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.
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!
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
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…
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.
My yard is officially registered as a monarch waystation! I’ve replaced all the invasive plants and flowers over the last few years with milkweeds, flowers, and shrubs for the butterflies and bees. We’ve had a number of monarchs already this year!
June 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My yard is officially registered as a monarch waystation! I’ve replaced all the invasive plants and flowers over the last few years with milkweeds, flowers, and shrubs for the butterflies and bees. We’ve had a number of monarchs already this year!
James Felice’s new album arrived today. Playing all day. My favorite album of the year so far.
May 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
James Felice’s new album arrived today. Playing all day. My favorite album of the year so far.
Very good day at the record store!
April 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Very good day at the record store!
I’ll be in Boston to share “Christological Closure, Hidden Criteria of Authenticity, and the Quest for a Nonviolent Jesus” in the Historical Jesus section at SBL.
Look forward to discussing how recent reconstructions of a nonviolent Jesus perpetuate (neo)liberal ideology and the status quo.
Look forward to discussing how recent reconstructions of a nonviolent Jesus perpetuate (neo)liberal ideology and the status quo.
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’ll be in Boston to share “Christological Closure, Hidden Criteria of Authenticity, and the Quest for a Nonviolent Jesus” in the Historical Jesus section at SBL.
Look forward to discussing how recent reconstructions of a nonviolent Jesus perpetuate (neo)liberal ideology and the status quo.
Look forward to discussing how recent reconstructions of a nonviolent Jesus perpetuate (neo)liberal ideology and the status quo.
Some pics from our recent trip to Palermo (1/3)
April 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Some pics from our recent trip to Palermo (1/3)
Palatine Chapel in Palermo. Absolutely stunning
April 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Palatine Chapel in Palermo. Absolutely stunning