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I have survived the atmospheric river thus far.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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New Article Dropping Soon

I’m happy to report that my article “The Spirit Purifies All Foods: Baptism as Bodily Purification in the Jewish Matrix of Mark 7.1-23” has been accepted for publication with New Testament Studies (NTS) @cambridgeuniversitypress with minor revisions. Abstract below.
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study.
theconversation.com/the-roman-em...
The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study
A new comprehensive map reveals the true scale of the ancient Roman road network – but it is still incomplete.
theconversation.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000.

Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.

More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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‘Flaubert had the highest conception of Art and the lowest conception of Business. “I do not see the connection,” he wrote, “between a five-franc piece and an idea.”’

Julian Barnes on Flaubert and his difficult relationship with his publisher.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Julian Barnes · Ouvriers de luxe: Author v. Publisher
Gustave Flaubert’s first three novels, Madame Bovary, Salammbô and L’Éducation sentimentale, were all published by...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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'The author’s wartime generation was more impressed than we are by the king’s combination of the martial and the pious.'

Michael Wood on Alfred’s overambitious grandson
Alfred’s overambitious grandson
www.the-tls.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Announcing the launch of the open-access Journal of Christian Apocryphal Literature (JCAL). Sign up if you are interested in being a contributor or reviewer! journals.aperio.press/jcal/submiss...
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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It is exhausting reading fiction that has only one or two line paragraphs.
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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38 new #Manuscripts this week from the #Vatican www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2025...
Includes an oration by Ubaldi, a part of an Atlantic Bible, some crazy heraldry, Cassian on Monks, Ethiopic, Classics and more
#MedievalSky #Skystorians
Vatican Manuscripts Added Week 42 of 2025
In total thirty-eight manuscripts were digitized this week. The recent pattern has remained, Ott.lat was the largest fond with twenty manuscripts and Barb.lat was the next largest, with ten. The res...
www.wiglaf.org
October 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Come learn Coptic! In partnership with the Religion Department, I developed a two-part introduction to Coptic via close study of the Coptic Gospel of Thomas. Come learn about ancient languages and sayings of Jesus!

Part 1: Starts Oct. 27 | Part 2: Jan. 5

www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...
Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas (Level 1)
www.religiondepartment.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Excited to announce that my article “Monks at Lake Mareotis? Philo’s De vita contemplativa and the Displacement of Jewish Identity in Christian Monastic Literature” has been accepted for publication in the Studies in Late antiquity journal!
October 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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In the Boston area? Check out Jessica's talk. She is one of the leading experts on Jews and archaeology in Rome. Her new book "A Jewish Archaeology: The Christian Discovery of Jewish Catacombs in Rome" (Brill, 2025) is out now!
We have partnered with Lehrhaus in Somerville, MA to bring you an exciting class taught by Dr. Jessica Dello Russo on 10/30 at 6pm: "Whispers from the #Catacombs: Discovering Jewish Culture Under Ancient #Rome"

Registration required: t.co/4tlXs5o1mH
October 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Join us if you are in the #Boston area!
t.co/4tlXs5o1mH
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Job Openings!

Columbia Theological Seminary invites applications for *two* full-time tenure-track faculty appointments in Old Testament.

More info here: www.ctsnet.edu/careers/
Careers
Search for Vice President of Institutional Advancement
www.ctsnet.edu
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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When #YomKippur comes around on the calendar I am always reminded of a conversation I had with a rabbi friend about Catholic and Jewish fasting. It ended with him telling me, "Yeah, that's not fasting." 🤣

tzom kal to all observing.
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Job opening: An academic in Exegesis of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Texts, UCLouvain jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...
An academic in Exegesis of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Texts
An academic in Exegesis of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Texts
jobs.uclouvain.be
September 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
What are the chances asking for a physical copy of my review book from OUP results in a tariff notice?
September 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Ma figghia, running from window to window watching the guys taking off our old roof: "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!"
September 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Conference announcement/call for papers! You’ll note that there’s no theme beyond “new research on apocryphal Christian literature.” We truly just want to hear about whatever interests you most in apocryphal Christian literature right now. More info here: www.nasscal.com/meetings/
September 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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"As is the case in neighbouring Sweden, the dominance of English across the internet, social media, film and TV also means it is seen as aspirational for young people to be seen to speak and read in English."

Good article on literary translation, boktok, and more
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
Young Finns snub their mother tongue by reading in English
Publishers fear for the future of translated literature as sales of foreign language books rise
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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sister monica claire, superior of an episcopal convent in new jersey, famous as the tiktok nun, has a book out!
A Change of Habit
Labyrinth Bookstore is an independent bookstore in Princeton, NJ we specialize in academic and rare books and carry most new releases as well as an extensive selection of books at discounted prices!
www.labyrinthbooks.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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September 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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I’m delighted that @ftweekend.com has an edited extract of Upon A White Horse. It’s about a few days I spent at the Uffington White Horse, talking with those who care for the prehistoric hill figure. www.ft.com/content/32d5...
Meeting England’s 3,000-year-old horse — and the people who care for it
Mystery surrounds the origins of Uffington’s ancient White Horse but people have always felt drawn to maintain it. Peter Ross joins the annual ‘scouring’
www.ft.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM