Klaus-Peter Adam reviews Thomas Kazen's outstanding monograph *Dirt, Shame, Status: Perspectives on Same-Sex Sexuality in the Bible and the Ancient World* for RBL. Spoiler: Adam also thinks it is outstanding. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social www.sblcentral.org/home/bookDet...

Is this the exact date Jesus was crucified? #maklelan3225 youtu.be/x8vtfkkK49Q

New open-access HTR article by Richard Last entitled “Turning to Christ, Communicating with the Roman Gods: Interpretatio Christiana and ‘Christian Polytheism’ in the Early Roman Empire”: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How can the angel of the Lord say "I am God"? #maklelan3224 youtu.be/q36aJVflRzE

This technology shows the Shroud is authentic? #maklelan3223 youtu.be/2Rw7p1xnfNk

There’s no “Mount Ararat” in the Bible #maklelan3221 youtube.com/shorts/Vay-i...

Just signed the four copies of The Bible Says So on the shelf at the Barnes & Noble in front of the Fashion Place mall in Murray, UT, in case anyone’s interested.

You will surely die, Adam, but not really #maklelan3220 youtu.be/L_otc0gw244

Why does the Bible hate Baal so much? #maklelan3219 youtube.com/shorts/_2E4L...

This is evidence God inspired the Bible? #maklelan3218 youtu.be/ix91mdavUZ0

Where does the word “Amen” come from? #maklelan3217 youtube.com/shorts/_kw0Z...

This famous passage isn’t about creation out of nothing #maklelan3215 youtu.be/XZCvji8wyp8

“Victim Blaming and Slut Shaming in the Exegesis on the Soul (NHC II,6)” is out today with Harvard Theological Review—and is open access thanks to UVA! Please give it a read if you’re interested in ancient sexual violence, Coptic, or monasticism www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

If you’re in or around the Boston area on Friday, April 17, my Data Over Dogma cohost Dan Beecher & I will be giving the keynote address for the Religious Trauma Symposium at Harvard Divinity School. Event starts at 5:30 PM ET!

If you’re in or around the Boston area on Friday, April 17, my Data Over Dogma cohost Dan Beecher & I will be giving the keynote address for the Religious Trauma Symposium at Harvard Divinity School. Event starts at 5:30 PM ET!

The Bible has no authority of its own #maklelan3214 youtube.com/shorts/zFzaf...

Moses probably never existed #maklelan3212 youtube.com/shorts/3xEVT...

Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.” That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...

Where did the God of Israel come from? #maklelan3211 youtube.com/shorts/YV5Vc...

Can apologists rehabilitate this disgusting Bible verse? #maklelan3210 youtu.be/spyhMQVB5IM

No textual variants affect central doctrines? #maklelan3209 youtu.be/TpxIDTr5cAY

How scholars know Moses didn’t write Exodus #maklelan3208 youtube.com/shorts/rrOCd...

Wes Huff doesn’t know the scholarship #maklelan3207 youtu.be/fDQzB77GOW0

When keeping data over dogma goes wrong? #maklelan3206 youtu.be/XDNY43XFTng

Reading the Bible is like playing with LEGO bricks? #maklelan3204 youtu.be/eYX9T5Ic4aU

Ok, callout post for the tiktok bible guy @maklelan.bsky.social I jest, but I think this deals with some pretty important issues, that I've spent a chunk of the past two years studying thanks to @haydentank.bsky.social for feedback on drafts of this simonereadstexts.substack.com/p/rememberin...

An attempt to harmonize the creation accounts #maklelan3202 youtu.be/zzbymXB4GDY

My final response to @VelchinLab #maklelan3201 youtube.com/shorts/y6p1g...

What does it mean to say “YHWH is one”? #maklelan3200 youtube.com/shorts/pf15U...

God doesn’t tell Adam & Eve to fill the earth *again* #maklelan3199 youtube.com/shorts/OksoZ...

Apologetics & intellectual dishonesty #maklelan3197 youtu.be/EGvjI7HgJOY

Cross references don’t make the Bible divine #maklelan3195 youtu.be/ATgBoOG1w2E

Recently had the privilege of chatting with Zalman Newfield (an old friend from Oxford) on his New Books Network podcast. You can check out the interview below & make sure to check out Zalman's riveting book, Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey Out of Hasidism. newbooksnetwork.com/the-bible-sa...

This is great news for late antiquity: top journal turns full Open Access. Way to go, Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum! More info here: www.degruyterbrill.com/.../10.../za...

The Bible Says So won an award! #maklelan3194 youtube.com/shorts/ETrhq...

It's called Monarchic Polytheism and it's what the Bible is about

Why there’s no monotheism in the Bible #maklelan3192 youtube.com/shorts/LNq0Z...

Responding to James White #maklelan3191 youtu.be/0tWjp93N5iI

Remember the prophetic critique #maklelan3190 youtu.be/4F1bKqHzYaA

Leviticus 18 & 20 aren’t about men lying with boys #maklelan3188 youtube.com/shorts/3UGZ_...

Israel doesn’t mean “let God prevail” #maklelan3186 youtube.com/shorts/ka0kr...

Am I “cooked” by my own claims? #maklelan3185 youtu.be/DfaGUNuM1uY

Responding again to Brandon McGuire #maklelan3184 youtu.be/o-GUC75bvAU

Did we find Peter’s house in Capernaum? #maklelan3183 youtu.be/LzetPpZ43Ts

What’s up with my username? #maklelan3182 youtube.com/shorts/-2kp8...

What’s the biggest change the Dead Sea Scrolls make to the Bible? #maklelan3181 youtube.com/shorts/9xU63...

Did America create the weekend from the Jewish & Christian sabbaths? #maklelan3180 youtube.com/shorts/cr7IY...

Wes Huff on the completion of the New Testament? #maklelan3179 youtube.com/shorts/70sJ8...

On this week’s episode of Data Over Dogma we talk with Lincoln Blumell about his recent book, Lady Eclecte: The Lost Woman of the New Testament. Check out the book & the episode at the links below! www.fortresspress.com/store/produc... youtu.be/m--WDJSFqOc

Is God nonbinary? #maklelan3178 youtu.be/yF2ZatqNcgM