Robert Myles
@robertjmyles.bsky.social
Associate Professor at University of Divinity, Australia. Writes about Religion, historical materialism, New Testament, historical Jesus from below, etc.
www.robertjmyles.com
www.robertjmyles.com
Check it: latest issue of the Journal for the Historical Jesus has just dropped.
Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Vol. 23, No. 2-3 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social They Suffered Under Pontius Pilate: Jewish Anti-Roman Resistance and the Crosses at Golgotha @robertjmyles.bsky.social @profpaulmiddleton.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Check it: latest issue of the Journal for the Historical Jesus has just dropped.
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It’s #MosaicMonday and we’re taking a dip in the sea to freshen up with this marine life mosaic from Pompeii. It’s possible to identify the different species including the central tussle between an Octopus vulgaris (common octopus) and a Palinurus vulgaris (European spiny lobster).
#AncientRome
#AncientRome
August 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It’s #MosaicMonday and we’re taking a dip in the sea to freshen up with this marine life mosaic from Pompeii. It’s possible to identify the different species including the central tussle between an Octopus vulgaris (common octopus) and a Palinurus vulgaris (European spiny lobster).
#AncientRome
#AncientRome
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A free chapter of my book, The Bibles of the Far Right, is currently available!
academic.oup.com/book/59602/c...
academic.oup.com/book/59602/c...
April 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A free chapter of my book, The Bibles of the Far Right, is currently available!
academic.oup.com/book/59602/c...
academic.oup.com/book/59602/c...
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Ep. 5 of this great BBC podcast is out, in which Dirk Obbink gets doorstepped!
BBC Radio 4 - Intrigue, Word of God, Word of God: 5. Revelations
How an Oxford professor's betrayal exposed the secrets of the Museum of the Bible.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Ep. 5 of this great BBC podcast is out, in which Dirk Obbink gets doorstepped!
Those who don't wear suits to SBL will henceforth be accused of disrespecting the mighty USA. #sblaar2025 #satire
March 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Those who don't wear suits to SBL will henceforth be accused of disrespecting the mighty USA. #sblaar2025 #satire
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The AHA Executive Committee has issued a statement in response to the proposed definition of antisemitism put forward by Universities Australia. Read the full statement here:
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The AHA Executive Committee has issued a statement in response to the proposed definition of antisemitism put forward by Universities Australia. Read the full statement here:
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Brent Nongbri has provided some helpful corrections to Wes Huff’s recent comments to Joe Rogan about P52:
brentnongbri.com/2025/01/11/p...
brentnongbri.com/2025/01/11/p...
P52 on the Joe Rogan Experience: Fact Check
I’m not a regular consumer of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” but I was compelled to check it out when I heard that the podcaster was chatting about P.Ryl.Gr. 3.457, a.k.a. P52, the s…
brentnongbri.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Brent Nongbri has provided some helpful corrections to Wes Huff’s recent comments to Joe Rogan about P52:
brentnongbri.com/2025/01/11/p...
brentnongbri.com/2025/01/11/p...
Re: Jordan Peterson's references to the Terminator franchise & the Bible. I forgot to mention I actually published an article on the Terminator (specifically the Sarah Connor Chronicles) & the Bible over 10 years ago which may help to explain things... relegere.org/relegere/art...
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Re: Jordan Peterson's references to the Terminator franchise & the Bible. I forgot to mention I actually published an article on the Terminator (specifically the Sarah Connor Chronicles) & the Bible over 10 years ago which may help to explain things... relegere.org/relegere/art...
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I'll be chatting with @benburgis.bsky.social and Robert Myles about Peterson's new book. Review for @jacobinmag.bsky.social forthcoming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjh7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjh7...
Season 6 FINALE: Jordan Peterson Wrestles with God/Ben at MSNBC (ft. Matt McManus & Robert Myles)
YouTube video by Give Them An Argument w/Ben Burgis
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:04 PM
I'll be chatting with @benburgis.bsky.social and Robert Myles about Peterson's new book. Review for @jacobinmag.bsky.social forthcoming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjh7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjh7...
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My latest at Philosophy for the People takes a close look at all the passages about Karl Marx in Jordan Peterson's new book "We Who Wrestle with God":
Did Jordan Peterson Forget What Marx Wrote in the Communist Manifesto?
Judging by the Marx passages in his new book, Peterson not only hasn't read a word of Marx since he read the Manifesto to prepare for his debate with Žižek in 2019 but he's forgotten much of that.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:36 PM
My latest at Philosophy for the People takes a close look at all the passages about Karl Marx in Jordan Peterson's new book "We Who Wrestle with God":
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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This is disastrous for HASS research in Aotearoa New Zealand. Speechless.
It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.
December 4, 2024 at 3:39 AM
This is disastrous for HASS research in Aotearoa New Zealand. Speechless.
Coming to the anti-intellectual manosphere this advent... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5_o...
The Gospels | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Jordan B Peterson
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Coming to the anti-intellectual manosphere this advent... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5_o...
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In case you missed this in the rush before #aarsbl, check out BCT’s fabulous anniversary issue (open access!).
An exciting and packed new issue of Bible and Critical Theory is out today. I wrote about “Race, Desire, and the Objectification of Theory.” Can’t wait to read every single one of the other contributions. See here: bibleandcriticaltheory.com/issues/volum...
VOLUME 20, NO. 1 (2024)
bibleandcriticaltheory.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:48 PM
In case you missed this in the rush before #aarsbl, check out BCT’s fabulous anniversary issue (open access!).
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New issue of Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Vol. 22, No. 3 (2024) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @srollens.bsky.social @isaactsoon.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 AM
New issue of Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Vol. 22, No. 3 (2024) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @srollens.bsky.social @isaactsoon.bsky.social
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November 20, 2024 at 6:32 AM
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Who knows how long this will last, but Im currently having a great time on this platform. Nice to be able to reconnect with old friends & colleagues & to hear what they are up to.
That algorithm in that other place turned real dark
That algorithm in that other place turned real dark
November 21, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Who knows how long this will last, but Im currently having a great time on this platform. Nice to be able to reconnect with old friends & colleagues & to hear what they are up to.
That algorithm in that other place turned real dark
That algorithm in that other place turned real dark
I'm relieved this Amazon review of Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict solely blames @jc01229.bsky.social for being a Marxist! But seriously, lazy pot shots like this are frustratingly easy to counter - had this reviewer made it to p.2 of the book he would have encountered the text in the 2nd image.
November 20, 2024 at 6:00 AM
I'm relieved this Amazon review of Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict solely blames @jc01229.bsky.social for being a Marxist! But seriously, lazy pot shots like this are frustratingly easy to counter - had this reviewer made it to p.2 of the book he would have encountered the text in the 2nd image.
Special 20th anniversary issue of the Bible & Critical Theory journal, available open-access. Including a short piece from me on my stint as co-managing editor (2016-2020).
bibleandcriticaltheory.com/issues/volum...
bibleandcriticaltheory.com/issues/volum...
VOLUME 20, NO. 1 (2024)
bibleandcriticaltheory.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Special 20th anniversary issue of the Bible & Critical Theory journal, available open-access. Including a short piece from me on my stint as co-managing editor (2016-2020).
bibleandcriticaltheory.com/issues/volum...
bibleandcriticaltheory.com/issues/volum...
The field of Historical Jesus research is evolving, and the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus is best positioned to be at the forefront
Resharing the link to our inaugural editorial (excerpt below) to remind folks of what sort of work we’re hoping to feature at JSHJ. Please consider submitting if you have something that fits the bill! brill.com/view/journal...
November 19, 2024 at 5:53 AM
The field of Historical Jesus research is evolving, and the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus is best positioned to be at the forefront
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For today's #MosaicMonday a representation of a fish-skeleton on a so-called asarotos oikos mosaic found in a private house in Aquileia, dating 1st century BC. Asarotos oikos ("unswept room") mosaics decorated the floors of triclinia, dining rooms. The foor... 🧵 1/2
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
November 18, 2024 at 7:29 AM
For today's #MosaicMonday a representation of a fish-skeleton on a so-called asarotos oikos mosaic found in a private house in Aquileia, dating 1st century BC. Asarotos oikos ("unswept room") mosaics decorated the floors of triclinia, dining rooms. The foor... 🧵 1/2
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
Is this like the old days??
November 16, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Is this like the old days??
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JSHJ’s last issue of the year is officially out! Editorial by yours truly, followed by some other great pieces!
Enjoy!
brill.com/view/journal...
Enjoy!
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:17 AM
JSHJ’s last issue of the year is officially out! Editorial by yours truly, followed by some other great pieces!
Enjoy!
brill.com/view/journal...
Enjoy!
brill.com/view/journal...
Check it out. Final version of issue 3 of JSHJ for 2024 should be dropping very soon.
My new article on a previously "undiscovered" Life of Jesus by Martha Watson (1885) has been published in the JSHJ. Grateful for the editors and peer reviewers for their valuable feedback. Link: brill.com/view/journal...
November 15, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Check it out. Final version of issue 3 of JSHJ for 2024 should be dropping very soon.
Okay, giving Bluesky a try because F#&@ Elon!
November 14, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Okay, giving Bluesky a try because F#&@ Elon!