Dan McClellan
@maklelan.bsky.social
Public scholar of the Bible and religion
For speaking requests: live@thewatermarkagency.com
For speaking requests: live@thewatermarkagency.com
Was honored to be sent a copy of Scott Christian Sava’s new book, Becoming An Artist! I wanted to be an artist for the longest time & I still dabble from time to time. I’m looking forward to tucking into this.
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Was honored to be sent a copy of Scott Christian Sava’s new book, Becoming An Artist! I wanted to be an artist for the longest time & I still dabble from time to time. I’m looking forward to tucking into this.
I’m gonna be speaking on Thursday, November 6, at Ferrum College in Virginia. Come say hi! More details here:
www.ferrum.edu/news/biblica...
www.ferrum.edu/news/biblica...
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I’m gonna be speaking on Thursday, November 6, at Ferrum College in Virginia. Come say hi! More details here:
www.ferrum.edu/news/biblica...
www.ferrum.edu/news/biblica...
My friend Christoph Heilig just published an OPEN-ACCESS edited volume entitled Empire Criticism of the New Testament. You can see the ToC below & download the PDF here:
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/empi...
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/empi...
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My friend Christoph Heilig just published an OPEN-ACCESS edited volume entitled Empire Criticism of the New Testament. You can see the ToC below & download the PDF here:
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/empi...
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/empi...
Come learn Biblical Hebrew with me! I'm gonna be offering an intro to Biblical Hebrew starting in February. Classes will be held live & also recorded for asynchronous learning each Monday & Thursday evening from Feb 9–May 14. Registration available at maklelan.org
October 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Come learn Biblical Hebrew with me! I'm gonna be offering an intro to Biblical Hebrew starting in February. Classes will be held live & also recorded for asynchronous learning each Monday & Thursday evening from Feb 9–May 14. Registration available at maklelan.org
Signed the copy of my book that’s in the Sandy Barnes & Noble, if anybody wants it.
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Signed the copy of my book that’s in the Sandy Barnes & Noble, if anybody wants it.
Wanted to share a photo of this life-size replica of the “YHWH and his Asherah” inscription & drawing on Pithos A from Kuntillet Ajrud (the best one I’ve seen!) that my friend Robert Augat sent me. He’s building a cool inventory of artifact replicas at relics3d.com.
October 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Wanted to share a photo of this life-size replica of the “YHWH and his Asherah” inscription & drawing on Pithos A from Kuntillet Ajrud (the best one I’ve seen!) that my friend Robert Augat sent me. He’s building a cool inventory of artifact replicas at relics3d.com.
Delighted & honored to find out the Data Over Dogma Podcast won a gold Signal award as well as the Listener’s Choice award in the Religion & Spirituality category! Thanks so much everybody for your support & for voting for our show!
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Delighted & honored to find out the Data Over Dogma Podcast won a gold Signal award as well as the Listener’s Choice award in the Religion & Spirituality category! Thanks so much everybody for your support & for voting for our show!
The Data Over Dogma Podcast is up for a signal award! If you’s like to vote for our podcast, you can do so here:
vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
September 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Data Over Dogma Podcast is up for a signal award! If you’s like to vote for our podcast, you can do so here:
vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
It’s Gideon & biblical sex toys (!) on this week’s episode of Data Over Dogma! Check it out at the links below or wherever you get your podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/6qG9...
youtu.be/2XtqoRYvUEs?...
open.spotify.com/episode/6qG9...
youtu.be/2XtqoRYvUEs?...
September 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It’s Gideon & biblical sex toys (!) on this week’s episode of Data Over Dogma! Check it out at the links below or wherever you get your podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/6qG9...
youtu.be/2XtqoRYvUEs?...
open.spotify.com/episode/6qG9...
youtu.be/2XtqoRYvUEs?...
Check out this online class by @alexianafry.bsky.social taking place Saturday, September 27, from 12–1:30pm ET. Registration: thebiblefornormalpeople.com/classes/shap...
September 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Check out this online class by @alexianafry.bsky.social taking place Saturday, September 27, from 12–1:30pm ET. Registration: thebiblefornormalpeople.com/classes/shap...
Had a wonderful time in Cincinnati trying goetta at The Echo, chili at the Clifton Skyline, blackberry chip ice cream at Graeter’s & visiting the Justice League’s famed Hall of Justice!
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Had a wonderful time in Cincinnati trying goetta at The Echo, chili at the Clifton Skyline, blackberry chip ice cream at Graeter’s & visiting the Justice League’s famed Hall of Justice!
I just took this screenshot. They’re so close to getting it and yet so damn far away. (The proposed community note says “This is DEI.”)
September 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I just took this screenshot. They’re so close to getting it and yet so damn far away. (The proposed community note says “This is DEI.”)
Had a wonderful day on the links with Mike, Juliet, and Klay!
September 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Had a wonderful day on the links with Mike, Juliet, and Klay!
Always enjoy getting surprises in the mail, this one from @johnfugelsang.bsky.social. Looking forward to digging in.
September 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Always enjoy getting surprises in the mail, this one from @johnfugelsang.bsky.social. Looking forward to digging in.
I was pleasantly surprised to see my essay on monotheism is one of the featured essays on the homepage of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion.
September 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I was pleasantly surprised to see my essay on monotheism is one of the featured essays on the homepage of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion.
Enjoyed getting to experience Truth BBQ with Ben Park today in Houston before heading back home.
September 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Enjoyed getting to experience Truth BBQ with Ben Park today in Houston before heading back home.
Nice swag bag for presenting at Lone Star College’s TEDx!
September 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Nice swag bag for presenting at Lone Star College’s TEDx!
Very privileged to receive a copy of Better Ways to Read the Bible from @zachwlambert.bsky.social Really appreciate the way he frames the discussion around the unhelpful as well as the helpful lenses to which we can appeal to guide our interpretations.
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Very privileged to receive a copy of Better Ways to Read the Bible from @zachwlambert.bsky.social Really appreciate the way he frames the discussion around the unhelpful as well as the helpful lenses to which we can appeal to guide our interpretations.
Check out next month’s New Insights into the New Testament Conference on the historical Jesus. Details & registration here: maklelan--ehrman.thrivecart.com/nint-2025-st...
August 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Check out next month’s New Insights into the New Testament Conference on the historical Jesus. Details & registration here: maklelan--ehrman.thrivecart.com/nint-2025-st...
Hey, everybody! On the evening of Saturday, September 6, I'm going to be at Lone Star College just north of Houston to do a TEDx talk entitled "The Bible Doesn't Say So." If you're in the area, I hope you'll consider coming to check it out!
August 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hey, everybody! On the evening of Saturday, September 6, I'm going to be at Lone Star College just north of Houston to do a TEDx talk entitled "The Bible Doesn't Say So." If you're in the area, I hope you'll consider coming to check it out!
Check out the New Insights into the New Testament Conference at the affiliate link here: maklelan--ehrman.thrivecart.com/nint-2025-st...
August 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Check out the New Insights into the New Testament Conference at the affiliate link here: maklelan--ehrman.thrivecart.com/nint-2025-st...
Damn, that was good.
July 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Damn, that was good.
Bout to get rollin’ with my first Comic-Con panel.
July 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Bout to get rollin’ with my first Comic-Con panel.
Thanks so much, everybody, for the many kind words on my birthday! It means a lot. This is my first birthday in many years on which I haven’t been able to play golf, but this is my view at the moment as my 16-year-old and I are about to descend into San Diego to attend Comic-Con, so I’ll take it.
July 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thanks so much, everybody, for the many kind words on my birthday! It means a lot. This is my first birthday in many years on which I haven’t been able to play golf, but this is my view at the moment as my 16-year-old and I are about to descend into San Diego to attend Comic-Con, so I’ll take it.