Mike Bird's association of biblical scholarship he doesnt like with Naziism (he's also done this to JD Crossan & B Mack) risks trivialising the concrete words & actions of really-existing racists & anti-semites whose historical & continuing acts of political violence should remain a primary concern

Thrilled to see my latest article on the historical Jesus in the Journal of Biblical Literature in print! @sblsite.bsky.social doi.org/10.15699/jbl...

Excited to join the Wollaston Research Seminar next month to share some ongoing research on the TDNT. My paper, “Translating Kittel’s Wörterbuch: A Bourdieusian Analysis,” examines correspondence between M Barth, W Eerdmans Jr, and G Bromiley through the lens translation studies.

Finalising the proofs of my next article, coming very soon in the Journal of Biblical Literature.

Check it: latest issue of the Journal for the Historical Jesus has just dropped.

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

A free chapter of my book, The Bibles of the Far Right, is currently available! academic.oup.com/book/59602/c...

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

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:

Brent Nongbri has provided some helpful corrections to Wes Huff’s recent comments to Joe Rogan about P52: 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...

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...

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":

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

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...

In case you missed this in the rush before #aarsbl, check out BCT’s fabulous anniversary issue (open access!).

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

Finally the niche Starter Pack you've been waiting for: go.bsky.app/K2f27AU

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

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...

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

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

Is this like the old days??

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...

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!

The next issue of JSHJ is coming out *very* soon and will include this wonderful (open-access!) reflection on pedagogy and the HJ from Justin Meggitt. Just the latest in our new pedagogy series, and more are in the pipeline--so stay tuned! brill.com/view/journal...