ICRI's Assoc. Prof. Jonathan Zecher on Charlie Kirk and martyrdom from a historical perspective. theconversation.com/can-charlie-...

We have extended the call for applications to July 30th for a post-doc position in the Frankfurt-Leuven Project “Commentary on the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus.” The successful candidate would not necessarily need to move to Frankfurt to take up this position.

Some thoughts on women retelling the gospel story. theconversation.com/cynthia-eriv...

Very exciting new release – and in Open Access no less! 🔗 brill.com/display/titl... 📜 #biblicalstudies #AcRel #SBL #CriticalBible

Out in #OpenAccess! In the “Euthalian Tradition of the New Testament” Allen, @drkimfowler.bsky.social, Scieri and Venetskov document the Euthalian paratextual tradition to Acts, the Catholic Epistles, and the Pauline Epistles from the New Testament’s Greek manuscripts. 🔗brill.com/display/ti...#OpenAccess!

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.

Publication day! It’s Open Access too so you can download a copy here: brill.com/display/titl...

Coming soon in Open Access (release date this July)! brill.com/display/titl...

I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars! candidate.aurion.cloud/acu/producti...

For those interested in my research, my first book is available from Mohr Siebeck, examining the ways in which pseudonymous authorship in early Christian literature works to claim and wield textual authority: www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/the-...

Come study with us! Fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship opportunity to work on the Late Antique translation of texts. www.acu.edu.au/research-and...

Really proud of this article that I wrote with @garrickvallen.bsky.social on the manuscript we've been spending a lot of time with these past couple of years. It's in the latest JBL, and I'd be happy to send anyone a copy who's interested.

📣 Seminar Spotlight: Early Christianity This year, the Early Christianity seminar welcomes paper proposals for two themed sessions and an open call.

If you'd like to hear/watch my recent chat about the Gospel of Philip with Shirley Paulson on Bible and Beyond (@earlychristiantexts.com), you can find it below. It was a lot of fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dnI...

📢 Proposals for papers are invited for the British New Testament Society Meeting 2025 to be hosted by the University of Manchester from Monday 1 September to Wednesday 3 September 2025. 📅 CfP Closes 21 April 2025 🔗 bnts.org.uk/bnts-call-fo...

Postdoc position @UiB for project on material religion or religion of place with a focus on power, networks and sacrality in the ancient world. #Ancientbluesky #Acrel #archaeology #religiousstudies #materialreligion

Two PhD scholarships at Dublin City Uni in the School of Theology, Philosophy and Music! Share widely. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLV641/p...

The list of instructors for the advanced course is bananas. Powerhouse! www.copticsummerschool.org/coptic-advan...

Job opening: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ancient Studies at the University of Bergen - open for applicants with PhD in religious studies, archaeology or history

Really pleased to see that our catalogue of Euthalian manuscripts is on its way soon with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social! This will be one of the major publications from @garrickvallen.bsky.social’s and my AHRC project on GA 015 and the Euthalian tradition.

A call for proposals of the NWO for 1 Postdoc in Coptic Orthodox Christianity in Egypt and the Nile Valley in the field of (art) history and archaeology www.nwo.nl/en/calls/van...

It’s a privilege to be writing this year’s #Advent reflections for @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social, taking inspiration from some favourites from the National Gallery collection. I hope you enjoy them. www.stpauls.co.uk/resources/ad...

For #ManuscriptMonday: 5 reasons why we should pay attention to book curses! Last week, I have posted some book curses from manuscripts from St Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai. I would like to collect more of this material here in the future. But first a 🧵 on what they can tell us. 1/8

Looking forward to the workshop "Translations in Coptic Egypt" at KU Leuven 24 June 2024 (with @danbatovici.bsky.social @greggiven.bsky.social @drkimfowler.bsky.social Luise Frenkel, and Nathan Carlig)

Dearest apocrypha lovers, please join us this upcoming Friday, May 3rd at 12EDT for our next First Fridays Workshop! This month will feature exciting work from @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social on P.Oxy.5577 and the Gospel of Mary. See you there!

I've got no friends on here yet...but look how cool our conference is. Now how does this place work?

Registration is now open, and the conference website has been launched! See below for links to register and to check out the full program on the website. See you on the Ides of March...

Joining the other wonderful contributors to @kelsbot.bsky.social's Early Christianity special issue "Perceptions of Pseudepigraphy across the Ancient Mediterranean", I'm really happy to have this piece included. I'll also be very glad to DM any interested folks a PDF.

I'm really looking forward to speaking about women in 'Gnostic' Christian traditions as part of a day of talks at Southwark Cathedral on 2 March next year. Also featuring @kateantiquity.bsky.social, Helen Bond, and Sara Parvis. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-voi...

For your consideration as you finalize your SBL/AAR schedule: The Book History and Biblical Literatures program unit has three panels this year! First up: Sat 9:00 AM, come nerd out on NT MSS w/ @drkimfowler.bsky.social & @garrickvallen.bsky.social, Timothy B. Sailors, and Martina Vercesi. 1/3

I'm running a thematic session on Gospel Traditions (very broadly understood) in Coptic literature at next year's NAPS: custom.cvent.com/DADF18846EBF... The session is interested in a very wide selection of texts and topics, so send in your abstracts! Call for papers closes on 17th Nov!

friends! The 2024 NAPS call for papers is ~out~! Share your brilliance with the world! You must be a member to present but anyone can submit a paper (and join in 2024)! Exclamation point!! www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...

Also loving this guy at the end of Acts.

I do so enjoy trying to do manuscript work through a virtual blizzard. ❄️🔎🧐