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Dr Marian Kelsey
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Hebrew Bible scholar. Interested in inner-biblical allusion, literary motifs, biblical reception in the arts, and the book of Jonah.
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Happening this Friday!

Anyone in the Nottingham area is welcome to join in person.

Email the address at the bottom if you would like to join online.
Poster for a book launch. There is a fabulous image of Pieter Lastman's "Jonah and the Whale" at the top showing a naked, ripped Jonah, dignity barely covered by a red cloak, being projectile vomited from a smug green fish. The book is "Co-texts and Contexts in the Book of Jonah" by Marian Kelsey. The launch is hosted by the Centre for Theology, Philosophy & Religion at the University of Nottingham. It is on Friday 28th November in Humanities A22 @ 4pm. The other poster text reads "Celebrating the publication of honorary fellow Dr Marian Kelsey's monograph in 'interlocking allusion' in the Hebrew Bible". Email address CTPR@nottingham.ac.uk.
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Look what's finally out in the world!
Smiling me holding a copy of my freshly published book "Co-texts and contexts in the book of Jonah"
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Woohoo!

(Blocked out the uni name because they just made me redundant so no more free publicity from me)
A certificate in a blue card folder that reads "Lord Dearing Award for Teaching and Learning: Marian Kelsey for outstanding contribution to the development of teaching and student learning, June 2025"
July 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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WELL LOOK AT THAT IT'S ME IN PRINT!
The contents page of the book "The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative" edited by Keith Bodner, with one article by ME "Ruth and Jonah: Inner-Biblical Explorations of the Patriarchs and Prophets" 😁
February 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

...I mean I'm not mad
Poster for TV show Arcane showing Vi, Jinx and all the others looking very sexy and bad ass
January 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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And, bonus decoration, sparkly Christmas Mary in Santa hat
A sparkly glittery hot pink Mary statue wearing a Santa hat and stood on the mantelpiece clock
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Christmas pig in sparkly tutu
At the top of the tree a felt pig wearing sparkly silver tutu and Santa hat
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Indeterminate species Christmas bird
A small brown bird with black and spotted wings
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Christmas mushroom
A model mushroom attached by wire as if growing from the Christmas tree branch
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Humongous Barbie pink Bible
A pink cardboard model Bible with sparkly trim and sacred heart Jesus on the front
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Christmas lesbian
A plywood woman with cropped hair wearing dungarees embroidered with two interlocked female symbols
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Christmas badger
An actually very cute badger
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Massive sparkly Christmas pineapple
A tinsel material pineapple bigger than my hand
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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The best of our tree decorations, a thread

First: Christmas soy sauce
A soy sauce bottle Christmas tree bauble
December 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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RIP spatula, in noble sacrifice to the Christmas baking
A silicone spatula with the spatula bit snapped in half
December 7, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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Jonah socks!
Feet wearing socks. Left hand sock has pic of stormy sea with a boat and a passenger in funky yellow waterproof. Not clear if that's Jonah or a sailor after chucking Jonah into the water. Right hand sock is a big whale that is eating my foot.
December 29, 2023 at 10:52 AM
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New social media, new house, and someone is enjoying exploring all the dusty corners
My black cat Skye looking all innocent but with cobwebs strewn across her face My black cat Skye read for the journey, looking brave inside her cat carrier
September 5, 2023 at 6:59 AM