Dr Lindsey A. Davidson
@hebraicaveritas.bsky.social
Lecturer in Jewish Studies, University of Bristol, UK. Historian of ancient Judaism. Digital/AI ethics. BDFI affiliate. BIAJS Secretary (@biajs.bsky.social). STECA Co-Director (@stecacareers.bsky.social).
Letting all our lights shine this month in our interfaith family with homemade latkes and homemade mince pies ... but this year's mince pies won't have apple! I have a good friend who is allergic to apple but they celebrate Christmas and hence this year's batch is apple-free. Mrs Beeton's recipe /
December 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Letting all our lights shine this month in our interfaith family with homemade latkes and homemade mince pies ... but this year's mince pies won't have apple! I have a good friend who is allergic to apple but they celebrate Christmas and hence this year's batch is apple-free. Mrs Beeton's recipe /
For the total history nerds on your shopping list for the holidays, look no further - Masters of Games have you covered: www.mastersofgames.com/cat/board/bo...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
For the total history nerds on your shopping list for the holidays, look no further - Masters of Games have you covered: www.mastersofgames.com/cat/board/bo...
Kids, don't let your training dictate your entire teaching/research destiny. Industry/academy life stories, both humanities and sciences, are full of versions of "I trained as an archaeologist, but now I'm an art historian."/"I trained as a biologist, now I'm in chemistry." /
December 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Kids, don't let your training dictate your entire teaching/research destiny. Industry/academy life stories, both humanities and sciences, are full of versions of "I trained as an archaeologist, but now I'm an art historian."/"I trained as a biologist, now I'm in chemistry." /
Time to check for dead links on my toolkit website! Very sad when a database (usually the university-hosted ones) goes defunct from lack of funding/maintenance. There should be some provision for archival capture and open source since it happens so often. Don't just let your beautiful database go!
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Time to check for dead links on my toolkit website! Very sad when a database (usually the university-hosted ones) goes defunct from lack of funding/maintenance. There should be some provision for archival capture and open source since it happens so often. Don't just let your beautiful database go!
Bring back the 90s: start with encyclopedias, boredom, & video tape. Mass hysterias were not weekly occurrences and few people had such extreme political opinions that "became their whole personality". Mass hysterias and fads were Beanie Beanies and boy/girl bands, not zombifying TikToks. Whazzup.
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Bring back the 90s: start with encyclopedias, boredom, & video tape. Mass hysterias were not weekly occurrences and few people had such extreme political opinions that "became their whole personality". Mass hysterias and fads were Beanie Beanies and boy/girl bands, not zombifying TikToks. Whazzup.
Good finds at the Ashmolean before my OCHJS seminar. I love this museum - what a quality collection @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Good finds at the Ashmolean before my OCHJS seminar. I love this museum - what a quality collection @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
The butcher recommended ox cheek instead of braising beef for any kind of beef stew - and I can say it's absolutely the most delicious thing. Get your stew game on!
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The butcher recommended ox cheek instead of braising beef for any kind of beef stew - and I can say it's absolutely the most delicious thing. Get your stew game on!
Congrats, Joseph!
Some news: www.uia.no/forskning/fo...
The Research Council of Norway has awarded me a grant to examine concepts of violence in ancient Jewish war narratives. More soon, including a postdoc position hire.
The Research Council of Norway has awarded me a grant to examine concepts of violence in ancient Jewish war narratives. More soon, including a postdoc position hire.
UiA-forskar får 10 millionar til å forske på vald i gamle tekstar
- Universitetet i Agder
Joseph Scales forskar på hebraiske og greske bibeltekstar. Forskingsrådet meiner han er ein banebrytande ung forskar og gir han millionar til å forske vidare.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Congrats, Joseph!
Really adore Yentl. Great read, thank you, Sonia!
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Really adore Yentl. Great read, thank you, Sonia!
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📜 Our 2025 bulletin is live! Read a message from our incoming president @bengidley.bsky.social, a report from this year's conference, details of our book prize, the CFP for our 2026 conference @bisa-bkk.bsky.social, reports from institutions & more
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November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📜 Our 2025 bulletin is live! Read a message from our incoming president @bengidley.bsky.social, a report from this year's conference, details of our book prize, the CFP for our 2026 conference @bisa-bkk.bsky.social, reports from institutions & more
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Value and significance is a misleading word in education (and research) biblicaltoolkit.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/v...
Value and significance is a misleading word in education (and research)
We should be wary of value and significance as ways of defending subjects to be given attention. In order to describe a subject as having value or significance, to make its chief selling point as t…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Value and significance is a misleading word in education (and research) biblicaltoolkit.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/v...
Change.org petition to stop the axing of TRS at Nottingham. SIGN to support Religious Studies and Theology - stop university leaders from using financial reasons to axe entire subjects they don't see as "value for money"🙄 c.org/G6fypmbHVx
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Change.org petition to stop the axing of TRS at Nottingham. SIGN to support Religious Studies and Theology - stop university leaders from using financial reasons to axe entire subjects they don't see as "value for money"🙄 c.org/G6fypmbHVx
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My former employer, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, will be the first Russell Group university to cut #Theology degrees from next year onwards: thetab.com/2025/11/06/r...
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
Russell Group uni plans to axe a huge 48 courses that aren't 'financially viable' enough
The uni won't accept freshers for 15 subject areas
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My former employer, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, will be the first Russell Group university to cut #Theology degrees from next year onwards: thetab.com/2025/11/06/r...
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social
All time periods accepted - all disciplines encouraged. As long as it's Jewish studies of some kind.
Join us in London in July!
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November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
All time periods accepted - all disciplines encouraged. As long as it's Jewish studies of some kind.
Join us in London in July!
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Call for Papers: BIAJS Conference 2026 (13-15 July, Birkbeck, University of London)
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Call for Papers: BIAJS Conference 2026 (13-15 July, Birkbeck, University of London)
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Join us in London in July!
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Call for Papers: BIAJS Conference 2026 (13-15 July, Birkbeck, University of London)
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We are very excited to be joined on Thursday by Professor Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge) for our next CMS Research Seminar: 'The Place of History in the History of Place: Constructing the Literary Landscapes of Medieval Ireland'. We can't wait! #medievalsky #skystorians
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We are very excited to be joined on Thursday by Professor Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge) for our next CMS Research Seminar: 'The Place of History in the History of Place: Constructing the Literary Landscapes of Medieval Ireland'. We can't wait! #medievalsky #skystorians
I just received a FOI request for any content warnings on my unit on Ancient Israel and if so, reasons why. I was happy to oblige with my honest response that I don't have any content warnings on any of my units. The Bible doesn't require a content warning or a trigger warning.
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I just received a FOI request for any content warnings on my unit on Ancient Israel and if so, reasons why. I was happy to oblige with my honest response that I don't have any content warnings on any of my units. The Bible doesn't require a content warning or a trigger warning.
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📺 Prof Ronald Hutton (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) joins Rylan Clark & @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on #WitchesOfEssex to investigate the truth behind the British witch trials of the 16th & 17th centuries
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
October 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📺 Prof Ronald Hutton (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) joins Rylan Clark & @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on #WitchesOfEssex to investigate the truth behind the British witch trials of the 16th & 17th centuries
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
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My interview with Neal Sendlak, over at Gonstic Informant, is now on Youtube.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
October 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My interview with Neal Sendlak, over at Gonstic Informant, is now on Youtube.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
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Link to the interview with Neal:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFin...
Link to the book (download it now for free!):
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFin...
Link to the book (download it now for free!):
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Between Yahwism and Judaism
Cambridge Core - Ancient History - Between Yahwism and Judaism
www.cambridge.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Link to the interview with Neal:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFin...
Link to the book (download it now for free!):
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFin...
Link to the book (download it now for free!):
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Second Temple Early Career Academy Autumn 2025 Events (online) stecaonline.wordpress.com @stecacareers.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Second Temple Early Career Academy Autumn 2025 Events (online) stecaonline.wordpress.com @stecacareers.bsky.social
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Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah Portion Noach (נֹחַ) with this strange creature.
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.12r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.12r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah Portion Noach (נֹחַ) with this strange creature.
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.12r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.12r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Open letter in support of Prof Michael Ben-Gad, City University London, targeted and harassed by “students” in a protest group, for no other reason than pure anti-semitism - for being an Israeli Jew. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Standing against targeted harassment of Professor Michael Ben-Gad
21 October 2025
We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned by a targeted harassment campaign against Michael Ben-Gad, Professor of Economics at City St George’s, University of London, led by a group ca...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Open letter in support of Prof Michael Ben-Gad, City University London, targeted and harassed by “students” in a protest group, for no other reason than pure anti-semitism - for being an Israeli Jew. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...