mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 16/04/2025SO EXCITED!!!! see everyone in boston!!!! #SBL2025 #AnnualSBL2025 050 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 11/03/2025last night, i turned in my probationary review— the first big step of my PhD journey! i am so happy and proud of myself. 030 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 03/02/2025can you believe that i just read the color purple for the first time this past week?? one of the most beautiful stories i've ever read. and the theology was so beautiful. #literature #thecolorpurple #theology 010 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 27/01/2025hey, sorry that i am openly weeping in this cafe. the soundtrack of the 1994 Little Women came on and i started thinking about Beth's death. this is a regular occurrence, so please mind your business. 020 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 26/01/2025i just finished animal farm and i need wes anderson to adapt the book in the same style as fantastic mr. fox + isle of dogs 010 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 24/01/2025(i am not reading these in any particular order, and i will continue to read books that are not on this list! that's why i am giving myself the next four years) 000 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 24/01/2025i spent the morning compiling a list of classic lit i want to read before i am thirty. i am currently reading #25/100-- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. what do you think of my list?? 120 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 20/01/2025i'm about to start writing my very first chunk of the dissertation. i have so many complicated feelings-- overwhelmed, inadequate, thrilled, anxious, grateful. 140 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 19/01/2025“tiktok.” #tiktokban #censorship #america #poetry #freespeech 020 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 18/01/202526 today and growing more pretentious by the minute!!!! ♥️♥️♥️ 010 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 18/01/2025bday hikes in scotland have highland cows :) 061 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 16/01/2025i finished 1984 by orwell today, and it wasn't... that... good? it was just too "preachy." great message, great intent-- just poor execution, imho. 000 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Headed to a meeting with my supervisors. Five months and I still get giddy that I get to do this! 020 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Does anyone have access to this article that they would be willing to pass along? “Doing Gender” by Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman (1987) (Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 125-151). 010 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Here's a book review that I wrote on The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story by Christopher B. Hays and Richard B. Hays.whosoever.org'The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story' | ReviewThe idea of God's mind changing implies that it was initially set on exclusion. And if God’s mercy can be widened, then God’s mercy was at one point narrower. 031 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Do not read Philo when you have a hangover. Philo is not a suitable hangover cure. He will only make your headache and nausea worse. 000 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 03/12/2024www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/chri...christianitytoday.comThe Christianity Today Book Awards - Christianity TodayLet’s say you want to write a book. You’ve got a captivating story to tell or a compelling argument to make. You’ve got a gift with words. That’s a good start! But there are other things you (probably... 000 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 03/12/2024EXACTLY. With great power (library funding) comes great responsibility. 120 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Honored to say that our little book won the Award of Merit in the Bible and Devotional category in the 2024 Christianity Today Book Awards! So thrilled and honored! 100 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 03/12/2024To whomever studies Biblical Masculinities at St Andrews after me, you're welcome for ordering all of these books for the library. That was me. 🤣 140 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Thank you Michelle! One of your protege's has become my office mate and bestie here-- Riane. :) 110 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Moving to another country is, in some ways, as glamorous as it sounds. But it is also constant paper work, chat rooms, and listening to hold music for hours on end. I just want to do my silly little PhD reading. 😭 150 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I made a mini-thanksgiving dinner for my family last night. I don't feel traditionally "southern" in a lot of ways, but cooking a meal with lots of butter, carbs, and brown sugar for the people I love really connects me to my Arkansan roots. 000 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 28/11/2024I just received this gift from my parents. I have cried like five times since opening it! Thecla means the world to me as a woman in Pauline studies. Her example of faithfulness, courage, and audacity inspired me to be the scholar I am today. 030 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 26/11/2024"Paul, the Invisible Man" in New Testament Masculinities 110 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 26/11/2024"Not surprisingly, those who have written about Paul, almost all of them men, have not usually given a moment’s thought to the masculinity of Paul; presumably they have all been too busy writing books about Paul to think very much about their own masculinity either." - David J.A. Clines 🤣 130 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 25/11/2024what's your favorite ancient gender convention? mine has to be that women were considered to be stinky and leaky. so much so, that men would boast of their constipation by comparing their poops to arid little pebbles. men have always been silly. 010 0
Reposted by mattie mae motlChristy Cobb @christycobb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I made a starter pack for biblical scholars working on gender and sexuality! Let me know if you would like to be added to it! go.bsky.app/VeuuJpC 3813136 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Is there a gender and sexuality in bib studies starter pack yet? i want to connect with my people who get to read about dirty stuff in scripture all day 131 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 20/11/2024And despite myself, I have the same hope for the Church. 010 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I definitely will do that. :) I look forward to connecting in person! 000 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I've been doing this PhD thing for a month now. I can't emphasize this enough, I am having the time of my life. I could not be more grateful for where I'm sitting. #PhDlife 0140 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I just grabbed this the other day for my research! I am looking forward to digging in. 🙏 110 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 18/11/2024The more that I study ancient masculinity, the more I am convinced that very little has changed. 010 0
Reposted by mattie mae motlRick Brannan @rickbrannan.com · 16/11/2024Was really hoping to be at #SBLAAR24 this year, but it's not gonna happen. 6372 0
Reposted by mattie mae motlMatt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Folks, if you are interested in biblical studies (broadly construed) on Bluesky, I've created a starter pack. It's *non-comprehensive* (you can only add 150 accounts), so apologies to anyone left off! go.bsky.app/PKHv8Ru 3720145 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I am feeling major FOMO with #SBLAAR24 coming up!! It will be the first conference I haven't attended in years. 😭 020 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 15/11/2024okay, help me find my people! - phd candidate in new testament - american living in scotland - toddler mom - progressive christian - gender, sexuality, and masculinity in scripture - literature - enneagram 4w3 - accessibility in scholarship - recovering southern baptist that still loves a potluck 040 0
mattie mae motl @themattiemae.bsky.social · 15/11/2024turns out, i really didn't need that much convincing to leave X. 🤣 050 0
