Brandon Massey
@mbrandonmassey.bsky.social
PhD NT and Early Christianity | Independent Scholar | Historical Jesus | History of Scholarship | Synoptic Gospels | https://hcommons.org/members/brandonmassey/
As we’re gearing up for #sblaar25 in Boston, I hope you’ll join us at the Historical Jesus section. I’m excited to share a session with these scholars and present my ideas on Christological closure, hidden criteria of authenticity in the field, and our attempts to discover a nonviolent Jesus.
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
As we’re gearing up for #sblaar25 in Boston, I hope you’ll join us at the Historical Jesus section. I’m excited to share a session with these scholars and present my ideas on Christological closure, hidden criteria of authenticity in the field, and our attempts to discover a nonviolent Jesus.
Reminder to everyone that the Democratic party doesn’t work for you, doesn’t care about you, and won’t do anything to stop the rise of fascism in the US.
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Reminder to everyone that the Democratic party doesn’t work for you, doesn’t care about you, and won’t do anything to stop the rise of fascism in the US.
I spent way too much time and effort on this very niche joke for this years Halloween decorations. But it’s simply too good.
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I spent way too much time and effort on this very niche joke for this years Halloween decorations. But it’s simply too good.
Great mail day with new books from @cbzeichmann.bsky.social and @iannelsonmills.bsky.social!
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Great mail day with new books from @cbzeichmann.bsky.social and @iannelsonmills.bsky.social!
Wow,this Antipas guy sure was generous when he “freed” people under the condition they could never leave Tiberius!
Why can’t NT scholars just call this out and stop portraying these rulers in positive light? I am reading on the Herodians and this type of comment is everywhere in the literature.
Why can’t NT scholars just call this out and stop portraying these rulers in positive light? I am reading on the Herodians and this type of comment is everywhere in the literature.
October 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Wow,this Antipas guy sure was generous when he “freed” people under the condition they could never leave Tiberius!
Why can’t NT scholars just call this out and stop portraying these rulers in positive light? I am reading on the Herodians and this type of comment is everywhere in the literature.
Why can’t NT scholars just call this out and stop portraying these rulers in positive light? I am reading on the Herodians and this type of comment is everywhere in the literature.
Fruit Bats tonight at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago!
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Fruit Bats tonight at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago!
Reposted by Brandon Massey
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
The guys at Spectrum think I’m just some dumb hick. They said that to me at a dinner. @ityslmemes.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The guys at Spectrum think I’m just some dumb hick. They said that to me at a dinner. @ityslmemes.com
Reposted by Brandon Massey
my book_smoke & mirrors_ is out on oxford scholarship online. i have many feelings, mostly good! this was a difficult write for many reasons.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions
Abstract. Smoke & Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions is a book about how magic disappears from early Christian texts that feature
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October 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
my book_smoke & mirrors_ is out on oxford scholarship online. i have many feelings, mostly good! this was a difficult write for many reasons.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
so i hope you find something useful in it if you read it.
Hosted by Gavin Newsome and Ezra Klein
#BREAKING: Sinclair says it will air a one-hour tribute to Charlie Kirk on its ABC-affiliated stations in the time slot that is usually occupied for "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The special will air on Friday, per a Sinclair spokesperson.
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Hosted by Gavin Newsome and Ezra Klein
Reposted by Brandon Massey
#BREAKING: Sinclair says it will air a one-hour tribute to Charlie Kirk on its ABC-affiliated stations in the time slot that is usually occupied for "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The special will air on Friday, per a Sinclair spokesperson.
September 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
#BREAKING: Sinclair says it will air a one-hour tribute to Charlie Kirk on its ABC-affiliated stations in the time slot that is usually occupied for "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The special will air on Friday, per a Sinclair spokesperson.
Reposted by Brandon Massey
Preview of the announcement:
September 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Preview of the announcement:
Took my kids to the Kpop Demon Hunters sing along today. Sold out and kids standing in their chairs singing and dancing. Absolute madness.
August 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Took my kids to the Kpop Demon Hunters sing along today. Sold out and kids standing in their chairs singing and dancing. Absolute madness.
Nothing like getting the kids up at 5 am for a flight and getting a flat 3 minutes away from the airport and the tow truck is so late we miss our flight. No other flight options. Now driving from IL to NC today…
August 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Nothing like getting the kids up at 5 am for a flight and getting a flat 3 minutes away from the airport and the tow truck is so late we miss our flight. No other flight options. Now driving from IL to NC today…
My daughters are obsessed with the KPop Demon Hunters movie and soundtrack. Send help.
August 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My daughters are obsessed with the KPop Demon Hunters movie and soundtrack. Send help.
I wonder what series of events led to this rule being implemented
July 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I wonder what series of events led to this rule being implemented
Swamp milkweed is blooming and the monarchs are loving it!
July 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Swamp milkweed is blooming and the monarchs are loving it!
My royal catchflys are blooming! They’re my favorite and the hummingbirds love them.
July 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My royal catchflys are blooming! They’re my favorite and the hummingbirds love them.
Hurray for the Riff Raff tonight at Old Town School if Folk Music.
July 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Hurray for the Riff Raff tonight at Old Town School if Folk Music.
Great mail day. Very happy to have this re-press of one of my favorite 90s albums.
July 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Great mail day. Very happy to have this re-press of one of my favorite 90s albums.
New blooms in the garden today- hoary vervain.
June 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New blooms in the garden today- hoary vervain.
New blooms in the garden today- hoary vervain.
June 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
New blooms in the garden today- hoary vervain.
Meadow Geranium and Kalm’s St John’s Wort blooms from the garden
June 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Meadow Geranium and Kalm’s St John’s Wort blooms from the garden
Sign added to the garden with the wild bergamot and fairies.
June 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Sign added to the garden with the wild bergamot and fairies.