Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseCatherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 17/09/2026Good to see @historytoday.com making the case for history in universities.historytoday.comWhy Does Academic History Matter?The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care? 02613
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseUniversity College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🐑📜 Some of Europe’s most well-known historic manuscripts, including the York Gospels, have proven to be biological time capsules for uncovering the 3,500-year history of the sheeppox virus (SPPV). 🧵 23212
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseJames F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A forthcoming book for you to get excited about... www.bloomsbury.com/us/early-rec...bloomsbury.comAn Early Reception History of John the Baptist 071
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseNASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Less than a week left to go: nominate the best scholarship in #apocrypha studies for this award! 067
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseNASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The deadline for nominations for NASSCAL's Sisters of Sinai Prize for outstanding scholarship in Christian apocrypha is fast approaching. Nominations close at midnight Sept. 1. For more information, visit www.nasscal.com/the-sisters-...nasscal.comThe Sisters of Sinai PrizeThe Sisters of Sinai Prize for outstanding scholarship in Christian apocrypha is named in honor of Agnes Smith Lewis and Margaret Dunlop Gibson, sisters who are responsible for a number of signific… 069
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseKate Lingley 龍梅若 @klingley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Buddhism in the wild (photo by Jerry Feldman, Target Honolulu) 3565141346
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Tertullian mocked Romans for dressing up criminals as Hercules to have them executed in the amphitheater. The irony missed by Tertullian lies in his scorning this mimicry while admiring the executed Christians who imitated Jesus. Out now in Classical Antiquity: online.ucpress.edu/ca/article-a...online.ucpress.edu 173
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Deadline for this is coming up! Self-nominations are encouraged. 097
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseKim Fowler @drkimfowler.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The CGAT crew comes to Groningen for Coptic, good food, and a boat ride. We missed Nic Baker-Brian this time and @goodacre.bsky.social had to depart before the boat ride this morning, but a great get together! We welcomed new CGATer Todd Klutz! 081
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026"The women of the Bible, so often flattened into symbols of purity, motherhood, or sin, become fleshy, unruly humanity." Just recieved: My exhibition review of 'Encountering Biblical Bodies' featuring Sarah Lightman's works (curated by @siobhanjolley.bsky.social & Holly Morse) in Art+Christianity. 192
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Looking forward to listening to this especially after the York mystery plays this last fortnight. 020
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseNASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Grad students and early career scholars, nominate your work for the NASSCAL Sisters of Sinai prize for outstanding scholarship in Christian apocrypha. Nominations close Sept. 1. Details here: www.nasscal.com/the-sisters-...nasscal.comThe Sisters of Sinai PrizeThe Sisters of Sinai Prize for outstanding scholarship in Christian apocrypha is named in honor of Agnes Smith Lewis and Margaret Dunlop Gibson, sisters who are responsible for a number of signific… 11417
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseDan Batovici @danbatovici.bsky.social · 03/06/2026New job: Postdoc in Coptic Studies in Vienna. Join me and my colleagues in the ERC-CoG CLAIM project! 02519
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseSiobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 02/06/2026🎉 New book day! It’s been available early in National Gallery shops for a couple of weeks now but yesterday was official publication day for Saints. Available now at all good book shops and the billionaire bad ones too. 2196
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Many belated thanks to @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social for hosting a really great event in San Francisco & editing this special issue where I could point out just some of things that were wrong in my previous work & start a discussion about Early Christian genres with Beyoncé. 1284
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseDavid Mihalyfy @mihalyfy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 A must-see if you're anywhere near Austin, TX! John Rylands Library is loaning star objects for an exhibition opening this month. 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 #ClassicsBlueSky #AncientBlueSky #Egyptology aboutmanchester.co.uk/the-john-ryl...aboutmanchester.co.ukThe John Rylands Library to stage first ever international exhibition in North America - About ManchesterThe John Rylands Library will make history in 2026 by taking its first major international exhibition to North America, showcasing one of the world's most 0157
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 14/04/2026We've launched the website for our 'Coptic in Manchester: Connecting Manuscripts and Communities' UKRI-funded project ('26–28) with @thejohnrylands.bsky.social ! Please share! sites.google.com/view/coptici...sites.google.comCoptic in Manchester. 22515
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseCreative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: Encountering Biblical Bodies – Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women 📅 Until 26 March 2026 📍 Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor Join us for a research café with the artist Sarah Lightman on 16 March: ow.ly/FFTl50YotOl 142
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 03/03/2026My musings on the extent to which the idea that Perpetua & co were executed at Carthage stems from Christian/colonial fantasies are finally out in JECS. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...muse.jhu.eduProject MUSE -- Verification required! 064
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseThe John Rylands Library @thejohnrylands.bsky.social · 20/02/2026We're excited to be collaborating with the Harry Ransom Center on their next exhibition Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt. The exhibition brings to life the voices of Greco-Roman Egyptians through rare papyrus manuscripts rarely seen by the public. Opening 11 April in Austin, Texas. 0133
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Fun to see this as the first NASSCAL First Friday after joining the board! 010
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseChristy Cobb @christycobb.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Just published my first piece for the Conversation! It’s on Thecla and her reception within Christianity. theconversation.com/thecla-the-b...theconversation.comThecla, the beast fighter: The saint who faced down lions and killer seals is one of many ‘leading ladies’ in early Christian textsThe Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla. 13510
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseCandida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 28/12/2025So many of my recent pieces for National Geographic would have suffered were it not for my ability to link to the amazing resources supplied by @nasscal.bsky.social. If you are interested in early Christian literature you must check out this invaluable site. www.nasscal.comnasscal.comNASSCALNorth American Society for the Study of Christian Apocryphal Literature 04214
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseTony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · 15/12/2025I will be doing a live interview via Zoom Dec. 22 on apocryphal Christmas traditions. Join in and ask me some skill-testing questions! See the image and link below for information. 082
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseLiverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 14/12/2025NEW FOR 2026 | Essays in Long Late Antiquity A new Open Access journal in first millennium studies, enticing interdisciplinary and superregional approaches to research in the second to the ninth centuries & broader Afro-Eurasian region: bit.ly/4f7BXZC @calthalas.bsky.social @sihonglin.bsky.social 02111
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseSissel Undheim @unsissel.bsky.social · 02/12/2025The second is earmarked for research on ancient Christian ascetic and monastic literature from its emergence to the 6th century CE. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noPostdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289816) | University of BergenJob title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289816), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026 01216
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseMiriam De Cock @miriamjane5.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Two fully paid PhD positions at Lund University! One in Hebrew Bible and the other in Jewish studies, focus late antiquity. Gorgeous location and gorgeous colleagues. Don't sleep on this! (Set filter to HT to access these two in particular.) lunduniversity.lu.se/vacancieslunduniversity.lu.seVacancies | Lund University 11519
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseRick Brannan @rickbrannan.com · 16/11/2025Check out Tony's list, and then check out these titles related to Christian Apocrypha you won't see at SBL 2025 (because I self-publish them and won't be there). Greek reader editions for 1st Apocryphal Apocalypse of John: amzn.to/4pc0guC & Acts of Pilate: amzn.to/4oPWbgeamzn.toThe First Apocryphal Apocalypse of John: A Greek Reader (Appian Way Greek Readers)The First Apocryphal Apocalypse of John: A Greek Reader (Appian Way Greek Readers) [Brannan, Rick] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The First Apocryphal Apocalypse of John: A Greek Reader (Appian Way Greek Readers) 062
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseLauren Randall @laurenrndll.bsky.social · 03/10/2025CFP: “Shaping the Word: the Form and Use of Biblical Manuscripts in the Early Medieval West” at Durham University in July 2026. We are interested in a wide range of papers exploring ways in which scriptural texts (produced roughly c. 500-1000) were presented and used. 11613
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 27/10/2025our "signature" session this year is a celebration of the work of elizabeth a. castelli. we're lucky to get some stellar panelists *and* prof. castelli as a respondent. we're sending a special invite to our late ancient besties at NAPS; please join us for all our panels, but this one's for you! 273
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 27/10/2025The first two books of our 'Coptic Gospels & Associated Texts' series with @universitypress.cambridge.org are now available to read online. The series provides thematic introductions & new translations to non-canonical gospels. www.cambridge.org/core/series/...cambridge.orgCoptic Gospels and Associated TextsWelcome to Cambridge Core 23118
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseNASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Announcing the launch of the open-access Journal of Christian Apocryphal Literature (JCAL). Sign up if you are interested in being a contributor or reviewer! journals.aperio.press/jcal/submiss... 04325
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 13/10/20253 more weeks to apply for this... please continue to share widely. 088
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseLydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2025I will be teaching a Coptic intro course starting 10/27 with The Religion Department. Come for some accessible + fun philology! All materials authored by me and based on my 12+ years of daily reading and expertise. DM for any questions. Sign-up here: www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...religiondepartment.comLearning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas (Level 1) 0137
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 10/09/2025We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...jobs.manchester.ac.ukResearch Associate – Coptic in Manchester (UKRI):John Rylands LibraryKey collaborators are the Coptic Church in Stockport, Manchester, and the Coptic Church in Llandudno, Wales. The project has an extensive and international advisory board. A PDRA seeking an academic career may find the balance between traditional research and co-creation appealing. 23637
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseMiriam De Cock @miriamjane5.bsky.social · 07/08/2025A very pleasant couple of days @chesterbeatty.bsky.social for our @researchireland.ie New Foundations project on 'home' and late antiquity. @mbinzurich.bsky.social @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social @kelsbot.bsky.social 171
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Really looking to going to Dublin to think about home in monastic and martyr works soon and hearing all the fab ideas of the others involved. 050
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseSiobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I’m at the airport en route to #EABSBL, so it feels like the perfect time to send a copy of my book, Reimaging the Magdalene, on a journey too! 💛 like and 🔁 RT and I’ll draw a winner on the feast of Mary Mag (22/07, heathens) Let’s see where it ends up… #Giveaway 14126
Reposted by Sarah ParkhousePeter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 20/07/2025brentnongbri.comNew Images of P52For some time now, the Rylands Library at the University of Manchester has hosted good digital images of P.Ryl. Gr. 3 457 (a.k.a. P52), the fragment of the Gospel According to John. I recently visi… 031
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Some thoughts on women retelling the gospel story. theconversation.com/cynthia-eriv...theconversation.comCynthia Erivo will be the most talked about Jesus of 2025 – but women have long retold the gospelMany ancient tellings of the Jesus story offer a distinctively female perspective. 0119
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 17/07/2025For my sins, I've finally given in and joined instagram. Please give me a follow @drsarahparkhouse. Next up, Tiktok. 120
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 12/07/2025An incredibly well preserved 1700 year old sock which was discovered in a Roman period cemetery at Oxyrhynchus (modern day Al-Bahnasa) in Egypt. Part of the collections at Manchester Museum. 📷 My own. #ManchesterMuseum 714323
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseBritish New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025📣 Booking is now open for our 2025 meeting, hosted by @uomreligion.bsky.social - online and in person options available now. estore.manchester.ac.uk/conferences-... 0107
Reposted by Sarah ParkhouseLydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 06/07/2025It's not too late to sign up for this summer Coptic course! www.religiondepartment.com/coptic Begins July 8th. Available Asynch. or Synch. Lectures live Tuesdays at 10:00am Atlanta/EDT (3:00pm London/BST, 4:00pm Amsterdam/Zurich/CEST, 5:00pm Cairo/EEST, and 12:00am July 9th Australia/AEST).religiondepartment.comLearning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas 02217