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Nathanael Vette

@nathanaelvette.bsky.social
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Lecturer in New Testament, Gender and the Arts at King's College London. Ancient Judaism. Early Christianity. Golden Retrievers. Faculty page: www.kcl.ac.uk/people/nathanael-vette

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The king of the north travels down for a triumphal entry in the capital. Let’s hope things go better for Andy than they did for Jesus!
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NT at Oxford @nt4ox.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Nathaniel Vette, "'By Way of Sidon Through the Decapolis' (Mark 7:31): Mark’s Jesus and the Restoration of the Land of Israel”, Early Biblical Interpretation Seminar, Oriel College, 10 AM Thursday 7 May. nt4ox.link/ebi-tt26
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
To the max three people who will find it funny, this was my explanation of the Judaean succession crisis to my Josephus class today
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Happy to see my entry on the 'gospels' published today in the excellent Oxford Classical Dictionary with @oupacademic.bsky.social. A really helpful resource for students and scholars alike! oxfordre.com/classics/cla...
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Nathan MacDonald @nathanmacdonald.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
If you are interested in thinking about borders and the Bible, here’s a new article. It traces a complex history between the Bible and the borders of modern nation states. So it’s relevant to the challenge of Christian nationalism. It’s also open access so take a look. doi.org/10.1093/jts/...
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Ancient Israel and the Modern Bounded State
Abstract. The rediscovery of Ptolemy in the early modern period altered the representation and understanding of boundaries between territorial states. From
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Me talking about a Hadrianic date for John at #AARSBL next week:
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Alexiana Fry @alexianafry.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Book cover reveal day! @scmpress.bsky.social is incredible. She releases on March 31, 2026, and it looks like pre-orders might already be open: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...
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Alexi Chantziantoniou @alexichantz.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
IT’S ALIVE! today i received my advance copies of 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 ahead of publication next month. it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
my hand holding a hardcover book, entitled 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮: 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦, edited by Paula Fredriksen, Stephen L. Young, and an unknown, insignificant scholar who happens the have the exact same long greek name as mine.
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Excited to be giving this - slightly controversial! 😜 - paper at @bntsoc.bsky.social in incredibly rainy Manchester this week! #BNTS2025
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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
ANCIENT JUDAISM & CHRISTIANITY, chaired by Yael Fisch & Nathanael Vette will run two sessions plus a joint session with Later Epistles.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Another fantastic job opening in Religious Studies, this one a tenure-track assistant professor in Early Christianity in the Department of Religion at Princeton University!
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Well (just as in 2024) the 2025 biblical studies job market opens up with a bang(er): Princeton Theological Seminary seeks a scholar of the New Testament at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor! @ptseminaryiym.bsky.social @sblsite.bsky.social ptsem.edu/wp-content/u...
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Kelsie Rodenbiker @kelsbot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
My book is out online! It won’t feel real until the print book comes out in September, but I’m excited to see it out in the world at last.
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Scriptural Figures and the Fringes of the New Testament Canon
Abstract. In the Catholic Epistles, canonicity and exemplarity are intertwined. Chapter 1 defines the concept of exemplarity as the use of a model-figure a
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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
"And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal." (Joshua 3–4:20) This week's exhibition is called 'Crossing the Jordan', and we first look at an extraordinary set of stones that were erected around 2900 BCE on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
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Calanais Standing Stones, central stone circle, 2900–600 BCE, Stone, 11m wide, Calanais, Isle of Lewis; funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy Stock Photo
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🔈 JOB ALERT! 🚨 The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies! Deadline: 31st July 2025 For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
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Mark Goodacre @goodacre.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Now that I'm blogging again, I decided to mention my new book: ntweblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
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The Fourth Synoptic Gospel
I have written a new book! I'm afraid it takes me a while, especially as I have been in university administration for some years. Even wit...
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Exciting news! We're pleased to announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics. #KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
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Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Thrilled to share that I’ll be staying on at @kcltrs.bsky.social as Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues and friends in the department for their support and encouragement- it means the world. Excited to continue working in this brilliant team!
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Exciting news! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social has been appointed permanent Lecturer in New Testament, Gender, and Arts at our department! 📚✨
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Delighted to share that I'll be staying at King's as the (tenured!) Lecturer in New Testament, Gender and the Arts. I'm beyond grateful to all those who generously offered their support and encouragement along the way. So excited to get to work with my wonderful colleagues at @kcltrs.bsky.social
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Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Had a blast chatting with @KingsCareers on their Careers in Your Ears podcast! 🎙️ From documentary filmmaking to academia — the twists, turns, and lessons learned. If your career path’s a bit unconventional, this one’s for you. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5b3F... #lifeatkings
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Alexi Chantziantoniou @alexichantz.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
my jsnt article comparing paul's claims about christ as an image of god with other ancient evidence about images of gods (literary, artistic, epigraphical, etc.) is now really truly published in the latest issue of the journal! does this mean it's really real?? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Paul’s Iconic Christ among Mediterranean Cult Statues: A Comparison of Divine Images - Alexander Chantziantoniou, 2025
While scholars continue to debate whether Paul ever explicitly called the messiah a god, there can be no question that he called the messiah an image of a god (...
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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
A schedule and list of preliminary participants for Part I (June 10-12) of the online Enoch Seminar conference on "Reading the New Testamanet within Judaism?" is now available: enochseminar.org/reading-the-...
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Reading The New Testament Within Judaism? (June 10-12, 2025)
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Delighted to see my bonkers article 'The Son of Man and the Sea' out today in the latest issue of JSNT! And what an honour to appear alongside so many great pieces by @alexichantz.bsky.social, @hagerman.bsky.social and more (feel free to tag!). Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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The Son of Man and the Sea: Hydromachy and Conquest in Mark’s Sea Voyages - Nathanael Vette, 2025
This study proposes a new reading of Jesus’ confrontations with the elemental and the demonic on the sea of Galilee – the stilling of the storm (Mk 4.35–41), th...
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
📢 Booking now open for the 2025 Ethel M. Wood Lecture! Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’ 📍 Anatomy lecture theatre
🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm
🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... #EthelMWoodlecture
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I'll be speaking at the PEF (@palexfund.bsky.social) this Thursday on some intriguing connections between the Gospel of John and Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem c.a. 130 CE). Do come along if you're in London!
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Alexi Chantziantoniou @alexichantz.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 has a cover and a website! Conceived as a companion to PwJ (Fortress, 2015), this is the first go-to introductory resource on PwP (Fortress, 2025). The publication date is set for 4 Nov 2025, just in time for SBL. www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
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Paul within Paganism: Restoring the Mediterranean Context to the Apostle
Leading and rising scholars introduce a burgeoning new approach to the study of Paul, which situates the Jewish apostle to gentiles within the wider world of ancient Mediterranean religion.
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
There’s still time to book for the FD Maurice Lectures 2025 on 6, 7, and 8 May, from 6-7pm, featuring Professor Sarojini Nadar. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…   We look forward to seeing you there!    📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL
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Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Looking forward to sharing some current research in London on Thursday! www.kcl.ac.uk/events/docum...
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Documenting Faith: Decian Sacrificial Certificates and Early Christian Textuality
CLAMS Lecture – Dr. Jeremiah Coogan (Santa Clara University)
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Joan Taylor @joantaylor.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Boy Jesus features in the New York Post. nypost.com/2025/04/19/l...
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Why historians believe Jesus’ family connections were as important as faith
But what if Jesus’ family connections were as influential as ecclesiastic fervor in setting the course for a new religion?
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Can't wait to present two papers at @sblsite.bsky.social in Boston: 'John and Bar Kokhba: A Hadrianic Date for the Fourth Gospel' in the Connecting John unit; and 'Macho Markan Man: Jesus as the "Strong Man" in Mark 3:27' in Rhetoric and Early Christianity. Should be fun, if a little controversial!
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Excited about this event tonight! There’s still time to sign up and attend!
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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
📢 Proposals for papers are invited for the British New Testament Society Meeting 2025 to be hosted by the University of Manchester from Monday 1 September to Wednesday 3 September 2025. 📅 CfP Closes 21 April 2025 🔗 bnts.org.uk/bnts-call-fo...
The text from the message overlaid on a picture of the University of Manchester.
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This terms Theology Seminar series returns this week with Dr Laliv Clenman, Leo Baeck College discussing ‘We do not interpret: Hermeneutic approaches to mixed-marriage in early rabbinic midrashim’ 📍 25th February, 11.30am, Virginia Woolf Building 3.01 See you there!
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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
The Biblical Studies Seminar continues next week with Michelle Fletcher, King's College London speaking about 'Making Sheep Impact on the Apocalypse. All are welcome! 📍February 12th, 5 pm to 6.30 pm, Virginia Woolf Building, VWB 3.01.
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Why tell a story about a Messiah who travels to Jerusalem only to be killed? If you're in London, come along to my lecture at @kcltrs.bsky.social this Wednesday on how the early Gospels - beginning with Mark - anachronistically explain the fall of Jerusalem by narrating Jesus' death in the city.
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Excited to start my new role as Lecturer in Bible, Gender and the Arts at @kcltrs.bsky.social! I'll be giving my debut lecture this week in the biblical studies seminar on 'Why Jerusalem Fell in 70 CE according to Josephus, the Apocalypses, the Rabbis and the Gospels'. www.kcl.ac.uk/people/natha...
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Nathanael Vette
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Alexi Chantziantoniou @alexichantz.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
kicking off 2025 with a bang by publishing my JSNT article online today (open access)! check it out to see how paul’s iconic christ might be understood, in comparative perspective, as an ancient mediterranean cult image.
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Joan Taylor @joantaylor.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Great to talk with Dave and Helen in the Biblical Time Machine podcast about my new book BOY JESUS. More info soon. www.biblicaltimemachine.com/listen-to-ep...
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Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I’m hosting a very lovely festive tour of the National with the wonderful St Martin’s Voices from St Martin-in-the-Fields tonight!You’re very welcome to join us for this free talk/sing and tour, and other seasonal joys at the final Friday Late of the year. www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/frida...
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Friday Lates performance: Christmas with St Martin’s Voices | Events container | National Gallery, London
Discover the story of the Nativity through music and art. Friday, 13 December 2024, 7.30 - 8.15 pm. Free.
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
So excited for #sblaar2024! There are too many good papers happening on Sunday afternoon but if you want to hear a new take on the risen saints in Matt 27 - and find out how many terrible zombie puns I can fit in a 25 min paper - then come to Jesus Traditions, Gospels & the Roman World @ the Hilton!
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
I had lots of fun chatting with Dave and Helen at Biblical Time Machine about what Jesus & the Gospels have to do with the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE. We also talked about whether pigs can swim! (They can.) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Judaism and the Gospels After 70 CE
The destruction of the 2nd Temple in 70 CE was a cataclysmic event for the people of Judaea and the Galilee. Our guest Nathanael Vette argues that all four New
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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
I'm using my first post on here to do some shameless self-promotion: my article on the omens at Jesus' death and Jewish traditions about the destruction of the temple is out now with JBL (replete with embarrassing section headings). Read it here: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/sblpress/jbl...
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The Omens at Jesus’s Death (Mark 15:33–39) and the Divine Abandonment of the Temple before Its D...
Abstract. When Jesus dies in Mark’s account, the sky darkens, a loud voice declares that it has been forsaken by its god, and the temple curtain tears in two. These phenomena closely resemble the om...
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