Peter Joshua Atkins
@peterjatkins.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in Old Testament & Hebrew Bible @uoedivinity.bsky.social. Researching: Book of Daniel, Isaiah, Rewilding, Animals and the Bible. I also like dogs 🐕
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today! looking forward to talking with colleagues about place and religion. i'll be sharing my current research on ethnic minority Christians in Scotland and ideas around belonging and place. @peterjatkins.bsky.social @uoedivinity.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
today! looking forward to talking with colleagues about place and religion. i'll be sharing my current research on ethnic minority Christians in Scotland and ideas around belonging and place. @peterjatkins.bsky.social @uoedivinity.bsky.social
Rev Prof Gordon Graham is kicking off a series of talks at Canonmills Church in September - looks to be an interesting evening!
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August 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Rev Prof Gordon Graham is kicking off a series of talks at Canonmills Church in September - looks to be an interesting evening!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-canonm...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-canonm...
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In England “wood with beaver facets [were found] in multiple human constructions, along with extensive networks of ancient beaver dams and channels that had been integrated into prehistoric settlements.”
A fascinating piece by Sarah Newman on how animals inspired culture 🦫
aeon.co/essays/did-a...
A fascinating piece by Sarah Newman on how animals inspired culture 🦫
aeon.co/essays/did-a...
Did animals provide the blueprints for human culture? | Aeon Essays
Prehistoric humans didn’t create art and architecture out of nothing. They took inspiration from the nonhuman world
aeon.co
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In England “wood with beaver facets [were found] in multiple human constructions, along with extensive networks of ancient beaver dams and channels that had been integrated into prehistoric settlements.”
A fascinating piece by Sarah Newman on how animals inspired culture 🦫
aeon.co/essays/did-a...
A fascinating piece by Sarah Newman on how animals inspired culture 🦫
aeon.co/essays/did-a...
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Today's university losing staff is Edinburgh, which has got itself into a frightful muddle and panic about cashflow - but which is becoming emblematic of just how vulnerable the Welsh and Scottish Higher Ed systems really are.
www.scotsman.com/education/un...
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University funding model ‘no longer fit for purpose’ amid Edinburgh job losses
Hundreds of staff leave institution as it looks to cut £140 million from its budget
www.scotsman.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today's university losing staff is Edinburgh, which has got itself into a frightful muddle and panic about cashflow - but which is becoming emblematic of just how vulnerable the Welsh and Scottish Higher Ed systems really are.
www.scotsman.com/education/un...
www.scotsman.com/education/un...
This Thursday and Friday is the Humanimal 2.0 virtual conference on The Bible and "Animal" Others. Free to register and participate, and there is a stellar line-up of speakers. Check it out: www.humanimalconference.org/program #humanimal2025
Program — Humanimal Conference
www.humanimalconference.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This Thursday and Friday is the Humanimal 2.0 virtual conference on The Bible and "Animal" Others. Free to register and participate, and there is a stellar line-up of speakers. Check it out: www.humanimalconference.org/program #humanimal2025
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Job opening: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen
- open for applicants with PhD in religious studies, archaeology or history
- open for applicants with PhD in religious studies, archaeology or history
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen (275792) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen (275792), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 17, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
February 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Job opening: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen
- open for applicants with PhD in religious studies, archaeology or history
- open for applicants with PhD in religious studies, archaeology or history
If you care about Theological and Religious Studies in the UK then consider signing this petition to save the Cardiff degree programme
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Save Our Religion And Theology Degree!
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February 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
If you care about Theological and Religious Studies in the UK then consider signing this petition to save the Cardiff degree programme
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The Race & Class in UK Religious Studies and Theology project is recruiting a part-time postdoctoral researcher (3.5 hrs pw) to work on the project's qualitative research. Further details are available here: www.abdn.ac.uk/racrest Please circulate it to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!
Race and Class in UK Religious Studies and Theology | The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History | The University of Aberdeen
www.abdn.ac.uk
February 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Race & Class in UK Religious Studies and Theology project is recruiting a part-time postdoctoral researcher (3.5 hrs pw) to work on the project's qualitative research. Further details are available here: www.abdn.ac.uk/racrest Please circulate it to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!
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I know it's a Guardian editorial and I know everyone following me already knows this, but this is very well put indeed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I know it's a Guardian editorial and I know everyone following me already knows this, but this is very well put indeed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A great opportunity to campaign for and shape change in the Church of England’s approach to land management
⭐ We're hiring! ⭐
We're looking for a campaigner to join our #RewildTheChurch campaign.The successful applicant will co-lead the campaign alongside one other team member starting March 2025.
Full job description and info on applying here: buff.ly/3WUPGwv
We're looking for a campaigner to join our #RewildTheChurch campaign.The successful applicant will co-lead the campaign alongside one other team member starting March 2025.
Full job description and info on applying here: buff.ly/3WUPGwv
February 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A great opportunity to campaign for and shape change in the Church of England’s approach to land management
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Since I just had cause to consult this I thought it was useful to signal boost this spreadsheet @drmjcwarren.bsky.social initiated where people can *anonymously* report their advance/royalty rates from academic publishers.
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Academic publishing rates sharing
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February 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Since I just had cause to consult this I thought it was useful to signal boost this spreadsheet @drmjcwarren.bsky.social initiated where people can *anonymously* report their advance/royalty rates from academic publishers.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
It was great fun to appear on the Biblical Time Machine podcast talking about Nebuchadnezzar and his affliction in Daniel 4. The episode has just gone up!
www.biblicaltimemachine.com/listen-to-ep...
www.biblicaltimemachine.com/listen-to-ep...
Ep. 98 The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar — Biblical Time Machine
To the authors of the Hebrew Bible, King Nebuchadnezzar was a grade-A jerk. In the 6th century BCE, he and his army sacked Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and carried the Judahites into exile in...
www.biblicaltimemachine.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It was great fun to appear on the Biblical Time Machine podcast talking about Nebuchadnezzar and his affliction in Daniel 4. The episode has just gone up!
www.biblicaltimemachine.com/listen-to-ep...
www.biblicaltimemachine.com/listen-to-ep...
If you are thinking about nonhuman animals in biblical texts then there is still time to submit an abstract to the Humanimal 2.0 Virtual Conference: The Bible & "Animal" Others.
The Call for Papers closes on the 15th January.
#Humanimal2025
www.humanimalconference.org/call-for-pap...
The Call for Papers closes on the 15th January.
#Humanimal2025
www.humanimalconference.org/call-for-pap...
January 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
If you are thinking about nonhuman animals in biblical texts then there is still time to submit an abstract to the Humanimal 2.0 Virtual Conference: The Bible & "Animal" Others.
The Call for Papers closes on the 15th January.
#Humanimal2025
www.humanimalconference.org/call-for-pap...
The Call for Papers closes on the 15th January.
#Humanimal2025
www.humanimalconference.org/call-for-pap...
Any biblical scholars out there give me advice on the standard adjectival form for Ezekiel? Ezekielic? Ezekielian? Or something else?
December 20, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Any biblical scholars out there give me advice on the standard adjectival form for Ezekiel? Ezekielic? Ezekielian? Or something else?
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Did you see our message on the AGADE server or just delete it? Our open issue 4.2 has been open - and is still open call - but we are looking to feature a special section on (non-human) animals and animality in the ANE. Interested?
avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
Open Journal Systems
| Avar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in the Ancient Near East
avarjournal.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Did you see our message on the AGADE server or just delete it? Our open issue 4.2 has been open - and is still open call - but we are looking to feature a special section on (non-human) animals and animality in the ANE. Interested?
avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
avarjournal.com/avar/submiss...
Fantastic book panel on the book God and the Little Grey Cells by @danclantonjr.bsky.social #sblaar2024
November 25, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Fantastic book panel on the book God and the Little Grey Cells by @danclantonjr.bsky.social #sblaar2024
Day 1 highlights of #SBLAAR2024: Sea Lions, Pelicans, Hummingbirds, and Egrets
November 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Day 1 highlights of #SBLAAR2024: Sea Lions, Pelicans, Hummingbirds, and Egrets
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It was a surprise to stumble across this apparent reception of Matthew 7:15 in Pokémon Sword/Shield. I wonder what other possible biblical references there are in the series...
November 17, 2024 at 1:52 PM
It was a surprise to stumble across this apparent reception of Matthew 7:15 in Pokémon Sword/Shield. I wonder what other possible biblical references there are in the series...
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For my European #Biblicalstudies colleagues and those who are sad not to visit SBL: The call for papers for the EABS/SBL International conference in Uppsala/Sweden is open until 15th of January.
www.eabs.net/EABS/EABS/Co...
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Uppsala 2025
www.eabs.net
November 17, 2024 at 10:29 AM
For my European #Biblicalstudies colleagues and those who are sad not to visit SBL: The call for papers for the EABS/SBL International conference in Uppsala/Sweden is open until 15th of January.
www.eabs.net/EABS/EABS/Co...
www.eabs.net/EABS/EABS/Co...
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Hyatt on Sunday of SBL, 9:00-11:00pm.
Hyatt on Sunday of SBL, 9:00-11:00pm.
November 16, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Please spread the word...
Hyatt on Sunday of SBL, 9:00-11:00pm.
Hyatt on Sunday of SBL, 9:00-11:00pm.
Humanimal 2.0 - Bible and Animal Others conference Call for Papers is live!
Exciting news. Humanimal 2.0 is happening March 6-7 2025.
If you want to present a 15 min. paper on Animal studies and biblical texts or participate in Pitch a theorist in 5 min. please respond to the CFP.
www.humanimalconference.org
If you want to present a 15 min. paper on Animal studies and biblical texts or participate in Pitch a theorist in 5 min. please respond to the CFP.
www.humanimalconference.org
November 14, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Humanimal 2.0 - Bible and Animal Others conference Call for Papers is live!