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Andrew Jacobs (he/him)
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andrewjacobs.org | Advising Fellow, virginia.edu | ed., Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity (bit.ly/cup-erla) | 👑🐝 = Queen Bee in NYT Spelling Bee

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Andrew Jacobs may refer to:Andrew Jacobs (journalist), reporter for The New York Times and documentary film director and producer Andrew Jacobs (lawyer) (1906–1992), lawyer, judge, and Congressman from Indiana Andrew Jacobs Jr. (1932–2013), lawyer, Indiana state legislator, and Congressman from Indiana Andy Jacobs, British sports personality .. more

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · Sep 20
well good morning, new followers! get ready for occasional pictures of my cat, musings/RTs of ancient religion & history, a smattering of politics and pop culture

I had two books come out last year that you might like 1/2

Gospel Thrillers: scalar.usc.edu/works/gospel...
Gospel Thrillers: Get your copy of Gospel Thrillers
Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy, Fiction, and the Vulnerable Bible is available in print and digital formats:Directly from the publisher, Cambridge University Press (digital and print)From an indepe...
scalar.usc.edu

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 13h
yeah what is that?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h
Annette Dionne, who shared in her siblings’ fame as one of the first quintuplets known to survive infancy, died on Wednesday at 91. She was the last surviving sister.
Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91
She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.
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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h
CLOVIS!!

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 20h
And FINALLY what do we know about Herod the Great? Adam Marshak, author of The Many Faces of Herod the great, and classicist Tim Whitmarsh weigh in.

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Was Biblical villain King Herod really a murderous tyrant?
The Roman-backed ruler grew increasingly paranoid and murderous during his reign.
www.nationalgeographic.com

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 20h
What was the Star of Bethlehem and do we have historical evidence for it?

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Featuring astrophysicist Grant Matthews and Bible scholar @zafulotus.bsky.social
Is there historical evidence for the Star of Bethlehem?
Theologians, historians and astronomers have debated the Biblical story for centuries.
www.nationalgeographic.com

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 21h
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

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featuring: @praxeas.bsky.social @zafulotus.bsky.social
Was Christmas moved to eclipse Rome's Saturnalia festival?
Ancient scribes often calculated Christ’s birth as falling in early spring.
www.nationalgeographic.com

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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 22h
I wrote a number of pieces for National Geographic this Christmas and was delighted to be able to share the work of colleagues I deeply admire. First up this piece about angels featuring quotes from Christy Cobb and the work of @emuehlbe.bsky.social

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Angels in ancient myths were actually pretty terrifying
Far from the baby-cheeked cherubs of Renaissance art, they were fiery beings who inspired fear.
www.nationalgeographic.com

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 22h
today's hiding place: sitting on luggage in my closet (that's her hissy face it's the quietest hiss you've ever heard). took us all morning to find her!
a white and gray cat sitting on a blue suitcase behind hanging sweaters and shirts. her mouth is open in a little hiss but it also looks like she's laughing

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 23h
the bird!
bot.cowtools.org THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 1d
If pets wore hats: a study in animal personalities and styles
If pets wore hats: a study in animal personalities and styles

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 1d
If pets wore hats: a study in animal personalities and styles
If pets wore hats: a study in animal personalities and styles

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Dr Tiggy McLaughlin @amalasuentha.bsky.social · 1d
In related news, my article on touching relics in Merovingian Gaul is out! Enjoy in Materially in Ancient Narrative: www.barkhuis.nl/product/mate...
#medieval #medievalsky #lateantiquity #skystorians
Materiality and Ancient Narrative – Barkhuis Publishing
The dialogues between text and object, word and matter, and fiction and reality explored in this volume unlock new dimensions of understanding of the intertwined Greek, Roman, and Christian worlds of ...
www.barkhuis.nl

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
👑🐝

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
💯

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
indeed!

drewjakeprof.bsky.social
Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
she's adorable

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
she did finally deign to eat all of her food and drink water so we've moved on from "Code Level: Worried" to "Well If This Is It, That's Fine, Too!" levels of concern

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
Christmas Carol "CC" Allgor update: today she decided to venture outside of the guest room she'd been huddling in and instantly become invisible* so we couldn't find her for most of the day. So: right on schedule!

*she managed to find a place under our bed almost entirely shielded from sight
drewjakeprof.bsky.social Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 3d
still feeling too shy to get out of her carrier but please meet the newest member of the Allgor-Jacobs household
a gray and white shorthair cat sleepily curled in a blanket in an open Sherpa carrier on the floor of our spare room

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
i had to refrain from posting every one of Eleanor's lines

drewjakeprof.bsky.social
Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
was just saying I would love to see the play

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
it's the best

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
oh you
Eleanor and Henry in the last act laughing because what are you gonna do?

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
"well... what family doesn't have its ups and downs?"
drewjakeprof.bsky.social Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
"love in a world where carpenters get resurrected--anything is possible"
drewjakeprof.bsky.social Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
"we're knowledgeable family"

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
"love in a world where carpenters get resurrected--anything is possible"
drewjakeprof.bsky.social Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
"we're knowledgeable family"
drewjakeprof.bsky.social Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
there's to be a Christmas court!

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dr worldwide™️ @imanimosley.bsky.social · 1d
“we shattered all the commandments on the spot”

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
"we're knowledgeable family"

drewjakeprof.bsky.social
Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
there's to be a Christmas court!

drewjakeprof.bsky.social
Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d
it's time!
big tv showing home screen of THE LION IN WINTER dvd

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Dr. Carly Maris @vintagehistorian.bsky.social · 1d
Watching my favorite Odyssey adaptation (Die Hard)
a man is holding a lighter with the words come out to the coast get together have a few laughs above him
ALT: a man is holding a lighter with the words come out to the coast get together have a few laughs above him
media.tenor.com

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Isabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social · 1d
A Christmas surprise: if you want to download the open access copy of Stealing from the Gods, you now can... The official birthday is in a couple of weeks, but time is an arbitrary construct. (Oh, and we'll be PA6029.T46 K67 2026 at the library. An actual real call number!)
Stealing from the Gods
Stealing from the Gods investigates how authors writing between the first century BCE and second century CE addressed the issue of temple robbery or sacrilegium. As a self-proclaimed empire of pious p...
press.umich.edu

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 2d
Registration is now open for my 13 Jan 2026 public lecture, "The Transformation of Infectious Disease Histories: Three Decades of Paleogenetics and Historians’ Responses," csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/events/onlin... Sponsored by @csmbr-pisa.bsky.social. #histmed #aDNA #PandemicThinking
Infectitious Disease Histories - CSMBR
In this lecture, Monica Green explores how pathogen palaeogenetics, through ancient microbial genomes, is transforming our understanding of the evolution and global circulation of premodern infectious...
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