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Peter Joshua Atkins

@peterjatkins.bsky.social
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Biblical Scholar researching: Book of Daniel, Isaiah, Rewilding, Animals and the Bible. I also like dogs 🐕

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Open access for a limited time: Animals and Society in the Iron Age to the Persian Period www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Animals and Society in the Iron Age to the Persian Period
Cambridge Core - Ancient History - Animals and Society in the Iron Age to the Persian Period
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It was a privilege to use these 17th-century silver communion cups at Greyfriars Kirk on Easter Sunday service. They’re usually kept in the National Museum of Scotland and brought back specifically for Easter.
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Delighted to hear I’ve been nominated for a second time by one of my Hebrew students for this year’s Edinburgh University Students'​ Association Teaching Awards. It is always fun teaching introductory Biblical Hebrew and really affirming to know that those on the course enjoyed it as much as me!
Graphic from Edinburgh University Student Association Teaching Awards 2026 stating “I’ve been nominated for a Teaching Award.”
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Last month I was privileged to stay for a week at @gladlib.bsky.social after receiving The Richard L. Hills Scholarship for research into Theology & Science. A remarkable place to write a portion of my manuscript on rewilding in the book of Isaiah, forthcoming with @routledgebooks.bsky.social.
The interior of Gladstone's Library reading rooms with a laptop in the foreground. The laptop screen shows a document entitled: Rewilding in Isaiah 7:23-25: Ecological Restoration after the Invasion of Judah.The exterior of Gladstone's Library with a statue of William Gladstone in the foreground.The interior of the Theology room inside Gladstone's Library.
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OneKind @onekind.org · 18/03/2026
❗ VICTORY FOR GREYHOUNDS❗ At this moment, @markruskell.bsky.social's Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill has PASSED with a majority vote: Yes - 70 No - 27 🙌THANK YOU to all who have supported the #UnboundTheGreyhound campaign. Tonight, we can celebrate this monumental moment for greyhounds.
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
If you're troubled by divine violence in the Bible and also concerned with animals then take a look at my latest article which has just been published in Biblical Theology Bulletin. For a limited time you should be able to freely access it here: journals.sagepub.com/share/27GA6T...
Cover of Biblical Theology Bulletin Volume 56 Number 1
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My first collaboratively written article ("Blinding Birds, Bartered Bodies, and Bestial Betrothals: Exploring Interspecies Intersectionality in the Damascus Document and Book of Tobit") has just been published. A joy to work with wonderful colleagues on this. brill.com/view/journal...
The cover page of the journal Dead Sea Discoveries.
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 33, No. 1 (2026) brill.com/view/journal... Intersectional Investigations into the Complexity of Social Life in Early Judaism Elisa Uusimäki & @hannatervanotko.bsky.social eds. @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social @jwmartens.bsky.social @peterjatkins.bsky.social
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Nuam Hatzaw @nhatzaw.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
today! looking forward to talking with colleagues about place and religion. i'll be sharing my current research on ethnic minority Christians in Scotland and ideas around belonging and place. @peterjatkins.bsky.social @uoedivinity.bsky.social
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Rev Prof Gordon Graham is kicking off a series of talks at Canonmills Church in September - looks to be an interesting evening! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-canonm...
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Bathsheba Demuth @brdemuth.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
In England “wood with beaver facets [were found] in multiple human constructions, along with extensive networks of ancient beaver dams and channels that had been integrated into prehistoric settlements.” A fascinating piece by Sarah Newman on how animals inspired culture 🦫 aeon.co/essays/did-a...
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Did animals provide the blueprints for human culture? | Aeon Essays
Prehistoric humans didn’t create art and architecture out of nothing. They took inspiration from the nonhuman world
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Today's university losing staff is Edinburgh, which has got itself into a frightful muddle and panic about cashflow - but which is becoming emblematic of just how vulnerable the Welsh and Scottish Higher Ed systems really are. www.scotsman.com/education/un...
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University funding model ‘no longer fit for purpose’ amid Edinburgh job losses
Hundreds of staff leave institution as it looks to cut £140 million from its budget
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This Thursday and Friday is the Humanimal 2.0 virtual conference on The Bible and "Animal" Others. Free to register and participate, and there is a stellar line-up of speakers. Check it out: www.humanimalconference.org/program #humanimal2025
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Program — Humanimal Conference
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Kristine Toft Rosland @kristinerosland.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Job opening: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen - open for applicants with PhD in religious studies, archaeology or history
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen (275792) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen (275792), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 17, 2025
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If you care about Theological and Religious Studies in the UK then consider signing this petition to save the Cardiff degree programme change.org/p/save-our-r...
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Save Our Religion And Theology Degree!
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David Clough @dlclough.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The Race & Class in UK Religious Studies and Theology project is recruiting a part-time postdoctoral researcher (3.5 hrs pw) to work on the project's qualitative research. Further details are available here: www.abdn.ac.uk/racrest Please circulate it to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!
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Race and Class in UK Religious Studies and Theology | The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History | The University of Aberdeen
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Will Tattersdill @tattersdill.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I know it's a Guardian editorial and I know everyone following me already knows this, but this is very well put indeed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
A great opportunity to campaign for and shape change in the Church of England’s approach to land management
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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources. On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names. dan rigiššu “loud is his bark” munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe” mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
Photo of 5 dog figurines in profile facing to the left in a staggered line. The closest one is reddish, the three in the middle are beige, and the furthest is dark grey. Each one has a cuneiform inscription on their side.
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
It was great fun to appear on the Biblical Time Machine podcast talking about Nebuchadnezzar and his affliction in Daniel 4. The episode has just gone up! www.biblicaltimemachine.com/listen-to-ep...
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Ep. 98 The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar — Biblical Time Machine
To the authors of the Hebrew Bible, King Nebuchadnezzar was a grade-A jerk. In the 6th century BCE, he and his army sacked Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and carried the Judahites into exile in...
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
If you are thinking about nonhuman animals in biblical texts then there is still time to submit an abstract to the Humanimal 2.0 Virtual Conference: The Bible & "Animal" Others. The Call for Papers closes on the 15th January. #Humanimal2025 www.humanimalconference.org/call-for-pap...
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Any biblical scholars out there give me advice on the standard adjectival form for Ezekiel? Ezekielic? Ezekielian? Or something else?
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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Did you see our message on the AGADE server or just delete it? Our open issue 4.2 has been open - and is still open call - but we are looking to feature a special section on (non-human) animals and animality in the ANE. Interested? avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
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Open Journal Systems | Avar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in the Ancient Near East
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Fantastic book panel on the book God and the Little Grey Cells by @danclantonjr.bsky.social #sblaar2024
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Day 1 highlights of #SBLAAR2024: Sea Lions, Pelicans, Hummingbirds, and Egrets
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
First session on Animal Studies and the Bible unit at #SBLAAR24 is a panel on the book Ask the Animals by SBL Press
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Paul Fuller @buddhismviews.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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University of Edinburgh Launches Comprehensive MSc in Buddhist Studies - Buddhistdoor Global
The university aims to offer a multidisciplinary approach to the study of Buddhist philosophy, ethics, art, and modern practices and is now accepting applications
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
It was a surprise to stumble across this apparent reception of Matthew 7:15 in Pokémon Sword/Shield. I wonder what other possible biblical references there are in the series...
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Nicole Oesterreich @noester.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
For my European #Biblicalstudies colleagues and those who are sad not to visit SBL: The call for papers for the EABS/SBL International conference in Uppsala/Sweden is open until 15th of January. www.eabs.net/EABS/EABS/Co...
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Uppsala 2025
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T.J. Lang @tj-lang.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Please spread the word... Hyatt on Sunday of SBL, 9:00-11:00pm.
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Humanimal 2.0 - Bible and Animal Others conference Call for Papers is live!
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Andrew Myers @ajdmyers.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Haven’t seen this one yet… Give it a share if you would. Help me find out who else is on here. Reply if in OT/HB studies and I’ll add you. go.bsky.app/FFeqvaV
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Peter Joshua Atkins @peterjatkins.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I’ve had @profrosenblum.bsky.social’s book “Forbidden” on my desk for the last week and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s insightful, engaging, and very difficult to put down. Not sure I’ve enjoyed reading academic prose as much as this for a long time.
An image of Jordan Rosenblum’s book: Forbidden.
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Daniel C. Smith @dcsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
On hold with an insurance company, which felt like an ideal time to make a starter pack for ancient religion folks (sorry if I forgot someone!): go.bsky.app/9y592Bk
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A. M. Vincent @vincent.northsky.social · 08/11/2024
OK, I guess someone had to do it and I guess today that someone is me. Academic Study of Religion starter pack! I am sure I have left people out, so please let me know if I need to add you! go.bsky.app/9CdZTiN
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