Dain Alexander Smith, PhD
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Dain Alexander Smith (he/him), PhD in New Testament, focuses on Pauline lit, Imperialism, Postcolonialism, Hermeneutic Theories, also ordained in the DoC. Check out my YouTube channel, Bible Geek: https://youtube.com/@biblegeekphd?si=_AXOTAVQA0FXW3bj
Does the Bible Condone Slavery? Addressing Dan McClellan's Claims
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November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Talked with a person about the Bible today with lofty questions about what we can actually know about the Messiah. Mostly just said:
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October 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Talked with a person about the Bible today with lofty questions about what we can actually know about the Messiah. Mostly just said:
“During times of war hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism” (Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited).
July 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“During times of war hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism” (Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited).
In the United States of Dystopia, sometimes all you can do is listen to a comedian tell the truth.
July 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In the United States of Dystopia, sometimes all you can do is listen to a comedian tell the truth.
Jesus is Trans? - Understanding the Transfiguration
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June 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left.
YALL, THE TITLE!!
YALL, THE TITLE!!
April 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left.
YALL, THE TITLE!!
YALL, THE TITLE!!
On this day, 2000 years ago, the zombie apocalypse began! Only this Zombie didn’t eat people’s bodies … people ate his body and drank his blood, or something like that…. Maybe I am conflating The Last of Us with the Gospels.
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April 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
On this day, 2000 years ago, the zombie apocalypse began! Only this Zombie didn’t eat people’s bodies … people ate his body and drank his blood, or something like that…. Maybe I am conflating The Last of Us with the Gospels.
I officially signed my contract with, The Library of New Testament Studies. “The Politics of Peace in Romans: Postcolonial Intertextuality and the Double-Voiced Discourse of Scripture and Roman Imperialism,” will soon be in print. Happy to be a part of this series. www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/th...
The Library of New Testament Studies: Bloomsbury Publishing (US)
Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical per…
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April 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I officially signed my contract with, The Library of New Testament Studies. “The Politics of Peace in Romans: Postcolonial Intertextuality and the Double-Voiced Discourse of Scripture and Roman Imperialism,” will soon be in print. Happy to be a part of this series. www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/th...
I made enchiladas for about 10 children & 30 teens at church. One teen said they were a “9.2 out of 10,” another teen said “AMAZING” … one elementary kid started crying and saying “there is NO food TO EAT?!” and the rest wouldn’t even try them. After the elementary mutinied, we ordered them pizza.
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March 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I made enchiladas for about 10 children & 30 teens at church. One teen said they were a “9.2 out of 10,” another teen said “AMAZING” … one elementary kid started crying and saying “there is NO food TO EAT?!” and the rest wouldn’t even try them. After the elementary mutinied, we ordered them pizza.
I converted from football to another religion a while back, and I always forget about this holy game day.
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February 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I converted from football to another religion a while back, and I always forget about this holy game day.
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January 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
biblically accurate angel, but with inaccurate Doug-like form. like it’s even close. like it looks like Doug from the Doug show but with a bunch of eyes and 6 wings
You know it’s been cold when you walk outside, and think it is warm, and it’s 31 degrees F.
January 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You know it’s been cold when you walk outside, and think it is warm, and it’s 31 degrees F.
You have probably been taught the Christmas story wrong. #biblicalstudies #religiousstudies #newtestament #theology
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Jesus, Born into Slavery
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December 17, 2024 at 8:14 PM
You have probably been taught the Christmas story wrong. #biblicalstudies #religiousstudies #newtestament #theology
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The only thing that would make sitting on my couch with my dog better is the coffee just out of reach.
December 16, 2024 at 1:38 PM
The only thing that would make sitting on my couch with my dog better is the coffee just out of reach.
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December 8, 2024 at 5:55 PM
**Black UK PhD students**
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend
-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
**Tell everyone**
www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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trans rights are human rights
December 4, 2024 at 5:27 PM
trans rights are human rights
You’re totally forgetting Austin 3:16, which spells it out perfectly clearly: “for God so loved the world, that he killed his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall have everlasting strife.” I mean, it’s right there in the text.
December 5, 2024 at 8:23 PM
You’re totally forgetting Austin 3:16, which spells it out perfectly clearly: “for God so loved the world, that he killed his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall have everlasting strife.” I mean, it’s right there in the text.
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The NT does not identify & describe God as the one "who ultimately crucified Jesus," but rather as the God "who raised Jesus from the dead.”
Acts 5:30; Rom 4:24; 6:4; 8:11; 10:9; 1 Cor 6:14; 15:15; 2 Cor 4:14; Gal 1:1; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1 Thess 1:10; Heb 13:20; 1 Pet 1:21.🧵
Acts 5:30; Rom 4:24; 6:4; 8:11; 10:9; 1 Cor 6:14; 15:15; 2 Cor 4:14; Gal 1:1; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1 Thess 1:10; Heb 13:20; 1 Pet 1:21.🧵
December 5, 2024 at 4:45 AM
The NT does not identify & describe God as the one "who ultimately crucified Jesus," but rather as the God "who raised Jesus from the dead.”
Acts 5:30; Rom 4:24; 6:4; 8:11; 10:9; 1 Cor 6:14; 15:15; 2 Cor 4:14; Gal 1:1; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1 Thess 1:10; Heb 13:20; 1 Pet 1:21.🧵
Acts 5:30; Rom 4:24; 6:4; 8:11; 10:9; 1 Cor 6:14; 15:15; 2 Cor 4:14; Gal 1:1; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1 Thess 1:10; Heb 13:20; 1 Pet 1:21.🧵
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The point of academia is that I remember the brilliant scholars I met during my journey, but those I want with me are the brilliant AND KIND scholars.
We need to empower others, not gain power. That's how we create community
We need to empower others, not gain power. That's how we create community
December 5, 2024 at 4:59 PM
The point of academia is that I remember the brilliant scholars I met during my journey, but those I want with me are the brilliant AND KIND scholars.
We need to empower others, not gain power. That's how we create community
We need to empower others, not gain power. That's how we create community
When you read an article, and then another, and then your brain realizes a deeper connection and you …
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December 5, 2024 at 5:15 PM
When you read an article, and then another, and then your brain realizes a deeper connection and you …
My dissertation was accepted into the peer review stage with a publisher … what do I do now? 👀
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December 5, 2024 at 3:51 AM
My dissertation was accepted into the peer review stage with a publisher … what do I do now? 👀
When I got off twitter, I missed the scholarly dialogue. Hopefully this BlueSky can bring on a new horizon of dialogue and chatter.
December 4, 2024 at 8:20 PM
When I got off twitter, I missed the scholarly dialogue. Hopefully this BlueSky can bring on a new horizon of dialogue and chatter.
When I saw Trump selling Bibles, it made me want to vom🤮it all over the place.
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How the Religious Right Misunderstands the Bible and Politics
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December 4, 2024 at 8:14 PM
When I saw Trump selling Bibles, it made me want to vom🤮it all over the place.
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