Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Read Ehud Ben Zvi's Presidential Address "Open the Gates! Exploring Futures for Us as Scholars, for Our Field, and for Our Society of Biblical Literature" #JBL145.1 doi.org/10.15699/jbl... 011
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSociety of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 16/04/2026SBL member & @SBLPress author Luis Menéndez-Antuña on why we need biblical scholars: "Biblical scholarship ... helps us to understand the strategies— ethical, political, you name it—that people use when interpreting the Bible." #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies 021
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSociety of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 15/04/2026SBL member Alexiana Fry on why we need biblical scholars. #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies #TalkAboutHumanities 0173
svdavidson.bsky.social @svdavidson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026"Because whatever artificial intelligence may become, there is nothing artificial about the consequences communities are already facing." tennesseelookout.com/2026/04/14/i...tennesseelookout.comIn Memphis, Investors Benefit From AI Boom While the Public Bears Its Cost • Tennessee LookoutThe people most enthusiastic about these developments like Elon Musk's xAI in Memphis are often the least likely to live next to them. 000
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSociety of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 14/04/2026We need #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies because the practice of respectful dialogue across diverse viewpoints is vital in our world. #TalkAboutHumanities 021
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSociety of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 14/04/2026We need #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies because a better understanding of the Bible and its complex history means talk about power, empire, colonialism—and that means a better understanding of our own history. #TalkAboutHumanities 052
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSociety of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 14/04/2026SBL is proud to participate in the #TalkAboutHumanities campaign this week alongside colleagues in the American Council of Learned Societies (@acls1919.bsky.social). Watch our channels this week as we highlight the important work of SBL members. #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies 043
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 14/04/2026www.instagram.com/reel/DXHWf58...instagram.comSBL Press on Instagram: "Why do we need Biblical Scholars? Dr. Samaria Divine shares her thoughts. #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies #TalkAboutHumanities"0 likes, 0 comments - sblpress on April 14, 2026: "Why do we need Biblical Scholars? Dr. Samaria Divine shares her thoughts. #TalkAboutBiblicalStudies #TalkAboutHumanities". 022
svdavidson.bsky.social @svdavidson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026SBL @sblsite.bsky.social is joining #TalkAboutHumanities with @acls1919.bsky.social. For nearly 150 years SBL members have produced scholarship that informs education, public life and the humanities. Biblical scholarship deepens our understanding of the ancient world and why it still matters. 032
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Access Musa W. Dube's Presidential Address “Behold, the Global Translated Bible(s)! Research and Pedagogical Implications.” JBL 143.1 buff.ly/0I348gn #BlackHistorySBL26 012
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialBible Odyssey @bibleodyssey.bsky.social · 26/02/2026"There is another side to Rachel’s story. Her protracted infertility fits into a larger biblical pattern that signals the special importance of the child (Joseph) who finally arrives." Read Rachel by Amanda Mbuvi buff.ly/4JMMNPx #BlackHistorySBL26 011
svdavidson.bsky.social @svdavidson.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Join in this conversation on March 06 in the various time zones. Happening on zoom: https//rochester.zoom.us/j/95809353323 000
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialSociety of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Walter Brueggemann, prolific scholar and President of SBL in 1990, has passed away.buff.lyIn Memoriam: Walter Brueggemann - Society of Biblical LiteratureThe Society of Biblical Literature shares the news of the passing of Walter Brueggemann, an influential biblical scholar. Bruggemann served as President of SBL at a crucial time in its […] 012
Reposted by @svdavidson.bsky.socialEsther Brownsmith, PhD @brownsmith.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Is the Bible fan fiction? A thread. 📜 46013
svdavidson.bsky.social @svdavidson.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Taking pleasure in small things: a central character in White Lotus Season 3 is a religious studies major. Let's see where this goes. #whitelotus 010
