From my colleague Fabien Muller, whose translation of Porphyry's Letter to Anebo and Philosophy from Oracles will appear soon as the 2nd volume in the 4T series

Working on some aspect of clothing in #LateAntiquity? Going to NAPS? Submit a proposal to the @catacombsociety.bsky.social organized panel!

Did you know that Westminster John Knox Press is already running their 50% off sale, now through December 31?!? Use promo code WJK25 for great books, including *Trans Biblical*, and if you order now, you won’t need to carry all of your books on your flight home from #AARSBL25! @wjkbooks.com

FEATURED JOB: Binghamton University - State University of New York - Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?...

Today's contribution to the Raz forum is written by Karma Ben-Jonanan. www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2025/11/2/modern-mirrors

Brought a Blu-Ray to class today to show a portion of a film for discussion. My students spent at least the first 5 minutes roasting me for how quaint and old-fashioned watching a Blu-Ray was/is. I have not recovered.

I'm amazed that my fundraiser is already halfway to its goal! Thanks so much to those who have been showing support, and please consider sharing it in your circles to help make scholarship about ancient Gaza more accessible to Arabic-reading audiences. spot.fund/dn8t744sc

It's not too late to sign-up! Level 1 offered this fall and Level 2 offered in January. An affordable option for ancient language learners (and lovers)!

It's not too late to sign-up! Level 1 offered this fall and Level 2 offered in January. An affordable option for ancient language learners (and lovers)!

NEW WRITING: It's aimed at students, with some specific examples for astro/physics folks, but I think other people may find it useful too. 🔭⚛️🧪 "Knowledge is worth your time because of how it shapes your mind. And the authoritarians may take many things from us, but they cannot take our minds."

🗣️ 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

Tonight! 🤩

Come learn Coptic via The Religion Department starting 10/27! 8-week primer (Level 1) moves from learning alphabet to reading ancient texts. Through lectures, study guides, and weekly challenges you will discover the beauty of Coptic and the Coptic Gospel of Thomas! tinyurl.com/3ktkyffj

Check out this brilliant book by this brilliant scholar!

Check it out!

Check out this brilliant book by this brilliant scholar!

Come learn Coptic via The Religion Department starting 10/27! 8-week primer (Level 1) moves from learning alphabet to reading ancient texts. Through lectures, study guides, and weekly challenges you will discover the beauty of Coptic and the Coptic Gospel of Thomas! tinyurl.com/3ktkyffj

We are offering Coptic again!

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...

A chance to study some Coptic quips from Jesus with a fantastic and careful teacher!

New pods! Mike interviews Justin Stover and George Woudhuysen about The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor. And if you missed last week's, Lydia Bremer-McCollum interviewed Adam Bremer-McCollum about The Pearlsong. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... open.spotify.com/show/6uGXkAl...

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...

My course "Learning Coptic through the Gospel of Thomas" offers students affordable Coptic instruction from an expert. Asynchronous or Synchronous (Mondays 9am Atlanta, GA time) + Lifetime access to course videos and instruction materials authored by me www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Listen to @lcbmphd.bsky.social and me chat about my book, The Pearlsong!

If you'd like to know more about The Pearlsong, here's something for you! Thanks to the amazing host!

My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview. Come hear @acbm.bsky.social talk about his new book and translation of the Pearlsong. Out now! newbooksnetwork.com/adam-bremer-...

Keeping a keen eye // UGA Press Announces African Language Literatures in Translation Series | ugapress.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/u...

Begins Oct. 27 2025 [+ Part 2 Offered early January 2026]

Begins Oct. 27 2025 [+ Part 2 Offered early January 2026]

My course "Learning Coptic through the Gospel of Thomas" offers students affordable Coptic instruction from an expert. Asynchronous or Synchronous (Mondays 9am Atlanta, GA time) + Lifetime access to course videos and instruction materials authored by me www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Coptic (L4) word of the day ⲧⲥⲉⲃⲟ, ⲧⲥⲉⲃⲁ/ⲟ⸗ "teach" as in CBKph 423.26-27 (ed. Gardner, BeDuhn, Dilley) ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲉⲃⲁⲩ ⲁⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲉⲃⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲉⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ "they taught them what the land of light is like; they taught them, too, about hell and where it is"

Teaching one of my favorite into to rel. lessons about indigenous creation stories. I have students research a place they consider home with the native-land.ca tool and then research one creation story from a tribal nation from their home using this story as a model: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfcz...

I will be teaching a Coptic intro course starting 10/27 with The Religion Department. Come for some accessible + fun philology! All materials authored by me and based on my 12+ years of daily reading and expertise. DM for any questions. Sign-up here: www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

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

I will be teaching a Coptic intro course starting 10/27 with The Religion Department. Come for some accessible + fun philology! All materials authored by me and based on my 12+ years of daily reading and expertise. DM for any questions. Sign-up here: www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Interested in learning Coptic? Check out my 8-week primer focused on Gospel of Thomas (Sahidic/Lycopolitan Mixed Dialect). Part 1 Starts Oct. 27 Asynchronous and Synchronous (Mondays 9am Atlanta, GA time) via The Religion Department Sign-up here: www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Interested in learning Coptic? Check out my 8-week primer focused on Gospel of Thomas (Sahidic/Lycopolitan Mixed Dialect). Part 1 Starts Oct. 27 Asynchronous and Synchronous (Mondays 9am Atlanta, GA time) via The Religion Department Sign-up here: www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Late Antiquity Friends: Came across a curious detail in Martyrdom Victor. Angels wrap Victor's soul in a fine-linen-cloth before ascent. Do you know of other examples? "ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲗⲟⲩⲱⲗⲥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲡⲡⲁ ⲛϣⲛⲥ/He saw that they wrapped the soul of Apa Victor in a linen cloth"(89.8)

I'm so excited about the work the Crossroads Project fellows have done and hope you will check out the new projects and teaching resource.

New pod! Mike interviews Tina Shepardson about A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0HyD...

New pod! Matthew D. C. Larsen and Mark Letteney on Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration You can now subscribe to the show too. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Vys...

You can now download the book on the publisher's website: press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ... (open access of course)

"The academic career is framed as a privileged but high-risk venture that ppl knowingly choose to embark on so they must endure the consequences or find a way to cope, thus obscuring deliberate adoption of biz models that [deprioritize] investment in staff + render large sections of the workforce 🗑️"

🐣 Our SBL Review Symposium for Mike Chin’s new monograph “Life” has just been published with Religious Studies Review 51/2. Have a look here, especially if you are interested in ancient natural history or new ways of writing old history: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17480922...

Xenia Chan brings a decolonial lens to The Prophetic Body: "The task ahead in repairing the violence done by the dualistic mind/body hierarchy—and especially the notion of some bodies and their worth as superior/inferior—is not simply an individual task, but a communal one."

This Week in Teaching Religion + Sexuality: Laying out some key terms and a brief history of the study of sexuality. Using snippets of Gayle Rubin and Evelynn Hammonds to help define some core questions about how to study sex/uality and religion.

This Week in Teaching Wo/men + Bible: Diving into gender roles and households in Ancient Israelite contexts as well as interrogating personal assumptions about the past with the help of Carol Meyers and the Trans Biblical podcast.

Today in Teaching Intro to Religions: Diving into imperialism + religion. Did a close reading of Inter Caetera + thinking re: power and maps with @mpgphd.bsky.social and @profirmf.bsky.social 's amazing Religion is Not Done with You. Grateful for their making complex ideas so approachable/teachable

New podcast! Mike Motia interviews Walter Scheidel about his book, What Is Ancient History? @princetonupress.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/what-is-anci...