This new collection of free-access journal articles - '#ClassicalStudies, #Archaeology and #AI' - highlights the impact of #artificialintelligence on these fields - from teaching methodologies through to #research practices: ▶️ https://cup.org/3Vt9E05 @saa-aap.bsky.social#ClassicalStudies

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...

Conference announcement/call for papers! You’ll note that there’s no theme beyond “new research on apocryphal Christian literature.” We truly just want to hear about whatever interests you most in apocryphal Christian literature right now. More info here: www.nasscal.com/meetings/

friends! you still have TEN (10) days to download a PDF of @vox-magica.bsky.social's excellent "Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature" for ⚡free⚡ www.cambridge.org/core/element...

I’m at the airport en route to #EABSBL, so it feels like the perfect time to send a copy of my book, Reimaging the Magdalene, on a journey too! 💛 like and 🔁 RT and I’ll draw a winner on the feast of Mary Mag (22/07, heathens) Let’s see where it ends up… #Giveaway

Back-to-back conference number two for the @cascotland.bsky.social in gorgeous St Andrews was excellent—great papers and fun times with colleagues, and perfect Scottish weather to boot!

Had a brilliant week at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social—quality time with friends, excellent papers, a magnificent book hall, and plenty of medieval festivities!

Peter Oakes and I have written about our Coptic Manuscripts & Community pilot project @thejohnrylands.bsky.social, where we share initial insights on how the manuscripts came to be in Manchester & how we might connect these ancient artefacts with folks today. rylandscollections.com/2025/06/13/f...

Absolutely ecstatic to announce that we here at Religion for Breakfast are offering an online Intro to Coptic class...using the Gospel of Thomas as the primary text! Taught by the amazing scholar of early Christianity Dr. Lydia Bremer-McCollum. Learn more here: www.religiondepartment.com/coptic

📣 #PublicHumanities invites papers for a themed issue focused on the rhetoric of the Far-Right as key to a deeper understanding of its surprise resurgence in the last decade and a half. Find out more > cup.org/3FIP7Ra Editors-in-Chief @zoebulaitis.bsky.social and Jeffrey Wilson.

Classical Association Conference, 11-13 July 2025, St Andrews. Last chance to book! ca2025.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/registration... Booking closes #tomorrow, 11 June. ------- #CA2025 #conference #AllWelcome

Attend: The Emperor Julian and Constantinople, lecture by Jeremy Swist, ANAMED, Koç University, June 16, 2025, 5:00 pm maryjahariscenter.org/blog/the-emp...

We're hosting the 2025 meeting of the Bible, Critical Theory and Reception Seminar here at @uomreligion.bsky.social today, with some great papers ahead. If you're interested in joining us next year, drop @tdbiii.bsky.social, @drrebekah.bsky.social or me a line!

👹 Possessed by demons? What a nuisance. But don't worry this herbal remedy will sort you out! The video features a 14th century German Herbarium (MS O.2.48) from @TrinCollCam, Cambridge, on display at our #CuriousCures exhibition. 🎟️FREE tickets here: loom.ly/kVqsPRY

The Bulletin of the John Rylands Library was founded in 1903. Today it's published by Manchester University Press. From the Spring 2025 issue (published in July), it will be Open Access and available for free to read. Find the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library on manchesterhive.com.

Now published! Sarah F. Porter (@portersf.bsky.social), “Writing to Paul: Using Interactive Fiction to Explore Early Christian Worlds.” tinyurl.com/PorterWritin...

#TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday "Fan Art" So hey! I'm looking for some cool art to use for the cover of an upcoming book on Tolkien and Religion/Spirituality. I'd be especially curious to see some non-Western, non-Christian iconography. Whatcha got for me, Bluesky?

Why did Renaissance thinkers retreat into rooms of one’s own—and what did they hope to find there? Book now for our upcoming talk 'The Soul in the Studiolo: On Renaissance Libraries, Solitude, and the Self' warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/the-s... 16 June 2025, 6 - 8pm | 📍 Warburg Institute

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Gospel of Marcion, compiled by Mark Bilby and Markus Vinzent. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Socio-legal criminologist Dr. Simon Mackenzie provides compelling discussion of an important question: what deters antiquities #looting and #trafficking? In his FirstView article, Mackenzie considers how #criminological knowledge can enhance our understanding of deterrence in #illicitantiquities.

This book is dropping two months from today. If you are interested, you can pre-order it. It could work for a course on the Synoptics or on Mark or as a resource for non-specialists and others interested in the subject matter. Thanks in advance for considering! www.amazon.com/Mark-New-Wor...

Esotericism in Western Culture by ‪@wouterjhanegraaff.bsky.social‬ explores esotericism as a vital dimension of Western culture. "An outstanding guide for anyone venturing into the multifaceted world of esotericism." (Henrik Bogdan, Uni. of Gothenburg) Out now! bit.ly/4khcyQz #esotericsky #AcRel

Great news for fans of not buying books but still having access to them: Reimaging the Magdalene has been added to the @tandtclark.bsky.social Jesus Library, so if your library subscribes you can now access a digital version.

The shortlist for the Society's 2025 First Book Prize for early career historians is now available bit.ly/4kkm4lW Eight titles have been selected, following an open call for submissions of books published in 2024. Two winners of the 2025 prize will be announced in July. #Skystorians

The 2025 SBL Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration Rate ends 29 May 2025. Register today: tinyurl.com/m246xkac

New Books in Late Antiquity episode! Mike Motia interviews Krista Dalton about her book, How Rabbis Became Experts. newbooksnetwork.com/how-rabbis-b...

Attend: 3rd Online Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival, Zoom, May 30–31, 2025. Advance registration required maryjahariscenter.org/blog/3rd-onl...

Added to e-Clavis: Materiae apocryphorum ~ Chapel of San Giovanni in Oleo, commemorating the location of John's boiling in oil. www.nasscal.com/materiae-apo...

🎧 Hot off the Press — Host Tim Gillett talks to Eden Lazaness, Lauren Dooley, and Katy McIntosh about how The Press is making strides in accessibility across our content, platform, and courses. 🌐✨ Listen to the full episode now 🔗 cup.org/4dgdIJi #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay

📚 New Series Alert! We've just launched the series "The Gnostic Imagination", edited by April D. DeConick & Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta. Interested in submitting a proposal? Find out more about the series here: 🔗 brill.com/tgi

New issue of Early Christianity Vol. 16, No. 1 (2025) www.mohrsiebeck.com/heft/early-c... @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social Early Christian Practices of Authorship @sabrinainowlocki.bsky.social @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social @worldlyscribe.bsky.social @danbatovici.bsky.social @gpfewster.bsky.social

Glad to be * on here * at last! Since I’ve decided to have a go at this platform, here is a short thread by way of introduction: (further detail on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/julialind...)