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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...

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indeed!

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she's adorable

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 13h

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

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 13h

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

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 2d

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

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 14h

i had to refrain from posting every one of Eleanor's lines

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 14h

was just saying I would love to see the play

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 15h

it's the best

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oh you

Eleanor and Henry in the last act laughing because what are you gonna do?

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 16h

"well... what family doesn't have its ups and downs?"

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

"love in a world where carpenters get resurrected--anything is possible"

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

"we're knowledgeable family"

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

"love in a world where carpenters get resurrected--anything is possible"

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

"we're knowledgeable family"

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 18h

there's to be a Christmas court!

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dr worldwide™️ @imanimosley.bsky.social · 17h

“we shattered all the commandments on the spot”

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

"we're knowledgeable family"

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 18h

there's to be a Christmas court!

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it's time!

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 18h

there's to be a Christmas court!

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 18h

it's time!

big tv showing home screen of THE LION IN WINTER dvd

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it's time!

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Dr. Carly Maris @vintagehistorian.bsky.social · 22h

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

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Isabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social · 22h

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...

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 1d

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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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 1d

December 25: A really great day to remind people who try and tell you otherwise that actually, Mithras didn’t even have a birthday—he was born from a rock 🪨—and Christmas really doesn’t have anything to do with Mithraism. Mythbusting: the gift that keeps giving historical truth.