Proofs! "Search the Scriptures Because They Testify About Me" (John 5:39): An Alexandrian Misquotation of the Fourth Gospel

Anti-immigrant sentiment is always inherently anti-Catholic.

Making tenure count, for MSNOW I wrote about my employer, The University of Iowa, creating a center for intellectual freedom. It's a reactionary project built on decades of conservative propaganda about higher ed.

My latest (Open Access) article is out with the Journal for Late Antiquity: "The Armenian Lectionary Reexamined: Questioning a Source for the Liturgy of Late Antique Jerusalem." For those who might be interested, here are the basics... (1/5) doi.org/10.1353/jla....

Look for my take on why citing the Armenia Lectionary in the study of early Christian worship can be problematic! Excited to see this out in the world.

#cfp We are seeking papers for both a pre-conference workshop for New England-based anthropology PhD Students and early career faculty (March 27) and paper proposals for two panels (all ranks) (March 28). Due by 02.23.2026. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happy to have my two titles featured in the latest from Publishers Weekly! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I'm still celebrating my new book on the Epistles of John. One aspect of the book I'm most excited about is its new take on the "antichrists" mentioned in 1 and 2 John. Here's a taste of that argument. (And do message me for a sample chapter if you're into it!) doi.org/10.1017/9781...

The first week of classes is extra special for me, because... I'm celebrating the arrival of this beauty from @universitypress.cambridge.org! It's the book I'm proudest of, and I'm so excited to share it with the world. (Thank you to everyone who made this a reality.) doi.org/10.1017/9781...

They will tell you who they are.

Today, Western Christians commemorate St. John while those of us in the (Byzantine) Eastern churches celebrate St. Stephen. Pretty sure I’ve got a book for you today! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I love this one!

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Bart's final lecture online! apparently an ecumenical event w/introductions from @hugomendez.bsky.social & @goodacre.bsky.social! looking forward to watching when I have a quiet moment-- www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBlx...

know what’s best about the mirrored keys? they “mirror” my argument, and thus gain new resonance if you read the book — just like “magic” does in early petrine literature. i mean, OUP crushed this cover design. PS: you should read my book! the inside is pretty too!

why can't this be us

My best advice for other writers: read everything and anything you want! www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/a...

Announcement! Ancient Jew Review is the new host of Models of Piety (MOP), the annual meeting of scholars of religion in late antiquity. If you regularly attend SBL/AAR, come join us at this year's cocktail hour. More info here:

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

I’m so honored, Gary… Thank you SO much, and thank you to everyone(!) reading it. It was a joy to write.

If you're in Religion and Science, consider becoming my colleague! (Applications due by November 13.) unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Plugging the new book on History Valley.

Live now for a public conference session on John.

he still has a job. how many people have been fired for saying much milder things about a right-wing figure?

Me: I hate the Mets Me (10 seconds later): *orders a Mets Juan Soto jersey*

what a wonderful, generous review. how lucky am i to have @drewjakeprof.bsky.social as my reviewer!! truly the best of us. 💜

“The IU Bloomington chapter of the Association of University Professors decried the new policy, calling it ‘draconian.’” www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

I'm doing a few podcasts over the next few weeks on the new book. This one will be a live podcast today at 5pm EDT. Feel free to tune in. m.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQE...

My latest article on John has finally been published (it was preprint for a while). OUP sent me a free-access link, so if you're interested in the paper, please message/email me! academic.oup.com/jts/article-...

Last day to download the free chapter!

Still finding the words… so devastated for our field.

My latest podcast appearance, summarizing the theology and symbolism of John. It is, in essence, a sneak peak of chs. 2 and 3 of my new book. doi.org/10.1093/9780...

If you're looking to grab a copy of my latest title, OUP has a 30% off discount code for my new book (AUFLY30). Enjoy it!

I'm back from Europe, and guess what greeted me on my desk! Really, I'm so thankful to all of you—friends, family, and colleagues—for your encouragement. And I'm really looking forward to all that this book might inspire, challenge, and reshape! (Enjoy a taste here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...)

Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty. -- Hannah Arendt

New Sumerian myth just dropped

My latest book, The Gospel of John: A New History, is now out with OUP! If you'd like a taste, follow the link below to get the first chapter for free. (There's an option to see it as a PDF.) academic.oup.com/book/60236/c...

“This deal won’t end Columbia’s torture. Whatever onerous terms the school has agreed to will be deemed to have been broken in the face of a campus protest, an edgy syllabus, a leaked classroom discussion or even an acerbic student opinion piece.”

Excited to see this out!

“At issue is a legal concept from the sixth century A.D., when Emperor Justinian ordered the codification of Roman laws. The resulting code declared that features of nature like the air, running water, the sea and “the shores of the sea” must be held in trust for the use of the public.”

OMG the sky is crying for David Wright. #lgm

“A Duke professor who spoke to Science on the condition of anonymity called the May guidelines a ‘creative way to go around the tenure system and force tenured professors to quit on their own.’” www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...

He’s the best.

Congrats Shaily!! So excited to read this.

Happy to see this out! Congrats @kelsbot.bsky.social!

Print copies of my book are weeks away, but its ebook versions are now out on Kindle and Nook for $23.99! To celebrate, then, today's teaser comes from the introduction to ch. 2 in the Kindle preview (a.co/d/dQkhE24). academic.oup.com/book/60236

My book on the Gospel of John is coming out this month! Over the next few weeks, I'll be leaving teasers from its pages. Here's a key quote that sets up a major argument of chs. 1 and 2—namely, that the author of John was conversant with, and developed, the thought of Paul. (a.co/d/6rj76Qj).

A former employee of DOGE says that he found that the federal waste, “fraud and abuse that his agency was supposed to uncover were ‘relatively nonexistent.’” “I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told @npr.org's Juana Summers.

In biblical studies, what comes after Inner-Biblical Exegesis turns out to be an anachronism (there was, after all, no Bible in Ancient Israel)? Is it actually Midrash all the way down? sethlsanders.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/i...

PLEASE SHARE: We just posted an ad for TWO research assistant positions on @pewresearch.org's religion team. We expect a lot of applications so it's best to apply this week for full consideration. Come work with our great team! pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...