Michelle Knight
@michelleknight.bsky.social
Associate Professor of OT and Semitic Languages at TEDS. PhD from Wheaton College. I geek out about tech and the Former Prophets.
Author of *The Prophet’s Anthem.*
https://linktr.ee/michelle.e.knight
Author of *The Prophet’s Anthem.*
https://linktr.ee/michelle.e.knight
I’m thrilled to share that I am joining the Litfin Divinity School faculty at Wheaton College!
Michelle Knight
Having previously served as Associate Professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Dr. Knight is a gifted teacher and mentor who will supervise PhD students and teach Old Testament courses across our PhD and MA programs.
www.wheaton.edu
October 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’m thrilled to share that I am joining the Litfin Divinity School faculty at Wheaton College!
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Thank you very much, @drujohnson.com and @michelleknight.bsky.social for a fascinating conversation on the literary and theological function of the Song of Deborah in the book of Judges and in Joshua through Kings! onscript.study/podcast/mich...
Michelle Knight – The Prophet’s Anthem | OnScript
Episode: What is the Song of Deborah doing in the middle of the Judges narrative? Michelle Knight argues that the pom changes the way we read the story it fits within. Moreover, this potent poem addre...
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June 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you very much, @drujohnson.com and @michelleknight.bsky.social for a fascinating conversation on the literary and theological function of the Song of Deborah in the book of Judges and in Joshua through Kings! onscript.study/podcast/mich...
New podcast episode about my book with BUP:
Deborah the Judge and Prophet: A Chat with Michelle Knight
Podcast Episode · Currents in Religion · 05/02/2025 · 31m
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May 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New podcast episode about my book with BUP:
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Hebrew Bible prof: Gapping is an effective focusing strategy that implies continuity of the stated activity, while highlighting a parallel element elsewhere. Let me direct your attention to all of my contracted work …
Hebrew Bible prof: Gapping is an effective focusing strategy that implies continuity of the stated activity, while highlighting a parallel element elsewhere. Let me direct your attention to all of my contracted work …
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Assyriologist: Du[ring] grad sch[ool] I [took?] a position ... [13 lines illegible] ... now.
Assyriologist: Du[ring] grad sch[ool] I [took?] a position ... [13 lines illegible] ... now.
December 23, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Hebrew Bible prof: Gapping is an effective focusing strategy that implies continuity of the stated activity, while highlighting a parallel element elsewhere. Let me direct your attention to all of my contracted work …
Hebrew Bible prof: Gapping is an effective focusing strategy that implies continuity of the stated activity, while highlighting a parallel element elsewhere. Let me direct your attention to all of my contracted work …
Just my annual PSA/proleptic lament that YES I REALLY DO WANT THOSE BOOKS ON MY WISHLIST.
December 13, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Just my annual PSA/proleptic lament that YES I REALLY DO WANT THOSE BOOKS ON MY WISHLIST.
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Paraphrased writing advice from Stephen King: you write for yourself; you rewrite/revise for your readers.
December 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Paraphrased writing advice from Stephen King: you write for yourself; you rewrite/revise for your readers.
In today’s #grading, I wrote the phrase “be more precise” roughly a kajillion times.
Everyone. Everywhere. Nuance, lexical specificity, and conceptual precision could not be more important. You want to be an academic?
Everyone. Everywhere. Nuance, lexical specificity, and conceptual precision could not be more important. You want to be an academic?
a peacock ad with a woman in a red dress
Alt: a peacock ad with a woman in a red dress “you’ll have to be more specific”
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:38 PM
In today’s #grading, I wrote the phrase “be more precise” roughly a kajillion times.
Everyone. Everywhere. Nuance, lexical specificity, and conceptual precision could not be more important. You want to be an academic?
Everyone. Everywhere. Nuance, lexical specificity, and conceptual precision could not be more important. You want to be an academic?
The elementary school just confirmed “a mixed bag of communicable diseases” in my son’s class, if you’re wondering how your email finds me.
December 6, 2024 at 5:25 PM
The elementary school just confirmed “a mixed bag of communicable diseases” in my son’s class, if you’re wondering how your email finds me.
Well hey there, @joshuajipp.bsky.social. Folks, join me in welcoming the one and only Josh Jipp back to (relevant) social media.
Someone add this man to a starter pack.
Someone add this man to a starter pack.
December 3, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Well hey there, @joshuajipp.bsky.social. Folks, join me in welcoming the one and only Josh Jipp back to (relevant) social media.
Someone add this man to a starter pack.
Someone add this man to a starter pack.
I often speak of the wonders of the word processor Mellel, especially for those working in right-to-left languages. Wanted to highlight that it's on sale for Black Friday!
Mellel
www.mellel.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I often speak of the wonders of the word processor Mellel, especially for those working in right-to-left languages. Wanted to highlight that it's on sale for Black Friday!
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Actually “per my last email” was not unheard of in millennia-old cuneiform letters.
A woman named Datâ in the 8th century BCE wrote to her brother, “Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character…”
A woman named Datâ in the 8th century BCE wrote to her brother, “Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character…”
Did any of these ever start with “per my last tablet…”
December 1, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Actually “per my last email” was not unheard of in millennia-old cuneiform letters.
A woman named Datâ in the 8th century BCE wrote to her brother, “Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character…”
A woman named Datâ in the 8th century BCE wrote to her brother, “Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character…”
Snuck in to see my book on display at the BUP booth on my way out of town. It’s immensely satisfying to see that labor of love come to fruition.
November 24, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Snuck in to see my book on display at the BUP booth on my way out of town. It’s immensely satisfying to see that labor of love come to fruition.
I’m sad to say that after roughly two days of *fairly* successful conferencing, I was confined to my hotel room for the rest of it. I’ve moved my flight a day earlier and will head home today. Not my favorite #sblaar24. But your posts and pictures are filling my heart just a bit.
November 24, 2024 at 2:04 PM
I’m sad to say that after roughly two days of *fairly* successful conferencing, I was confined to my hotel room for the rest of it. I’ve moved my flight a day earlier and will head home today. Not my favorite #sblaar24. But your posts and pictures are filling my heart just a bit.
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"Don't worry, no one will remember your mistakes." ~Babylonian teacher in 1900 BCE.
4000 yrs later: This is an incorrect calculation of the area of a triangle by a young Babylonian student at school around 1900-1600 BCE, excavated from the ancient city of Kish.
4000 yrs later: This is an incorrect calculation of the area of a triangle by a young Babylonian student at school around 1900-1600 BCE, excavated from the ancient city of Kish.
This is an incorrect calculation of the area of a triangle by a young Babylonian student at school around 1900-1600 BCE, excavated from the ancient city of Kish.
It’s a moment in the history of math, of education, of children, of mistakes, of people being people. I love it.
It’s a moment in the history of math, of education, of children, of mistakes, of people being people. I love it.
November 23, 2024 at 6:44 PM
"Don't worry, no one will remember your mistakes." ~Babylonian teacher in 1900 BCE.
4000 yrs later: This is an incorrect calculation of the area of a triangle by a young Babylonian student at school around 1900-1600 BCE, excavated from the ancient city of Kish.
4000 yrs later: This is an incorrect calculation of the area of a triangle by a young Babylonian student at school around 1900-1600 BCE, excavated from the ancient city of Kish.
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Another starter pack - this one for Hebrew Bible scholars.
November 19, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Another starter pack - this one for Hebrew Bible scholars.
This is *exactly* the kind of pre-conference communication I want from publishers.
November 19, 2024 at 5:53 PM
This is *exactly* the kind of pre-conference communication I want from publishers.
Trying to find my son, to tell him goodbye before I hopped on a plane for #sblaar24, but I couldn’t find him because he was too busy clearing out my side of the bed to move himself in. Miss you too.
November 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Trying to find my son, to tell him goodbye before I hopped on a plane for #sblaar24, but I couldn’t find him because he was too busy clearing out my side of the bed to move himself in. Miss you too.
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:
1. Emotional support computer
2. Non-fluorescent highlighter
3. Crayons
4. (Dirty) Empty coffee mug
5. Scarf
1. Emotional support computer
2. Non-fluorescent highlighter
3. Crayons
4. (Dirty) Empty coffee mug
5. Scarf
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:
1. Computer
2. Day planner
3. Aquaphor (pocket-sized)
4. Battery pack
5. Cheap earbuds (“cheap” is essential for describing myself lol)
1. Computer
2. Day planner
3. Aquaphor (pocket-sized)
4. Battery pack
5. Cheap earbuds (“cheap” is essential for describing myself lol)
November 18, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:
1. Emotional support computer
2. Non-fluorescent highlighter
3. Crayons
4. (Dirty) Empty coffee mug
5. Scarf
1. Emotional support computer
2. Non-fluorescent highlighter
3. Crayons
4. (Dirty) Empty coffee mug
5. Scarf
Starter packs and specialized feeds are a true godsend. @bsky.app runs on the generosity (and idiosyncrasies) of its users and I am so here for it.
Thanks to all who labored to make it easier for us to find folks quickly.
Not all heroes wear capes, and all that.
Thanks to all who labored to make it easier for us to find folks quickly.
Not all heroes wear capes, and all that.
November 17, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Starter packs and specialized feeds are a true godsend. @bsky.app runs on the generosity (and idiosyncrasies) of its users and I am so here for it.
Thanks to all who labored to make it easier for us to find folks quickly.
Not all heroes wear capes, and all that.
Thanks to all who labored to make it easier for us to find folks quickly.
Not all heroes wear capes, and all that.
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"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
November 16, 2024 at 11:36 AM
"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
In search of better digital spaces and all “my people” that I lost track of in the other places. Here for Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, theologizing, academics, and people who are fighting to be faithful.
November 14, 2024 at 8:41 PM
In search of better digital spaces and all “my people” that I lost track of in the other places. Here for Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, theologizing, academics, and people who are fighting to be faithful.