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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 11h

“Art can become “a form of cultural and spiritual regeneration,” Pope Leo XIV said on Friday, when it “resists homogenization, slows the gaze, and compels us to pause before that which refuses to be consumed.””

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”

Little Frog spies an old worm asleep on a tree stump.

From "The Corner"
In *Frog and Toad All Year*

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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Dido with attendants and a goddess personifying Africa (suggested by the elephant headdress). In the distance there is a ship which suggests this scene depicts the moment Dido realises that Aeneas had unceremoniously dumped her to continue his quest to found Rome. #AncientRome #AncientBluesky🏺

Detail from a fresco found in the House of Meleager (Pompeii VI.9.2) now held in the MAN Napoli, inv. 8898. First image shows Dido seated with two attendants. One holds a parasol over Dido’s head while the other holds what seems to be a piece of ivory. The second image shows a goddess who seems to be wearing an elephant head as part of her headdress suggesting she’s a representation of Africa.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Like Loebs? Every fall semester, I like to remind people that while Perseus has many free Loebs sectioned up into book and chapter, if you want to download and read the public domain Loebs (277 of them) as PDFs or txt files, Duke U's very own Ryan Baumann created _Loebolus 📗📕_. ryanfb.xyz/loebolus/

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Loebolus

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Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I had the pleasure of speaking to CNN.com about #theodyssey and Homer's influence on the gospels. I'm more sympathetic to MacDonald than comes across here, but an interesting take, including @candidamoss.bsky.social excellent work on book culture and enslavement! www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/w...

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Jesus vs. Odysseus: The debate about ‘The Odyssey’ that’s been overlooked | CNN

Some scholars believe Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” didn’t just inspire the new hit movie — it also shaped the stories we know about Christ.

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Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This was an incredibly fun conversation… and I was so impressively jet lagged that it reveals that even off a guillotine my head could keep talking about Paul 🤓 youtu.be/lnrB88gSClY?...

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Robyn Faith Walsh just broke the 'Early Church' myth

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Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I’m very happy to share that I am now a Professorial Research Fellow at Universität Wien! My recent time in Vienna was an especially rich period of research and conversation and I’m grateful to be able to continue that work through this affiliation! More here: rw-ktf.univie.ac.at/professorial...

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Eva Puschautz @eve9445.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Robyn Faith Walsh (@zafulotus.bsky.social) gave a guest lecture at the Catholic faculty of @univie.ac.at today, leading us through philosophical thought constructs of heavens&heavenly creatures, asking: how did Jesus become God? - all of that with pop culture references from Yoda to David Bowie. ❤️

Picture of Robyn Faith Walsh, standing at the lectern in the Franz König lecture Hall of the university of Vienna, next to the starting slide of her PowerPoint. Title of the presentation: how did Jesus become God?

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John Ma 🇺🇦 @nakhthor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This is not the main point, but I think "absolute unit" would be a fine translation for the monstrous boar in Herodotos 1.36.2, ὑὸς χρῆμα γίνεται μέγα, "in Mysian Olympos there arose a big thing of pig"

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/04/2026

New scholarship reconsiders the apostle St. Paul, who turned a Jewish sect into a world religion—and whose legacy remains contested two millennia later. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xR5Oqq

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St. Paul Remade Human History. How Did He Do It?

New scholarship reconsiders the apostle who turned a Jewish sect into a world religion—and whose legacy remains contested two millennia later.

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Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'm trilled to share a just-published article in Judaica with brilliant contributions by @mauat.bsky.social and @monikaamsler.bsky.social! An emphatic thanks to Monika for the vision, editorial care, and persistence it took to see this fantastic (all‑women!) issue through. judaica.ch/thematic-sec...

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Nature Miracles and Paradoxography in Biblical Reception of the First Centuries CE (2026) | Judaica. Neue digitale Folge

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Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I recently sat down with C.J. Cornthwaite (www.footnotefamous.com) for a conversation on the Greco‑Roman contexts that shape how early Christian texts were written and read. Check it out! 🤓 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QJY... More context here: robynfaithwalsh.com/latest/conve...

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The gospels were written by the elite... not peasants

YouTube video by C. J. Cornthwaite

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Monika Amsler @monikaamsler.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

With contributions by @zafulotus.bsky.social @mauat.bsky.social, Julie van Pelt, Barbara Crostini and yours truly.

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Not for the first time, I am begging for a dishy history podcast series on the Avignon papacy.

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

After a HECTIC day at work, my message to you is this: find someone or something in life that makes you feel like this.

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

An ancient woolly sock from #Roman Egypt - with a split between the big toe & the other toes so that you could wear it with sandles! #AncientBlueSky

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Sabrina Inowlocki @sabrinainowlocki.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Deadline is on Wednesday!

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Eduardo García-Molina @egarcmol.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Broke: Cat Owner Woke: Cat Dad Bespoke: αἰλουροβοσκός, ailouroboskos ("herder of the sacred cats") * *A position for slaves of a temple of Bastet attested to in a Ptolemaic document.

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msur0711 @msur.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Bis vor einigen Jahren waren die beiden von hinten beleuchtbaren Altäre für Sol und Luna aus dem Mithräum von #Mundelsheim wunderschön, das #Mithras- Relief von #Fellbach flankierend, präsentiert - im römischen Lapidarium im NeuenSchloss #Stuttgart, das inzwischen leider geschlossen ist. #Römer

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Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I joined the Bible and Archaeology podcast to talk about “The Real Paul”—who he was (and wasn’t), early Christian texts, and whether or not Paul actually baptized a talking lion. 🤓 Check it out! 🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/sJqX-7NxVMg?... 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Real Paul: Bible Professor Challenges Everything You Think You Know

YouTube video by Bible & Archaeology

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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Surely we didn’t miss #SuperbOwl 😅 As far as we’re concerned, owls are always in season and worthy of celebration! This charming Attic owl serves as a mascot for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. With its inquistive expression, what's not to love!

This red figure wear charming Attic owl in a circular frame serves a mascot for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.

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Patrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Yessir that's my colleague Jorell Meléndez-Badillo (@jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social) and here's his history of Puerto Rico - available in English and Spanish press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Puerto Rico

A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Which Superb Owl Are You Today? Every #SuperbOwl is from @newberrylibrary.bsky.social!

Grid of 9 early modern owls from the Newberry asking "Which SuperbOwl are you today?

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gerhardvdh57.bsky.social @gerhardvdh57.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Call for papers for the Greco- Roman Religions Section for the November Annual Meeting of the SBL:

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International Catacomb Society @catacombsociety.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The deadline is fast approaching! Apply for a Shohet Scholars Grant from the International Catacomb Society!

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

“The researchers suspect it once contained an ointment used for pain relief, because the woman’s skeleton shows signs of lesions and joint inflammation” I disagree. This looks exactly like a dice 🎲 box that you hold game pieces and dice in. As a Roman historian: I don’t think it’s ointments. 1/2

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Archaeologists Unearth Intricately Decorated Box Carved From Deer Bone That May Have Once Held Ancient Ointments

The box was excavated from a Roman-era grave in England. It was found among a trove of artifacts spanning roughly 8,000 years of human activity

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International Catacomb Society @catacombsociety.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

We also hope you'll join us on March 18 in person at Fordham University for a lecture with Candida Moss (@candidamoss.bsky.social) on "Who Wrote Your Bible? Enslaved Scribes and the Material History of Scripture"!

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Congrats to all @scsclassics.bsky.social outreach award winners last night! Outreach sustains our field and grows our community to include everyone interested in the ancient world. Can’t thank @candidamoss.bsky.social, Anne Groton, @lexie-henning.bsky.social, & @tastinghistory.bsky.social enough.

Kirk Ormand, Ralph Rosen, and Julianne accept the outreach award

Candida Moss accepts the outreach award at the SCS

Lexie Henning accepting the outreach award

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The Apostle Paul:

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

So 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.com

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NASSCAL

North American Society for the Study of Christian Apocryphal Literature

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

The high quality of Hellenistic metalwork was applied to many everyday objects, including box mirrors, an example of which is below. This beautiful repoussé relief of a woman with a silver earring and necklace once covered a polished, reflective bronze surface within. 🏺 1/ #ancientbluesky 📸 me

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

What was the Star of Bethlehem and do we have historical evidence for it? www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti... Featuring astrophysicist Grant Matthews and Bible scholar @zafulotus.bsky.social

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Is there historical evidence for the Star of Bethlehem?

Theologians, historians and astronomers have debated the Biblical story for centuries.

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

I didn't want to write this piece on Christmas stealing from pagan festivals because I have always thought that was a myth. BUT in researching it I realized something interesting 1/6 www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti... featuring: @praxeas.bsky.social @zafulotus.bsky.social

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Was Christmas moved to eclipse Rome's Saturnalia festival?

Ancient scribes often calculated Christ’s birth as falling in early spring.

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Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I was delighted to visit Bible & Archaeology (bam.sites.uiowa.edu) recently to talk about early nativity scenes! 🤓 youtu.be/nKBm6FYKoEc?... We cover the catacombs, frescoes, Life of Brian. And it's the closest I've ever come to invoking "Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals"...

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This Is The Oldest Nativity Scene We Have

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