Jordan Lavender
@jordanlavender.bsky.social
Adjunct professor interested in the intersection of linguistics and religion.
New article on Jesus’ bilingualism digitalcommons.liberty.edu/eleu/vol9/is...
A Bilingual Jesus: Assessing Evidence in the Gospels
This article examines issues of the historical Jesus’ linguistic proficiency, particularly in Greek, while providing an analysis of the use of other languages as well. Looking at recent studies on lan...
digitalcommons.liberty.edu
September 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New article on Jesus’ bilingualism digitalcommons.liberty.edu/eleu/vol9/is...
An ancient Aramaic inscription, possibly linked to second century Jewish rebels during the Bar Kochba revolt, was just discovered near the Dead Sea. www.timesofisrael.com/abba-of-nabu...
‘Abba of Naburya has perished’: Unique 1,900-year-old inscription found in Dead Sea cave
Four-line Aramaic text, one of the few legible inscriptions from the era, may be tied to the Bar Kochba Revolt. The words were spotted only inches away from hidden Roman swords
www.timesofisrael.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Jordan Lavender
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
- Seneca
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
- Seneca
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
March 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
- Seneca
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
- Seneca
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
Reposted by Jordan Lavender
Reading about the insane numbers of books that ordinary working people used to read a hundred years ago feels like seeing pictures of the Pacific Ocean back when it teemed with whales. Hard to comprehend what we’ve lost.
March 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reading about the insane numbers of books that ordinary working people used to read a hundred years ago feels like seeing pictures of the Pacific Ocean back when it teemed with whales. Hard to comprehend what we’ve lost.
Reposted by Jordan Lavender
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
March 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
Messy bookshelves are the best!
Academics:
A colleague has shamed me for my “messy bookshelves” but I think they’re normal.
Who’s right?
A colleague has shamed me for my “messy bookshelves” but I think they’re normal.
Who’s right?
February 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Messy bookshelves are the best!
Reposted by Jordan Lavender
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I think Stoicism has a lot to offer modern culture
November 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM
I think Stoicism has a lot to offer modern culture