Nathanael Vette
@nathanaelvette.bsky.social
Lecturer in New Testament, Gender and the Arts at King's College London. Ancient Judaism. Early Christianity. Golden Retrievers.
Faculty page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/nathanael-vette
Faculty page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/nathanael-vette
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The Son of Man and the Sea: Hydromachy and Conquest in Mark’s Sea Voyages - Nathanael Vette, 2025
This study proposes a new reading of Jesus’ confrontations with the elemental and the demonic on the sea of Galilee – the stilling of the storm (Mk 4.35–41), th...
journals.sagepub.com
Delighted to see my bonkers article 'The Son of Man and the Sea' out today in the latest issue of JSNT! And what an honour to appear alongside so many great pieces by @alexichantz.bsky.social, @hagerman.bsky.social and more (feel free to tag!). Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Book cover reveal day! @scmpress.bsky.social is incredible. She releases on March 31, 2026, and it looks like pre-orders might already be open: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Book cover reveal day! @scmpress.bsky.social is incredible. She releases on March 31, 2026, and it looks like pre-orders might already be open: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...
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IT’S ALIVE! today i received my advance copies of 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 ahead of publication next month.
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
IT’S ALIVE! today i received my advance copies of 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 ahead of publication next month.
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
Excited to be giving this - slightly controversial! 😜 - paper at
@bntsoc.bsky.social in incredibly rainy Manchester this week! #BNTS2025
@bntsoc.bsky.social in incredibly rainy Manchester this week! #BNTS2025
MiJa Wi will chair Emanuele Scier, ‘Codex H as a Living Artifact: Layers of Text and Layers of Use in a Fragmented Pauline Manuscript’ and Nathanael Vette, ‘“By Way of Sidon in the Region of the Decapolis” (Mark 7:31): Mark’s Jesus and the Restoration of the Land of Israel’
September 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Excited to be giving this - slightly controversial! 😜 - paper at
@bntsoc.bsky.social in incredibly rainy Manchester this week! #BNTS2025
@bntsoc.bsky.social in incredibly rainy Manchester this week! #BNTS2025
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ANCIENT JUDAISM & CHRISTIANITY, chaired by Yael Fisch & Nathanael Vette will run two sessions plus a joint session with Later Epistles.
August 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
ANCIENT JUDAISM & CHRISTIANITY, chaired by Yael Fisch & Nathanael Vette will run two sessions plus a joint session with Later Epistles.
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Another fantastic job opening in Religious Studies, this one a tenure-track assistant professor in Early Christianity in the Department of Religion at Princeton University!
My department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor in early Christianity (our search last year was among those canceled because of budgetary uncertainty). Review of applications begins September 3, 2025. Full job description and application requirements in the link. #AcRel
puwebp.princeton.edu
July 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Another fantastic job opening in Religious Studies, this one a tenure-track assistant professor in Early Christianity in the Department of Religion at Princeton University!
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Well (just as in 2024) the 2025 biblical studies job market opens up with a bang(er): Princeton Theological Seminary seeks a scholar of the New Testament at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor!
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July 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Well (just as in 2024) the 2025 biblical studies job market opens up with a bang(er): Princeton Theological Seminary seeks a scholar of the New Testament at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor!
@ptseminaryiym.bsky.social
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@ptseminaryiym.bsky.social
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My book is out online! It won’t feel real until the print book comes out in September, but I’m excited to see it out in the world at last.
Scriptural Figures and the Fringes of the New Testament Canon
Abstract. In the Catholic Epistles, canonicity and exemplarity are intertwined. Chapter 1 defines the concept of exemplarity as the use of a model-figure a
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July 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
My book is out online! It won’t feel real until the print book comes out in September, but I’m excited to see it out in the world at last.
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"And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal." (Joshua 3–4:20)
This week's exhibition is called 'Crossing the Jordan', and we first look at an extraordinary set of stones that were erected around 2900 BCE on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
This week's exhibition is called 'Crossing the Jordan', and we first look at an extraordinary set of stones that were erected around 2900 BCE on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
July 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal." (Joshua 3–4:20)
This week's exhibition is called 'Crossing the Jordan', and we first look at an extraordinary set of stones that were erected around 2900 BCE on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
This week's exhibition is called 'Crossing the Jordan', and we first look at an extraordinary set of stones that were erected around 2900 BCE on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
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🔈 JOB ALERT! 🚨
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
July 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🔈 JOB ALERT! 🚨
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!
Deadline: 31st July 2025
For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…
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Now that I'm blogging again, I decided to mention my new book: ntweblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
The Fourth Synoptic Gospel
I have written a new book! I'm afraid it takes me a while, especially as I have been in university administration for some years. Even wit...
ntweblog.blogspot.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Now that I'm blogging again, I decided to mention my new book: ntweblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
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Exciting news! We're pleased to
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
June 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Exciting news! We're pleased to
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.
#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics
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Thrilled to share that I’ll be staying on at @kcltrs.bsky.social as Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues and friends in the department for their support and encouragement- it means the world. Excited to continue working in this brilliant team!
June 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Thrilled to share that I’ll be staying on at @kcltrs.bsky.social as Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues and friends in the department for their support and encouragement- it means the world. Excited to continue working in this brilliant team!
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Exciting news! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social has been appointed permanent Lecturer in New Testament, Gender, and Arts at our department! 📚✨
June 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social has been appointed permanent Lecturer in New Testament, Gender, and Arts at our department! 📚✨
Delighted to share that I'll be staying at King's as the (tenured!) Lecturer in New Testament, Gender and the Arts. I'm beyond grateful to all those who generously offered their support and encouragement along the way. So excited to get to work with my wonderful colleagues at @kcltrs.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Delighted to share that I'll be staying at King's as the (tenured!) Lecturer in New Testament, Gender and the Arts. I'm beyond grateful to all those who generously offered their support and encouragement along the way. So excited to get to work with my wonderful colleagues at @kcltrs.bsky.social
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Had a blast chatting with @KingsCareers on their Careers in Your Ears podcast! 🎙️ From documentary filmmaking to academia — the twists, turns, and lessons learned. If your career path’s a bit unconventional, this one’s for you. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5b3F...
#lifeatkings
#lifeatkings
June 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Had a blast chatting with @KingsCareers on their Careers in Your Ears podcast! 🎙️ From documentary filmmaking to academia — the twists, turns, and lessons learned. If your career path’s a bit unconventional, this one’s for you. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5b3F...
#lifeatkings
#lifeatkings
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my jsnt article comparing paul's claims about christ as an image of god with other ancient evidence about images of gods (literary, artistic, epigraphical, etc.) is now really truly published in the latest issue of the journal!
does this mean it's really real??
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
does this mean it's really real??
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Paul’s Iconic Christ among Mediterranean Cult Statues: A Comparison of Divine Images - Alexander Chantziantoniou, 2025
While scholars continue to debate whether Paul ever explicitly called the messiah a god, there can be no question that he called the messiah an image of a god (...
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May 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
my jsnt article comparing paul's claims about christ as an image of god with other ancient evidence about images of gods (literary, artistic, epigraphical, etc.) is now really truly published in the latest issue of the journal!
does this mean it's really real??
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
does this mean it's really real??
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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A schedule and list of preliminary participants for Part I (June 10-12) of the online Enoch Seminar conference on "Reading the New Testamanet within Judaism?" is now available:
enochseminar.org/reading-the-...
enochseminar.org/reading-the-...
Reading The New Testament Within Judaism? (June 10-12, 2025)
enochseminar.org
May 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A schedule and list of preliminary participants for Part I (June 10-12) of the online Enoch Seminar conference on "Reading the New Testamanet within Judaism?" is now available:
enochseminar.org/reading-the-...
enochseminar.org/reading-the-...
Delighted to see my bonkers article 'The Son of Man and the Sea' out today in the latest issue of JSNT! And what an honour to appear alongside so many great pieces by @alexichantz.bsky.social, @hagerman.bsky.social and more (feel free to tag!). Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The Son of Man and the Sea: Hydromachy and Conquest in Mark’s Sea Voyages - Nathanael Vette, 2025
This study proposes a new reading of Jesus’ confrontations with the elemental and the demonic on the sea of Galilee – the stilling of the storm (Mk 4.35–41), th...
journals.sagepub.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Delighted to see my bonkers article 'The Son of Man and the Sea' out today in the latest issue of JSNT! And what an honour to appear alongside so many great pieces by @alexichantz.bsky.social, @hagerman.bsky.social and more (feel free to tag!). Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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📢 Booking now open for the 2025 Ethel M. Wood Lecture!
Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’
📍 Anatomy lecture theatre 🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
#EthelMWoodlecture
Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’
📍 Anatomy lecture theatre 🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
#EthelMWoodlecture
May 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📢 Booking now open for the 2025 Ethel M. Wood Lecture!
Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’
📍 Anatomy lecture theatre 🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
#EthelMWoodlecture
Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’
📍 Anatomy lecture theatre 🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
#EthelMWoodlecture
I'll be speaking at the PEF (@palexfund.bsky.social) this Thursday on some intriguing connections between the Gospel of John and Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem c.a. 130 CE). Do come along if you're in London!
Explore pagan Jerusalem & a rare artefact linked to John 5:2 with Nathanael Vette (KCL) @nathanaelvette.bsky.social @palexfund.bsky.social
🎟️ Free – email rsvppef@gmail.com to book
🔗 www.pef.org.uk/wp-content/u...
🗓️ Thurs 15 May, 6pm
📍 PEF, Greenwich, Lond
🎟️ Free – email rsvppef@gmail.com to book
🔗 www.pef.org.uk/wp-content/u...
🗓️ Thurs 15 May, 6pm
📍 PEF, Greenwich, Lond
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I'll be speaking at the PEF (@palexfund.bsky.social) this Thursday on some intriguing connections between the Gospel of John and Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem c.a. 130 CE). Do come along if you're in London!
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𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 has a cover and a website!
Conceived as a companion to PwJ (Fortress, 2015), this is the first go-to introductory resource on PwP (Fortress, 2025). The publication date is set for 4 Nov 2025, just in time for SBL.
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
Conceived as a companion to PwJ (Fortress, 2015), this is the first go-to introductory resource on PwP (Fortress, 2025). The publication date is set for 4 Nov 2025, just in time for SBL.
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
Paul within Paganism: Restoring the Mediterranean Context to the Apostle
Leading and rising scholars introduce a burgeoning new approach to the study of Paul, which situates the Jewish apostle to gentiles within the wider world of ancient Mediterranean religion.
www.fortresspress.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 has a cover and a website!
Conceived as a companion to PwJ (Fortress, 2015), this is the first go-to introductory resource on PwP (Fortress, 2025). The publication date is set for 4 Nov 2025, just in time for SBL.
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
Conceived as a companion to PwJ (Fortress, 2015), this is the first go-to introductory resource on PwP (Fortress, 2025). The publication date is set for 4 Nov 2025, just in time for SBL.
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
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There’s still time to book for the FD Maurice Lectures 2025 on 6, 7, and 8 May, from 6-7pm, featuring Professor Sarojini Nadar.
Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…
We look forward to seeing you there!
📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL
Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…
We look forward to seeing you there!
📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL
April 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
There’s still time to book for the FD Maurice Lectures 2025 on 6, 7, and 8 May, from 6-7pm, featuring Professor Sarojini Nadar.
Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…
We look forward to seeing you there!
📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL
Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…
We look forward to seeing you there!
📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL
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Looking forward to sharing some current research in London on Thursday!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/docum...
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/docum...
Documenting Faith: Decian Sacrificial Certificates and Early Christian Textuality
CLAMS Lecture – Dr. Jeremiah Coogan (Santa Clara University)
www.kcl.ac.uk
April 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Looking forward to sharing some current research in London on Thursday!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/docum...
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/docum...