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Sara Stone

@wordsfromastone.bsky.social
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not Sarah, she/her • PhD researcher looking at victim-blaming in the Hebrew Bible at the University of Glasgow • Sara.Stone@glasgow.ac.uk

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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Excited to have another article published before the end of my PhD! This time in a new interdisciplinary journal from @academic.oup.com. It’s titled “Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Bathsheba and the Geography of Women’s Fear” and is another little insight into my PhD thesis. doi.org/10.1093/9780...
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In 2 Samuel 11, David commits adultery with Bathsheba after lusting after her when seeing her bathing from his rooftop. There is no indication that Bathsheba welcomes David's advances, and no explicit consent is given. Instead, Bathsheba has been blamed by interpreters because she is in a place where David can see her, and therefore she allows David the opportunity to have sex with her. Arguably, Bathsheba's narrative is contingent on how she chooses to physically occupy a space. This links to the geography of women's fear, a concept established by social geographer Gill Valentine, which explores the relationship between women's fear of male violence and women's subsequent perception and use of public space. This article uses the narrative of David and Bathsheba as a lens through which to explore how women are expected to change and restrict their use of physical space due to the fear of male violence. This article is interdisciplinary in nature by bringing biblical studies and social geography together. It also draws upon parallels between contemporary society and 2 Samuel 11 to gain a deeper understanding of the biblical text, as well as shedding light on our own behaviors. Ultimately, it will be seen that women do not have the freedom to occupy a space in the same way men do, either in the biblical text or out of it.
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Excited to have another article published before the end of my PhD! This time in a new interdisciplinary journal from @academic.oup.com. It’s titled “Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Bathsheba and the Geography of Women’s Fear” and is another little insight into my PhD thesis. doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Abstract:
In 2 Samuel 11, David commits adultery with Bathsheba after lusting after her when seeing her bathing from his rooftop. There is no indication that Bathsheba welcomes David's advances, and no explicit consent is given. Instead, Bathsheba has been blamed by interpreters because she is in a place where David can see her, and therefore she allows David the opportunity to have sex with her. Arguably, Bathsheba's narrative is contingent on how she chooses to physically occupy a space. This links to the geography of women's fear, a concept established by social geographer Gill Valentine, which explores the relationship between women's fear of male violence and women's subsequent perception and use of public space. This article uses the narrative of David and Bathsheba as a lens through which to explore how women are expected to change and restrict their use of physical space due to the fear of male violence. This article is interdisciplinary in nature by bringing biblical studies and social geography together. It also draws upon parallels between contemporary society and 2 Samuel 11 to gain a deeper understanding of the biblical text, as well as shedding light on our own behaviors. Ultimately, it will be seen that women do not have the freedom to occupy a space in the same way men do, either in the biblical text or out of it.
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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
thank you so much!
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
excited that my abstract for Oxford Intersections from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social has been accepted! my article is titled ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Bathsheba and the Geography of Women’s Fear’
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Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I’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
The book cover, featuring Artemisia’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
working on my paper for the Scottish Universities Biblical Studies and TRS Postgraduate Workshop on Wednesday at @trsglasgowuni.bsky.social! my favourite part of academia is getting to make a PowerPoint
Title page of PowerPoint titled ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Bathsheba and the Geography of Women’s Fear’.
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
some reminder stickers to get me through the final year of my PhD (ft taylor swift of course)
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Katie Cross @drkatiecross.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Ethnic Minority Christians and Scottish Identity 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The brilliant @nhatzaw.bsky.social is looking to speak to Christians from an ethnic minority/global majority background. Interested? Contact Nuam at nhatzaw@ed.ac.uk. Please share widely!
A poster describing the research. Blue background and Scottish flag, with the title "Call for participants: Ethnic Minority Christians and Scottish Identity." The text underneath reads: "Interview participants are needed for a research project that explores how ethnic minority/global majority Christians in Scotland understand and relate to "Scottishness" and Scottish national identity. It will examine how their faith influences their personal identity, experiences of belonging, and their connection to Scotland. The researcher, Nuam Hatzaw, is a Christian from an ethnic minority. This research has received ethics approval from the University of Edinburgh. If you are 18 or over and identify as a Christian from an ethnic minority/global majority background (and) have lived in Scotland for at least five years then you are qualified to participate! Contact Nuam: Whatsapp: +44 (0) 7929799464 Email: nhatzaw@ed.ac.uk." At the bottom are the words "Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Edinburgh," and a small logo which shows the University in navy blue with "CPTI" underneath.
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Not an OG Just a G @wilgafney.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
"Trans Biblical: New Approaches to Interpretation Embodiment in Scripture." Delighted to have this in my hands and delighted to have endorsed it. #CriticalBible
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Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I’m very happy to share that my book ‘Reimaging the Magdalene: Feminism, Art, and the Counter-Reformation’ is now available to buy at all good booksellers (and the dodgy ones too).
The book cover which features Artemisia Gentileschi’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I have an article out with @jibs-journal.bsky.social! A little insight into some of my PhD research, thank you so much to JIBS for their guidance and accepting my article, I am over the moon☺️
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I have an article out with @jibs-journal.bsky.social! A little insight into some of my PhD research, thank you so much to JIBS for their guidance and accepting my article, I am over the moon☺️
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Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies @jibs-journal.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
We are pleased to announce the publication of our first article of 2025! Go check out @WordsFromAStone.bsky.social's latest, "Oh Poor Jephthah: Jephthah, Jephthah's Daughter, and Himpathy," now available on our website. jibs.hcommons.org/volume-6-iss...
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Volume 6 Issue 1 – Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
When I talk to students about Jephthah, we’re all a bit baffled about his idiocy 😂 that’s interesting about the vow! it wouldn’t surprise me, and I love these depictions of Jephthah in films, thank you so much for sharing, I will definitely be using them in future presentations☺️
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Extended Call For Papers: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties
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Extended Call For Papers: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties
CFP: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties Edited by Ilaria W. Biano Although initially dismissed as “a holiday from history” (Will), a “frivolous if not decadent decade” (Rich), and a “time …
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
It's great to see this event expanded to include those in theology and religious studies, not just biblical studies. This has always been an excellent event and I've received some of the most robust and useful feedback here. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-u...
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Scottish Universities Biblical Studies & TRS Postgraduate Workshop
SGSAH-sponsored day workshop for all PhD students in Biblical Studies & TRS in the Scottish universities
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I’m procrastinating my thesis and speaking about God as Mother-Bear at this! 🧸
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
it went well thank you! it’s from a paper that should hopefully be published soon so keep an eye out 👀
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Recent news about changes to the ESV translation
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ESV Bible update includes 68 word edits, reverts Genesis 3:16 translation to 2001 wording
The English Standard Version Bible is undergoing its first text update in nearly a decade, with revisions to 36 passages across 42 verses, the ESV Translation Oversight Committee announced
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Jacqueline Hidalgo @jaxhidalgo.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This is not the first time I have had to watch loved ones survive (un)natural disasters, and I feel ill equipped to speak to the #lawildfires. But here are a few musings on the uses and abuses of the #bible that contributed to and emerge from this disaster: religiondispatches.org/the-los-ange...
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The Los Angeles Wildfires Have Indeed Been Biblical — But Not in the Way You Think
If you’ve ever lived in Los Angeles or if you have loved ones who do, you know that the January wildfires have felt especially like hell—a unique experience even in a city as well acquainted with disa...
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Alexiana Fry @alexianafry.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Wrote on my experience of doing not-so-legitimate or serious scholarship @fsrinc.bsky.social!
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Next week I get to share a bit of my book by presenting on #twilight, @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social and 1 Clement in Glasgow. Looking forward to good times with @garrickvallen.bsky.social and @kelsbot.bsky.social
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
in the past the research seminars have been hybrid, I’m assuming this semester it will be the same @garrickvallen.bsky.social?
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
marking my last exam from December and this student has used both Taylor Swift and Maisie Peters in their answer and made it relevant to the question (which I assigned) and I just feel like a proud mother 🥹
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Sara Stone @wordsfromastone.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
haven’t spoken about my research for a long while because ~mental health~ but I’m really looking forward to this!
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Alexiana Fry @alexianafry.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Back in September, my anthropologist colleague Ida Hartmann and I hosted a workshop with amazing folks from multiple disciplines. Today, the first article went live for our special issue on the proceedings! Check out Katherine Southwood’s return migration to her work: www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15...
“A Nils Kilm symposium at the university of Copenhagen, September 12-13” is in text in the left top corner. The image is mainly brown with white text, but blurry stripes of dark blue, dark green, light green, ivory, orange, and fuchsia are in the middle. At the center it says “transgressing boundaries” and in the right hand lower corner it says “biblical and social scientific studies of migration”.
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Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
My Fleabag chapter which began as a paper at the first conference I attended from my shed (very 2020) is finally out in the wild, and in excellent company.
Bibles in Popular Cultures, an edited volume. A title page showing my paper in the company of work by Holly Morse, Sarah Nicholson, David Tollerton and Tom de Bruin.
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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Final reminder of the Call for Papers for the international conference next year: "Theology and Integral Ecology: New Approaches to our Planetary Crisis". April 24-25 next year. Proposals invited on all aspects of theological approaches to nature. lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/conference20...
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Apocrypals @apocrypals.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
BOOM NEW EPISODE 💥 Even though the topic is nominally trauma, this discussion with @alexianafry.bsky.social about her new book Trauma Talks in the Hebrew Bible is extremely fun and surprisingly high in Shrek content apocrypals.libsyn.com/multipals-05...
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Apocrypals: Multipals 05: Dr. Alexiana Fry
You know, theophiloi, the topic of trauma in Bible might not seem like something that would lead most people to an extensive discussion of James "Logan" "Wolverine" "Patch" "Lucky Jim" Howlett, but, w...
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Ancient Jew Review @ancientjewreview.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
A new #pedagogy post from Eric J. Harvey, "Teaching Abortion in Bible and Religious Studies Courses" www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2023/11...
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