Jef Tripp
@jeftripp.bsky.social
Critical New Testament scholar and math guy
So just to be clear, every member of our military has to waste work hours doing PT every day, whether their job is physically strenuous or not, because Trump didn't like his pew pew parade? Did I get that right?
October 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So just to be clear, every member of our military has to waste work hours doing PT every day, whether their job is physically strenuous or not, because Trump didn't like his pew pew parade? Did I get that right?
The rapture happened. You just suck.
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The rapture happened. You just suck.
For when you need an analogy between a critical hypothesis on the the gospels and a basic theorem from calculus (which has to happen at least twice a week): jeftripp.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/q...
Q and the Mean Value Theorem
Whew, it’s been a while since I posted here, but I need to work some stuff out. The issue I have is with the Two-Document Hypothesis (2DH) in Synoptic Gospel studies. The argument usually goes some…
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September 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For when you need an analogy between a critical hypothesis on the the gospels and a basic theorem from calculus (which has to happen at least twice a week): jeftripp.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/q...
What does Odysseus mean by time "ticking" thousands of years before mechanical clocks exactly? "The time display on my phone is accelerating rapidly, Telemachus!" #christophernolan #odyssey
July 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
What does Odysseus mean by time "ticking" thousands of years before mechanical clocks exactly? "The time display on my phone is accelerating rapidly, Telemachus!" #christophernolan #odyssey
Guys, just let Trump pretend he did a war thing. Then we don't need a super dumb war because his bone spurs are aching.
June 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Guys, just let Trump pretend he did a war thing. Then we don't need a super dumb war because his bone spurs are aching.
The SP had to make exceptions for other forms of gender-affirming care because most of such care on minors, including hormone therapy and surgeries, is for cis boys, not for trans kids.
June 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The SP had to make exceptions for other forms of gender-affirming care because most of such care on minors, including hormone therapy and surgeries, is for cis boys, not for trans kids.
Every time I start Disney+, I'm reminded of a beat up Ford Fiesta we had to pump the gas and roll a bit to get going.
June 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Every time I start Disney+, I'm reminded of a beat up Ford Fiesta we had to pump the gas and roll a bit to get going.
Update on automated source detected: 98% of verses in John and Romans assigned accurately, with most of the rest HB citations or transitional verses. Next step: a mix of John and Matthew
June 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Update on automated source detected: 98% of verses in John and Romans assigned accurately, with most of the rest HB citations or transitional verses. Next step: a mix of John and Matthew
Republicans are testing the waters on challenging Trump with this plane deal. We should reward them, not punish them. As we call to tell them their budget sucks, we should compliment them if they've openly questioned this corruption
May 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Republicans are testing the waters on challenging Trump with this plane deal. We should reward them, not punish them. As we call to tell them their budget sucks, we should compliment them if they've openly questioned this corruption
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This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
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It's not just that they're wrong on the science. Imagine hating autistic kids so much that if there's even a 1 in billion chance vaccines cause autism, it's worth killing some children. Anti-vax is a new Molech.
April 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It's not just that they're wrong on the science. Imagine hating autistic kids so much that if there's even a 1 in billion chance vaccines cause autism, it's worth killing some children. Anti-vax is a new Molech.
Softballing algorithmic source detection by mixing Romans and GJohn. So far 100% success, and John 8 & 14 the most Johnish/least Pauline, Rom 13 & 16 most Pauline / least Johnny (also, I'm trying to avoid "Johannine").
April 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Softballing algorithmic source detection by mixing Romans and GJohn. So far 100% success, and John 8 & 14 the most Johnish/least Pauline, Rom 13 & 16 most Pauline / least Johnny (also, I'm trying to avoid "Johannine").
The Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting brings 10,000 scholars together. International members are afraid to travel to the US, and a Bible-study group is gathering information on how best to keep its members out of inaccessible detention centers. This is where we are. #academicsky
April 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting brings 10,000 scholars together. International members are afraid to travel to the US, and a Bible-study group is gathering information on how best to keep its members out of inaccessible detention centers. This is where we are. #academicsky
Who tf is #morganwallen and why does he get invited to #SNL every two weeks just to be a dick?
March 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Who tf is #morganwallen and why does he get invited to #SNL every two weeks just to be a dick?
So, uh, who's with me going on strike from paying federal taxes this year since I don't want to fund a fascist administration and it doesn't want to fund auditors?
March 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So, uh, who's with me going on strike from paying federal taxes this year since I don't want to fund a fascist administration and it doesn't want to fund auditors?
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At the end of the day, Trump and Musk's fascist tactics can be broken into two categories: bogeymen and Trojan horses. Learn how to recognize them so we can fight back against them at The Big Picture.
Bogeymen and Trojan Horses
How to identify and call out Trump and Musk’s fascist tactics
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March 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
At the end of the day, Trump and Musk's fascist tactics can be broken into two categories: bogeymen and Trojan horses. Learn how to recognize them so we can fight back against them at The Big Picture.
Phrases like, "As we discussed in a forthcoming article" are why no one likes academics. #academicsky
March 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Phrases like, "As we discussed in a forthcoming article" are why no one likes academics. #academicsky
Just so we're clear, T complaining about protests on college campuses is a (hypocritical, anti-free speech) pretext to defend higher ed in general.
March 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Just so we're clear, T complaining about protests on college campuses is a (hypocritical, anti-free speech) pretext to defend higher ed in general.
Sarah Etlinger
I need essays or other work that will help young writers think about what “fact” means. I don’t mean theoretical complications; we have a generation now that often hasn’t been taught the idea of “fact” & verification. We can complicate it later.
March 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sarah Etlinger
Again, thought it was a good time to return to this talk as attacks on non-binary people increase. Here i discuss non-binary elements in the depiction of God in the Hebrew Bible. #Bible #transrights
Part 2/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=88pe...
Part 2/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=88pe...
Sounds Like BS: Gender and the Gods (Part 2)
YouTube video by Doubter's Commentary
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February 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Again, thought it was a good time to return to this talk as attacks on non-binary people increase. Here i discuss non-binary elements in the depiction of God in the Hebrew Bible. #Bible #transrights
Part 2/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=88pe...
Part 2/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=88pe...
With some self-identified Christians getting ballsy attacking trans people, I thought it might be worth returning to this talk on how people understood gender in the biblical world #transrights #Bible
Part 1/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=S2aw...
Part 1/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=S2aw...
Sound Like BS: Sex and Gender in the Ancient Biblical World, Part 1
YouTube video by Doubter's Commentary
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February 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
With some self-identified Christians getting ballsy attacking trans people, I thought it might be worth returning to this talk on how people understood gender in the biblical world #transrights #Bible
Part 1/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=S2aw...
Part 1/3
m.youtube.com/watch?v=S2aw...
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I beg of Republicans, read a book.
February 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I beg of Republicans, read a book.
Noodling around with a machine-learning technique to detect sources in texts using a mix of John 1-5 and Romans 1-3. It was able to separate John 1-2, 4-5 as a distinct cluster - and it's like come back with the cool kids, John 3
Anyway, baby steps
Anyway, baby steps
January 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Noodling around with a machine-learning technique to detect sources in texts using a mix of John 1-5 and Romans 1-3. It was able to separate John 1-2, 4-5 as a distinct cluster - and it's like come back with the cool kids, John 3
Anyway, baby steps
Anyway, baby steps
“No that’s not acceptable, but I didn’t see it,” Sen. Tuberville told ABC about violent Jan. 6 rioters after they were pardoned. “I don’t believe it because I didn’t see it. Now, if I see it, I would believe it, but I didn’t see in that video.”
I mean, his name is Tommy (John 20)
I mean, his name is Tommy (John 20)
January 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“No that’s not acceptable, but I didn’t see it,” Sen. Tuberville told ABC about violent Jan. 6 rioters after they were pardoned. “I don’t believe it because I didn’t see it. Now, if I see it, I would believe it, but I didn’t see in that video.”
I mean, his name is Tommy (John 20)
I mean, his name is Tommy (John 20)