Joe Scales
@josephscales.bsky.social
PI and postdoktor @ Universitetet i Bergen | Analysing violent variations in ancient Jewish narrative (AViVa) | NFR prosjektnr 359600
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Joe Scales
@josephscales.bsky.social
· Nov 23
I’m not very good about promoting my own articles, so will keep a thread here which I’ll add to over time if anyone is interested. I’ll post links to accessible versions and include some little summaries and reflections
A thread of my publications
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My conversation with @josephscales.bsky.social will be available 13 April for $5 a month on Patreon.
Deuteronomic History: Law, Punishment, and Return | It Means What It Means Podcast
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February 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
My conversation with @josephscales.bsky.social will be available 13 April for $5 a month on Patreon.
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Hi, I am trying to access a manuscript held at the (Greek Orthodox) Jerusalem Patriarchal library. I wrote and received no response. Does anyone have experience with this library or know someone I can contact, please?
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Hi, I am trying to access a manuscript held at the (Greek Orthodox) Jerusalem Patriarchal library. I wrote and received no response. Does anyone have experience with this library or know someone I can contact, please?
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Calling all Early Career Academics, on Weds 11 Feb at 10am we will be hosting an online Researcher Training:
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
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Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
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February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Calling all Early Career Academics, on Weds 11 Feb at 10am we will be hosting an online Researcher Training:
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Please share these postdoc opportunities in Bergen, Norway 👇 Deadline March 6
Come work in Bergen!
Please share!
Two new postdoc positions have opened in the RADHEART project at the University of Bergen.
The first is on ancient Rabbinic literature from the 2nd – 7th century CE.
#AcRel #sblaar #AncientBlueSky
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Two new postdoc positions have opened in the RADHEART project at the University of Bergen.
The first is on ancient Rabbinic literature from the 2nd – 7th century CE.
#AcRel #sblaar #AncientBlueSky
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Please share these postdoc opportunities in Bergen, Norway 👇 Deadline March 6
Book manuscript submitted. More to come soon but happy to have got this far with my pre-battle speech project.
I’ve been walking up in the mountains and have now come down.
I’ve been walking up in the mountains and have now come down.
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Book manuscript submitted. More to come soon but happy to have got this far with my pre-battle speech project.
I’ve been walking up in the mountains and have now come down.
I’ve been walking up in the mountains and have now come down.
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Check out “Responsibility for Murder: The Background of Judith’s Legal Argumentation” by Joseph Scales in #JBL144.4. Access the article online using your SBL username and password. tinyurl.com/a6cbyh55.
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Check out “Responsibility for Murder: The Background of Judith’s Legal Argumentation” by Joseph Scales in #JBL144.4. Access the article online using your SBL username and password. tinyurl.com/a6cbyh55.
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My latest (published) article “Responsibility for Murder: The Background of Judith’s Legal Argumentation” Journal of Biblical Literature 144.4 is now available. I spoke about the argument with the folk at MF Norwegian School of Theology (recorded and available in the link): youtu.be/tN_6LwMqOVs?...
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 AM
My latest (published) article “Responsibility for Murder: The Background of Judith’s Legal Argumentation” Journal of Biblical Literature 144.4 is now available. I spoke about the argument with the folk at MF Norwegian School of Theology (recorded and available in the link): youtu.be/tN_6LwMqOVs?...
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Please share widely! 3-year Postdoc in Early Christian Studies. Deadline: 8 March. Let me know if you have any questions or want to nominate a colleague.
Postdoc Position: Early Christian Studies | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a Postdoctoral Researcher: Early Christian Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies? Check our vacancy!
www.ru.nl
January 16, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Please share widely! 3-year Postdoc in Early Christian Studies. Deadline: 8 March. Let me know if you have any questions or want to nominate a colleague.
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Does anyone have access to the American Journal of Archaeology? My ICS membership doesn't give me online access to the more recent volumes, and I really don't want to have to spend a day/£20 getting a train into London to see their physical copy of 129.2. I miss institutional access...
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Does anyone have access to the American Journal of Archaeology? My ICS membership doesn't give me online access to the more recent volumes, and I really don't want to have to spend a day/£20 getting a train into London to see their physical copy of 129.2. I miss institutional access...
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Fancy a free drama workshop? apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/08/p... On 22nd Jan 2-4.30pm @uniofstandrews.bsky.social we are running an interactive drama workshop with theatre-makers NMT Automatics to explore the power of peace storytelling on stage. Email vispeace@st-andrews.ac.uk to sign up!
Performing Peace
Calling all creatives! Are you an actor, producer, playwright, choreographer or composer? Whether amateur or professional, student or teacher, please join us to explore the power of peace storytell…
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January 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Fancy a free drama workshop? apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/08/p... On 22nd Jan 2-4.30pm @uniofstandrews.bsky.social we are running an interactive drama workshop with theatre-makers NMT Automatics to explore the power of peace storytelling on stage. Email vispeace@st-andrews.ac.uk to sign up!
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Since 1938, we published 500 titles in the Mnemosyne Supplementa series. Let us know which volume of all 500 you like best, and win the volume!
The same for Trends in Classics and its current 200 volumes.
If you are at the AiA-SCS, come get a chocolate bar..
The same for Trends in Classics and its current 200 volumes.
If you are at the AiA-SCS, come get a chocolate bar..
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Since 1938, we published 500 titles in the Mnemosyne Supplementa series. Let us know which volume of all 500 you like best, and win the volume!
The same for Trends in Classics and its current 200 volumes.
If you are at the AiA-SCS, come get a chocolate bar..
The same for Trends in Classics and its current 200 volumes.
If you are at the AiA-SCS, come get a chocolate bar..
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Registration to attend our inaugural Ancient Peace Studies Network conference closes on 9th January - last chance to sign up! apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/
Events
New Visions of Ancient Peace Inaugural workshop for the Ancient Peace Studies Network January 20th-22nd, 2026, University of St Andrews Bringing together a mix of ancient-world researchers with exp…
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January 8, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Registration to attend our inaugural Ancient Peace Studies Network conference closes on 9th January - last chance to sign up! apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/
Day one at @unibergen.bsky.social and I’ve set up my book shelves. There seems to be so many more when they’re boxed up and need lifting.
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Day one at @unibergen.bsky.social and I’ve set up my book shelves. There seems to be so many more when they’re boxed up and need lifting.
Last trip of what has turned out to be an astonishingly difficult move up to Bergen. But the weather is fine and things seem to be getting brighter.
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Last trip of what has turned out to be an astonishingly difficult move up to Bergen. But the weather is fine and things seem to be getting brighter.
This arrived, just in time to be packed up for moving. My chapter on the Apocryphon of Ezekiel argues that it was not a single composition in antiquity, and it mostly made up of independent short sayings. Thanks to the editor Marieke Dhont and @tandtclark.bsky.social for publishing.
Happy new year
Happy new year
December 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This arrived, just in time to be packed up for moving. My chapter on the Apocryphon of Ezekiel argues that it was not a single composition in antiquity, and it mostly made up of independent short sayings. Thanks to the editor Marieke Dhont and @tandtclark.bsky.social for publishing.
Happy new year
Happy new year
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Come and become my new colleague: Two fully funded PhD positions (3yrs, start 9/2026) advertised at the Faculty of Theology (all disciplines) at #UniversityofCopenhagen, deadline: 16 March 2026
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=154...
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=154...
Two PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Theology
employment.ku.dk
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Come and become my new colleague: Two fully funded PhD positions (3yrs, start 9/2026) advertised at the Faculty of Theology (all disciplines) at #UniversityofCopenhagen, deadline: 16 March 2026
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=154...
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=154...
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“Cambridge Amplify Grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations as they work toward the publication of their first book.”
Thrilled about this new grant we are offering for under-represented early career scholars. The first cycle is for scholars in history and area studies. Please spread the word widely. @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Amplifying voices
New Cambridge grant to help under-represented scholars publish
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December 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Cambridge Amplify Grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations as they work toward the publication of their first book.”
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Calling all drama professionals, drama students, and peace storytellers! We are teaming up with theatre company NMT Automatics to deliver a FREE interactive workshop on Jan 22nd @uniofstandrews.bsky.social on dramatising peace! apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/08/p...
December 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Calling all drama professionals, drama students, and peace storytellers! We are teaming up with theatre company NMT Automatics to deliver a FREE interactive workshop on Jan 22nd @uniofstandrews.bsky.social on dramatising peace! apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/08/p...
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Over at @ics.bsky.social we are on the hunt for a Lecturer in Classical Studies (Research, Training and Partnerships). This is an open-ended, open-field T&R lectureship. Please pass on the word - and consider applying if you would like to come and work with us! www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Classical Studies (Research, Training and Partnerships):London Senate House
The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Over at @ics.bsky.social we are on the hunt for a Lecturer in Classical Studies (Research, Training and Partnerships). This is an open-ended, open-field T&R lectureship. Please pass on the word - and consider applying if you would like to come and work with us! www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Folks, I need ideas on how to promote a free English platform on ancient Judaism & NT from Germany to the English-speaking Biblical & ancient language scholars & PhD students. My thoughts: conferences, AGADE & Liverpool mailing lists, some articles on our field in JBL or EC, what else? 1/2
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Folks, I need ideas on how to promote a free English platform on ancient Judaism & NT from Germany to the English-speaking Biblical & ancient language scholars & PhD students. My thoughts: conferences, AGADE & Liverpool mailing lists, some articles on our field in JBL or EC, what else? 1/2
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@josephscales.bsky.social – brings both brilliance and Norwegian fashion to the forefront!
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Får 10 millionar kroner: Skal forske på framstilling av vald
Forskingsrådet deler ut 1,3 milliardar kroner til banebrytande forskarar. Éin av dei heldige er Joseph Scales.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
@josephscales.bsky.social – brings both brilliance and Norwegian fashion to the forefront!
www.nrk.no/sorlandet/fa...
www.nrk.no/sorlandet/fa...
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Two fully paid PhD positions at Lund University! One in Hebrew Bible and the other in Jewish studies, focus late antiquity. Gorgeous location and gorgeous colleagues. Don't sleep on this! (Set filter to HT to access these two in particular.)
lunduniversity.lu.se/vacancies
lunduniversity.lu.se/vacancies
Vacancies | Lund University
lunduniversity.lu.se
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Two fully paid PhD positions at Lund University! One in Hebrew Bible and the other in Jewish studies, focus late antiquity. Gorgeous location and gorgeous colleagues. Don't sleep on this! (Set filter to HT to access these two in particular.)
lunduniversity.lu.se/vacancies
lunduniversity.lu.se/vacancies
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The second is earmarked for research on ancient Christian ascetic and monastic literature from its emergence to the 6th century CE.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289816) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289816), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The second is earmarked for research on ancient Christian ascetic and monastic literature from its emergence to the 6th century CE.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Come work in Bergen!
Please share!
Two new postdoc positions have opened in the RADHEART project at the University of Bergen.
The first is on ancient Rabbinic literature from the 2nd – 7th century CE.
#AcRel #sblaar #AncientBlueSky
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Two new postdoc positions have opened in the RADHEART project at the University of Bergen.
The first is on ancient Rabbinic literature from the 2nd – 7th century CE.
#AcRel #sblaar #AncientBlueSky
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289814) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289814), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Come work in Bergen!