Later this month we are hosting a new Book in the Spotlight. On Mon 24 Nov at 4PM CET Peter Van Nuffelen (Ghent) will present The Fragmentary Greek Chronicles after Eusebius, which he recently published with Lieve Van Hoof. Discussant will be @monica-berti.bsky.social (Leipzig)!

More exciting #NewBook news to end the week. Save 40% on the print edition and 50% on the eBook in our annual sale. www.gorgiaspress.com/brouria-has-... #History #RomanChristianity #LateAntiquity #EasternChristianity

The Text and Transmission Research Seminar hosts a Youtube channel, so you can see past lectures--- here's me from yesterday, talking through a condensed version of a chapter in Things Unseen www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kH9...

3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark! Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️ tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3

Great talk and great conversation yesterday. In case you missed it, here is the recording! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kH9...

Come hang out next year! #medievalsky

Ausschreibung der Stelle einer Universitätsprofessur für Bibelwissenschaft des Neuen Testaments. Am Institut für Bibelwissenschaften und Historische Theologie der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck ist eine

University of Vienna - Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural, and religious history (from 1040): memorients.com/news/univers...

Tomorrow! There is still time to register.

Really exciting book news out of Norway. And while the article focusses on the sealskin binding, I'm even more excited by the fact that these neumes are not square, which suggests a date well before 1200.

Latin Female Cognomina. A Study on the Personal Names of Roman Women ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2025/10/lati...

Grateful for getting Writing, Enslavement, and Power in the mail today! I’m looking forward to having more time to read through the other contributors’ chapters on the centrality of slavery to Roman literary culture

In the next TeTra seminar which will take place next Thursday 6 November at 4PM CET Ellen Muehlberger (Michigan) will speak about the voice of Mary of Egypt. If you are not yet on our mailing list, please register with @andyhilkens.bsky.social to receive the Zoom link.

GenAut seminar recording | Chance Bonar •Onesimus: Apostle and Martyr in Eastern Mediterranean Literature• www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmnUReJ23W8 The program: genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671

The Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Vienna has a vacancy for a professor of Practical Theology. Whatever your specific area of expertise, we look forward to receiving your application by December 17. berufungsservice.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...

An information session for those interested in learning about Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 will be held via Zoom at 6 p.m. ET on 29 October. Register at rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/lang

Trick or Treat? #Halloween BL Add MS 36684; Book of hours (Saint-Omer or Thérouanne); 14th century; f.72v

One more push: please help spread the word about my crowdfunding effort to support Arabic-language access to ancient Gazan literature & financial support for a Gazan translator!

Later today (at 1pm CET): Chance Bonar (Virginia), "Onesimus: Apostle and Martyr in Eastern Mediterranean Literature"

If you missed yesterday's paper, here is the recording, a great introduction into the tōnapatchaṛ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PIx...

Got my contributor's copy of the volume. Many thanks to the editors for a really nice volume! ToC here: brill.com/display/titl...

📚 Great news for patristics scholars! The proceedings of the International Conference on Patristic Studies (Oxford, 2011 & 2015) are now available in Gold Open Access. That’s 42 volumes of cutting-edge research—now free to read on our website! 🔗 www.peeters-leuven.be/search_resul...

There's an exciting new 4-year postdoc in New Testament at Oxford/Keble College. The deadline for applications is 28 November. I'm happy to try to answer questions/offer encouragement for those considering an application. www.keble.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/

🗣️ PLEASE SHARE 🗣️ I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator! spot.fund/dn8t744sc

Come work with some of my fantastic colleagues in @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social! A full-time, four-year PhD vacancy in Latin Patristic Literature/Theology KU Leuven. Please spread the word! theo.kuleuven.be/apps/joboppo... @kuleuventheology.bsky.social

GenAut seminar recording | Jonathon Lookadoo •The Authoritative Potential of Ignatius of Antioch in the Ignatian Martyrdom Tradition• The program: genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671

God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org! I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy! Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...

Tomorrow ! — Jonathon Lookadoo, "The Authoritative Potential of Ignatius of Antioch in the Ignatian Martyrdom Tradition." See some of you there! October 16 at 10 am CET.

Come learn Coptic! In partnership with the Religion Department, I developed a two-part introduction to Coptic via close study of the Coptic Gospel of Thomas. Come learn about ancient languages and sayings of Jesus! Part 1: Starts Oct. 27 | Part 2: Jan. 5 www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Prepping for our SBL book review panel of @kelsbot.bsky.social ‘s new monograph on the NT canon! Join us on 11/23, 1-3.30 pm!

3 more weeks to apply for this... please continue to share widely.

Excited to announce that my article “Monks at Lake Mareotis? Philo’s De vita contemplativa and the Displacement of Jewish Identity in Christian Monastic Literature” has been accepted for publication in the Studies in Late antiquity journal!

Good. Even applying this retrospectively!

Coptic OT Trainee Position

#NewPublication #OpenAccess #ChristianEast

Next Thursday 9 October, Eleanor Baker (@eleanormaybaker.bsky.social) will explore the world of Middle English book curses. All welcome!

Doing research on clothing as textile, text or image in Early Christianity/Byzantium like me? Send us a proposal when the CfP opens on Oct. 15! #SartorialTheology

Warsaw Late Antique Seminar. The programme for Winter Semester is ready. Take a look! More on the seminar's website...

If you would like to hear me talk about the main interventions of Gender Violence in Late Antiquity, check out this podcast interview with @mikemotia.bsky.social His careful engagement with my work really made this a great experience. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... @ancientjewreview.bsky.social

Our colleague's paper in the project online seminar: Maria Thomas, "Mary Magdalene in a Twelfth-Century Syriac Fenqitho Manuscripts from Jerusalem." More details here: genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671

FINAL CALL! ⏰ One week left to apply for our Nottebohm Fellowship! ☟ ☟ ☟

Das Digital Classicist Seminar Berlin setzt sein Programm im WiSe 2025/26 fort. Diesmal widmet sich die Reihe den Potenzialen und Grenzen digitaler Methoden in den Altertumswissenschaften. Der erste Termin findet am 14. Oktober statt. lmy.de/sUVNw

Conference announcement/call for papers! You’ll note that there’s no theme beyond “new research on apocryphal Christian literature.” We truly just want to hear about whatever interests you most in apocryphal Christian literature right now. More info here: www.nasscal.com/meetings/

Nice contextualisation from Dénes Harai – less about the literary character and more about the late medieval Vlad individual.

This piece is just out, part of this volume: brill.com/display/title/70849 Happy to send a pdf out to anyone interested.

The digital version of God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is officially out! If you're interested in ancient Mediterranean slavery's effects on Christian thought and practice, this is for you. www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...

In case you missed it, here is the recording of last week's paper! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR3X...

Yesterday paper's recording: Ángel Narro (València), •Thecla’s Increasing Authority from Early Christianity to Late Antiquity• genaut.univie.ac.at @angelnarro.bsky.social

We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Later today, at 4pm CET: Ángel Narro (València), "Thecla’s Increasing Authority from Early Christianity to Late Antiquity" genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671