamheden en functie-eisen op onze website: buff.ly/fAHBXCG Masterstudenten aan NL universiteiten in studies binnen de NINO-interessesfeer: solliciteer uiterlijk 31 juli!
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Vacature: student-assistent bij onderzoekscentrum NINO (25-6-2026)
NINO initiates, supports, and conducts scholarly research in the civilizations of the Near East from the ancient to the early modern period. In particular, it concentrates on the archaeology,…
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De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📢 Call for proposals for CRINT! 🔗 brill.com/display/se... Combining expertise in Jewish, Christian, and Roman literature and history, the "Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum" series aims at covering Qumranic, Graeco-Jewish, early Christian, and rabbinic sources. 🧵⬇️ 1/2
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Alfonso de Zamora @perurealfonso.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
3 yrs #Postdoctoral #Fellowships in #Theology and #ReligiousStudies funded by the Flemish Research Council at KU Leuven Junior (<3 years after PhD) and Senior (3-6 years after PhD) theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/...
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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theology and Religious Studies
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Matthew R. Crawford @mcrawford.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
There are still two weeks to go to submit proposals to the workshops on Flourishing in Early Christianity we are organising for the 2027 Oxford conference. We'd love to have you join us! bsky.app/profile/irci...
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Theology Hub @theologyhub.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🔔 #theologyjobs Postdoctoral Research Assistant (New Testament) @uni-muenster.de stellen.uni-muenster.de/jobposting/d... #theology #theologie #newtestament #neuestestament #BibleStudy #ichbinhanna #AcademicChatter
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E13 TV-L)
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Philip Forness @philipforness.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Come join us in Leuven for our Summer School on translations!
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The CLAIM & GenAut Projects @receptionmatters.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Come work with the CLAIM team in the new ERC project in Vienna! Apply here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoct... Details CLAIM.univie.ac.at/ @erc.europa.eu | @univie.ac.at | @etf-univienna.bsky.social
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
One year ago, I gave this interview to CNN about leaving the U.S. because of cuts to scientific funding and because immigrant scientists like me no longer felt welcome there. What followed was a difficult year. (1/7) edition.cnn.com/2025/06/01/w...
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The US has long been a research powerhouse. After Trump’s cuts, other countries are stepping in | CNN
Growing up in Brazil, neuroscientist Danielle Beckman always dreamed of moving to the US for work. So, in 2017, when Beckman got the opportunity to work at the California National Primate Research Cen...
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Jonathan Robinson @jonrobinnz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Very happy to receive my copy of @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social Ethnic Stereotypes and the Letters of Paul this morning! Hartelijk dank!
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Great pic! Hope you enjoy the book
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
It was a dream come true to contribute to the latest episode of In Our Time, on the Levellers, with Clare Jackson and Ted Vallance. Have a listen!
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Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Canadian Society for Patristic Studies Annual Meeting is May 26-28, is fully hybrid, and a virtual registration is just $25 Canadian---what's not to love? cspsacep.ca/reunion-meet...
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Réunion/Meeting
The 51st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies will take place from May 26–28, 2026, at St. Augustine’s Seminary on the University of Toronto, Ontario. —La 51e rencontre…
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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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Mateusz Kusio @mateuszkusio.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Send your abstracts by the end of this week!
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I wrote a little something for CUP's Fifteen Eighty Four blog on the ambiguous legacy of Paul on race/ethnicity. If you don't plan on reading my new book (totally get it), this should give you a bit of an idea of what I'm up to.
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Ethnic Stereotypes and the New Testament
In the past several years we have witnessed a rapid and unsettling shift from the “post-racial” aspirations of the Obama era and the global outcry of the Black Lives Matter movement after the murder o...
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David Boogerd @davidboogerd.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
📖Nieuwe 'Dit is de Bijbel'!📖 Word je gered door geloof of door wat je doet? Paulus en Jakobus lijken lijnrecht tegenover elkaar te staan. Hoe zit dat? Spreken ze elkaar tegen - of begrijpen wij ze verkeerd? Afl. 141 met @suzansierksma.bsky.social! 🔗 www.eo.nl/podcast/dit-...
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@ryancollman.bsky.social @mkochenash.bsky.social @jonrobinnz.bsky.social - thanks for your interest! DM me your address and I'll send the book your way.
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I.T. Soon @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Pleased to see that my latest article, entitled "The Alexamenos Graffito as Christian Self-Parody," is now out in NTS. In it I argue against the widely held view that this graffito is non-Christian in origin and that it could very well have been written by an enslaved Christian.
The first page of the journal article entitled "The Alexamenos Graffito as Christian Parody." Abstract: Against the near-universal consensus that it was created by a pagan (non-Christian) in order to satirise Christian worship, this article contends that the Alexamenos graffito can plausibly be read as a Christian self-parody, created by the enslaved Alexamenos himself. It is the first full-length treatment of the authorial origins of the Alexamenos graffito. The article first provides an overview of the visual and scholarly histories of the image since the nineteenth century. Then it addresses evidence for and against reading the text as non-Christian or Christian in origin, focusing on the apparent sexualisation of Jesus, early Christian receptions of satirical depictions of Jesus, the graffito's use of a titulus, the solidarity of the image with enslaved workers and the relevance of nearby Christian graf-fiti. Finally, it places the graffito in conversation with ancient self-parody practices from wider Greek, Roman and Christian sources. While it is impossible to argue definitively about the identity of the graffito's creator, this article contends that scholarship cannot exclude the possibility and potential likelihood that it may be Christian in origin.
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Heleen Murre-van den Berg @hlmvdberg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Ik hoor net dat er nog wat ruimte is om aan te schuiven bij het symposium morgen over erfgoed in/van de orthodoxe kerken in Nederland, in Museum Catherijneconvent - welkom dus! www.oosterschristendom.nl/nederland/sy...
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Symposium: Religieus erfgoed in de diaspora - Platform Oosters Christendom
Ontdek hoe religieuze tradities van oosterse en oriëntaalse kerkgemeenschappen in Nederland een nieuw thuis vinden. Een dag vol inspiratie, ontmoetingen en cultuur! Momenteel is er een trend gaande: w...
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Monika Amsler @monikaamsler.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🧯Hot off the press: Education in Religious Contexts of Late Antiquity (Cambridge Element) > free download until April 8! www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Education in Religious Contexts of Late Antiquity
Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Education in Religious Contexts of Late Antiquity
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De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
New release 📚 The Martyrdom of Polycarp: Translation, Introduction, and Commentary 📜 N. Clayton Croy's magnum opus provides a detailed introduction and a section-by-section commentary on the earliest, full-length narrative of an early Christian martyrdom. Read it here: brill.com/display/ti...
Book cover. 
The Martyrdom of Polycarp: Translation, Introduction, and Commentary. 
By N. Clayton Croy. 
Series: Texts and Editions for New Testament Study, Volume 20. 
Brill. Published 2026.
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Dan Batovici @danbatovici.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This is great news for late antiquity: top journal turns full Open Access. Way to go, Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum! More info here: www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../za...
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Great to hear. Thanks, PJ!
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Sabrina Inowlocki @sabrinainowlocki.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Opening for two PhD positions at the University of Würzburg !!! 🔎 The project explores anti-Jewish discourse in Hellenistic, Roman, and early Christian sources, as well as its later reception in modern scholarship (1870–1920). www.theologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/01...
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Ethnic Stereotypes and the Letters of Paul is now available in hardback + paperback and I happen to have some spare copies. ***Repost if you’re interested and by March 31 I’ll randomly select a few people who will get a free copy in the mail.*** Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
Matthijs den Dulk holds up a copy of his new book in his office
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Eddie Meehan @eddiemeehan99.eurosky.social · 15/03/2026
Job alert! Three late antiquity postdoc positions on an ERC funded project GREEKWEST here at Liverpool - come join an amazing department! #medievalsky
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Man, one of the most depressing aspects of modern scholarship is finding a great article and then looking up the scholar to see what else they’ve done and just catching a glimpse of an abbreviated career hopping between visiting positions and publishing great pieces before disappearing from academia
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De vooroordelen van Paulus | Podcast met theoloog Matthijs den Dulk | Radboud Universiteit
Theoloog Matthijs den Dulk, deed onderzoek naar het gebruik van etnische stereotypen in de brieven van de apostel Paulus. Wat voor soort vooroordelen waren dat?
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Mocht je geen zin hebben om mijn nieuwe boek over Paulus en etnische stereotypen te lezen maar wel een podcast erover willen luisteren dan kan dat! Met dank aan Liesbeth Jansen en @radboudreflects.bsky.social
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De vooroordelen van Paulus | De Reflector - Podcast met theoloog Matthijs den Dulk
Podcast Episode · Radboud Reflects, verdiepende lezingen · March 13 · 45m
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
My second book, First Among Equals, is now up on the HUP website. Can’t wait till it’s finally out in the world this October! www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
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First Among Equals — Harvard University Press
An incisive account of how equality transformed from an abstract ideal into a concrete social and political vision, thanks to seventeenth-century English dissidents like the Levellers and the politica...
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Mateusz Kusio @mateuszkusio.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
CfP 'Contested Prophecies, Uncertain Futures - Christian, Jewish, and Pagan Views of the Future in Late Antiquity' @ Late Antique Encounters Conference, Ghent, 3-5 February, 2027 Please send in your abstracts (<300 words) and a brief academic CV to mateusz.kusio[at]kuleuven.be by 10 May, 2026. +
Poster for the CfP 'Contested Prophecies, Uncertain Futures - Christian, Jewish, and Pagan Views of the Future in Late Antiquity' @ Late Antique Encounters Conference, Ghent, 3-5 February, 2027. Images contain a 16th-century Dutch print of the Erithrean Sibyl, as well as the logos of the Ghent Centre for Late Antiquity, KU Leuven, and FWO. The text is identical to the one contained in this thread.
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Marika Rose @marika.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
DCU are currently advertising PhD scholarships (fees plus stipend) in Theology, Philosophy and Music! Feel free to slide into my DMs if you want to know more; alternatively you can find more information here: www.dcu.ie/theologyphil...
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Theology, Philosophy, and Music PhD Scholarships | School of Theology Philosophy & Music
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Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Just 6 days left to apply! Deadline: 8 March. Since this came up in some of the inquiries I've received: we can be flexible with the start date (ideally June 15), and there is no requirement to learn Dutch (whew!)
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Lieke Smits @elckerlieke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
There is a vacancy in our project 'Pages of Prayer: The Ecosystem of Vernacular Prayer Books in the Late Medieval Low Countries, c. 1380-1550' for a junior or postdoctoral researcher! #medievalsky careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Junior-R...
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Junior Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher PRAYER
Junior Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher PRAYER
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Victor Luftig @vl1959.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This squad includes some of the most impressive scholars I know, doing great educational work.
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Theology Hub @theologyhub.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🔔 #theologyjobs Postdoc position in New Testament at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/9... #theology #theologie #newtestament #neuestestament #BibleStudy #ichbinhanna #AcademicChatter
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Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d)
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Maia Kotrosits @maiakotro.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Soon I'm giving two public lectures at Scripps College in CA as part of the O'Brien Distinguished Visiting Professorship. LA-area friends, would love to see you there! March 31, 4:30pm: Lyricism as Historiography of the Long Past April 1, 4:15pm: Feminist Histories and the Problem of the Real
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