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James Maurice Morgan
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Lecturer & researcher at UNI Fribourg in historiography, exegesis, and narratology, esp. from Herodotus to Luke. Anglican priest. YouTube: @jamesmorgan_lifeandtext
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Pleased that my book will be out by early 2026, thanks to #Schwabeverlag as vol. 65 of the Schweizerische Beiträge zur Altertumswissenschaft series and to funding by #SNSF. The Open Access DOI will follow. If you're at #AARSBL25, I'd love to chat about it. @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social
Pleased that my book will be out by early 2026, thanks to #Schwabeverlag as vol. 65 of the Schweizerische Beiträge zur Altertumswissenschaft series and to funding by #SNSF. The Open Access DOI will follow. If you're at #AARSBL25, I'd love to chat about it. @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Leaving snowy Fribourg to Boston today via London for #aarsbl25
Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.👋🏼🙏🏼
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
If you missed it the first time around, here's my book at 50% off: Encountering Images of Spiritual Transformation with the code CONFSHIP (and Media Mail shipping is free).

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Encountering Images of Spiritual Transformation- Wipf and Stock Publishers
Luke-Acts is an impressive two-volume narrative seeking to convince and engage readers regarding the spiritual impact of Jesus of Nazareth on the Jewish peop...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Another great year at the Acts of the Apostles seminar in Manchester! A big thanks to Monique Cuany for serving 5 years as co-chair 👏🏽 See you next year in Maynooth👋🏻 #bnts25
September 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Very stimulating book panel on Steve Walton’s commentary on the Acts of the Apostles with Steve Walton and respondents Luke Mcnamara, David Horrell and Loveday Alexander at the Acts seminar of the British New Testament Conference in Manchester #bnts25
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Well (just as in 2024) the 2025 biblical studies job market opens up with a bang(er): Princeton Theological Seminary seeks a scholar of the New Testament at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor!

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July 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What a pleasure to participate in the Celtic Conference in Classics at Coimbra University (Portugal)! I gave my presentation in the first slot so I can now relax and enjoy the papers and this beautiful city🙌🏼 #classics
July 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What a blessing to have all this support for my ordination as priest (in curacy) at St Ursula's Church Berne of the Diocese in Europe. (BTW I keep my job at @unifr.bsky.social in the Biblical studies department!).
July 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A fun chat with Daniel Mikkelsen @greek_nt youtu.be/C7HuqhuEE7E?...
Does Luke Compare to Ancient Historians?
YouTube video by Exploring the Language of Scripture
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June 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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📣 Seminar Spotlight: Book of Acts

There will be a book review panel on Steve Walton’s commentary on Acts 1–9:42 in the Word Biblical Commentary series and open sessions welcoming papers approaching Acts from a variety of angles and using a variety of methods.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Call for papers until 21 April 2025
British New Testament Conference
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Book of Acts
Contact:
monique.cuany@het-pro.ch
james.morgan@unifr.ch

We welcome papers approaching Acts from a variety of angles and using a variety of methods.
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Happy New Year from Fribourg👋

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December 31, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Fantastic resource; I wonder if BBC even has this…!👏👏👏
December 20, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Thucydides, religion, and the divine? Here's my bit... "Le dilemme herméneutique de Thucydide: Comment décrire la guerre du Péloponnèse sans parler du divin comme Homère et Hérodote?", a chapter in this delightful Festschrift in honour of Philippe Lefebvre @unifr. amzn.eu/d/ghfAeya
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December 17, 2024 at 5:23 PM
My interview with Steve Walton about his new commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (1:1–9:42). Classicists of all types (which includes biblical scholars!) will benefit from the depth of Steve's teaching and research! Thanks for your support and forbearance of my channel

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November 18, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Has anyone used this reader and want to comment on it?
April 23, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Time to relax a little🙌🏼 - a huge thanks to everyone who encouraged me in my Habilitation project!
March 1, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Here’s a very helpful list of open-access resources for the #Classics!

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January 10, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Very happy to share this remarkable research tool by my colleague @unifr
Innocent Himbaza: Manuel de la Bible hébraique: BHS, BHQ academia.edu/109392461/In... via
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#hebrew #hebrewbible
November 20, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Ouch…a bit too close to home…
« Some people may be clever enough to teach many, and yet be useless to themselves. »

ἔστιν ἀνὴρ πανοῦργος πολλῶν παιδευτής, καὶ τῇ ἰδίᾳ ψυχῇ ἐστιν ἄχρηστος.
(Ecclesiasticus / Book of Sirach 37.19 )
October 27, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Need a study/writing break? I love the beginning of Marc Johnson's album "Bass Desires," which opens with a killer intro in "Crossing the Corpus Callosum". Intriguing title with intricate mixing. Best heard with headphones 😉(The rest of the album is a little more 'normal'.)
✂️ Killer intro by Marc Johnson's band in "Crossing the Corpus Callosum"!!!
58 seconds · Clipped by Life & Text · Original video "Bass Desires - Crossing The Corpus Callosum" by Asymmatrix
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October 12, 2023 at 1:55 PM
A clip of Sting explaining the therapeutic function of the 'bridge' in song composition. youtube.com/clip/Ugkxncp...
✂️ Importance of the ‘bridge’ in composition
60 seconds · Clipped by Life & Text · Original video "What It's Like Writing A Song With Sting" by Rick Beato 2
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October 7, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Another bit of publicity for Bluesky; this time from the formidable Allman Brothers:
« You’re my Blue Sky, you’re my sunny day;
Lord, you know, it makes me high when you turn your love my way, turn your love my way. »

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The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky (Eat A Peach, February 12,1972)
The Allman Brothers Band Blue Sky (February 12,1972) Eat A Peach LPEat A Peach For PeaceDickey Betts wrote this about his Native American girlfriend, Sand...
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October 5, 2023 at 5:08 PM
Good publicity from a U2 song (Indian Summer Sky) heard today:

Will light a way
Up toward the sky
It's a blue sky

To lose along the way
The spark that set the flame
To flicker and to fade
On this the longest day
September 21, 2023 at 8:36 AM