Toot your own horn, or let us toot it for you BNTSers!

So it "finally" arrived through my door. I am actually really proud of this chapter, purely because I wanted to open up on the fact that experience changes exegetes (even if we like to pretend it doesn't). Thank you @davidbolt13.bsky.social for giving me a soap box to stand on!

As discussed at the AGM and in Michelle's recent email, we're hoping to launch the first instalment of the BNTS newsletter in the new year. As such, I'd be grateful if you could share your news either in the comments or via email to Siobhán at [email protected].

Calling all educators! Are you involved in delivering education in theology/biblical studies/religious studies etc? Librarians, this includes you! We want your feedback on our books - and there's a prize draw to enter at the end. Survey closes 2nd January. Click here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New from @thevcs.bsky.social - Bible and Art Daily will take you on a series of journeys through the world of Scripture and the history of art. Watch the exclusive preview by @benquash.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/shorts/Mpy9w...

The British New Testament Society conference is taking place in Manchester. Tonight, we have a panel on decolonising New Testament Studies. #bnts25 @bntsoc.bsky.social

Very stimulating book panel on Steve Walton’s commentary on the Acts of the Apostles with Steve Walton and respondents Luke Mcnamara, David Horrell and Loveday Alexander at the Acts seminar of the British New Testament Conference in Manchester #bnts25

Our final session of #BNTS2025 is a plenary lecture from Ben Wold of @tcddublin.bsky.social on 'Debt, Hunger, and the Inversion of Forgiveness in the Matthean Lord’s Prayer in light of 4QInstruction'.

It's our final day in Manchester, where the @uomreligion.bsky.social team have arranged a display of local culture ( = it's raining again). Our final seminar sessions are running at the moment, before our closing session plenary later this morning. #BNTS2025

Our second plenary session is underway, with a panel on Decolonising the New Testament Curriculum. #BNTS2025

This afternoon's simultaneous short papers are under way. In room 1 we have discussion of the historical Jesus in relation to Christian Zionism and enslavement, and in room 2 we have discussion of Codex H and the restoration of Israel in Mark. #BNTS2025

Our final paper comes from James Crossley, who is discussing the role of the Bible in the English uprising of 1381. #BNTS2025

I'm chairing our next session, which started with Cambry G Pardee on the reception history of the notion of the devil in disguise, and is continuing with U-Wen Low's analysis of Revelation and the body of Christ from the perspective of performance criticism. #BNTS2025

We're off to a great start in the new Reception, Critical Theory, and Interdisciplinary Studies seminar at #BNTS2025. @tdbiii.bsky.social chaired our first session, which featured papers on decolonising hospitality, positionally and applying Bakhtin to Romans.

We are at #BNTS2025 today and tomorrow - come and say hi at our book stand and check out some lovely books! @bntsoc.bsky.social

It’s a sunny day in Manchester (for now!) and our seminar sessions are underway with some excellent papers. Don’t forget to share your highlights! #BNTS2025

The Graham Stanton Memorial Lecture marks the start of #BNTS2025, given this year by our former president Professor Helen Bond of @uoedivinity.bsky.social

The 44th meeting of the British New Testament Society is underway in Manchester, hosted by @uomreligion.bsky.social for the fourth time. #BNTS2025

Good morning, conference goers! 👋 We’re looking forward to welcoming you online and in Manchester later on today. Please share your photos and updates on #BNTS2025 and tag us so we can repost.

Booking for #BNTS2025 remains open until Sunday evening for online attendance, so don't miss out on what promises to be an excellent programme!

SIMULTANEOUS SHORT PAPERS Josh Bloor will chair Ronit Dassa, ‘The Land of Israel, Christian Zionism, and the Quest for the Historical Jesus’ and Norbert Nagy,‘Once in a Lifetime? The Historical Jesus and His Only Recorded Contact with a Slave’.

SYNOPTIC GOSPELS, chaired by Tim Carter & Séamus O’Connell, will host two sessions and a joint session with Johannine Literature.

RECEPTION, CRITICAL THEORY, & INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, chaired by Siobhán Jolley & Tom de Bruin will host two sessions.

PAUL, chaired by Andy Boakye & Ryan Collman, will host three sessions this year.

NEW TESTAMENT AND CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, chaired by Sydney Tooth & Jamie Davies, will host two sessions and a joint session with Early Christianity.

LATER EPISTLES, chaired by Nicholas Moore & Kelsie Rodenbiker, will host two sessions and a joint session with Ancient Judaism and Christianity. You can view all of the abstracts at bnts.org.uk/later-epistl...

JOHANNINE LITERATURE, chaired by Elizabeth Corsar & Paulus de Jong will host one session and two joint sessions this conference.

EARLY CHRISTIANITY, chaired by Kimberley Fowler & Jane McLarty, will host two sessions and a joint session with New Testament and Christian Theology. You can read all of the abstracts at bnts.org.uk/early-christ...

BOOK OF REVELATION, chaired by Martina Vercesi & Sean Ryan, will host two sessions plus and joint session with Johannine Literature.

The Book of Acts, chaired by Monique Cuany & James Morgan will run three sessions this year. You can read all of the abstracts at bnts.org.uk/book-of-acts...

ANCIENT JUDAISM & CHRISTIANITY, chaired by Yael Fisch & Nathanael Vette will run two sessions plus a joint session with Later Epistles.

As we approach our annual conference, it's time to turn the spotlight on what you can look forward to next month! Our first plenary speaker is our former president, Helen Bond, who will give the Graham Stanton Memorial Lecture on ‘Luke’s Rewriting of Matthew’s Birth Narrative’ .

In-person booking for the conference may have closed, but online registration remains open until 31st August, at the lower rate of £60. estore.manchester.ac.uk/conferences-...

🚨Booking closes tomorrow for in-person attendance. Don’t miss out!🚨

There are just ten days left to book your in-person place for #BNTS2025 - booking will close Friday 15th August.

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

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...

We’ve managed to secure some more en-suite rooms! Based on the first round these are likely to sell out quickly, so don’t delay.

En-suite residential packages are already sold out - time to book your place!

📣 Booking is now open for our 2025 meeting, hosted by @uomreligion.bsky.social - online and in person options available now. estore.manchester.ac.uk/conferences-...

📢 Booking now open for the 2025 Ethel M. Wood Lecture! Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’ 📍 Anatomy lecture theatre
🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm
🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... #EthelMWoodlecture

i assigned a chapter from Novenson’s new CUP book for a seminar on Romans, and students seemed to find it quite helpful. www.cambridge.org/universitypr...

As we sneak towards the end of term/semester, it’s a great time to look back at books that have been useful for your teaching this academic year. They can be old favourites or new staples, but please share some of the books and articles that have helped you this year! ⤵️

The call for papers for our 2025 conference closes today. Send your short abstracts to the chairs!

If you’ve not found a good fit for your paper, you can also submit to simultaneous short papers. Though not a seminar group, this session includes 20–25 minute papers which showcase research that does not easily fit into one of the established seminar groups.

📣 Seminar Spotlight: The New Testament and Christian Theology At our gathering in Manchester in 2025, the chairs (@sydneytooth.bsky.social and @jamiedavies.bsky.social) invite papers on the subject of “The New Testament and the Spirit.”

📣 Seminar Spotlight: Synoptic Gospels This seminar group provides a context for the open discussion of the content, contexts, formation, and theology of the Synoptic Gospels from a variety of hermeneutical and methodological perspectives.

📣 Seminar Spotlight: Reception, Critical Theory, & Interdisciplinary Studies This new seminar group invites research that analyses New Testament reception from antiquity to the present and/or focusses on the application of critical theory to the study of the New Testament.

📣 Seminar Spotlight: Paul For 2025, the Paul seminar (chaired by Andy Boakye and @ryancollman.bsky.social) will host three sessions - two on gender and sexuality and a third open call.