The Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, has been extended to 11:59PM ET on March 9. Don't miss this chance to engage the global community of biblical scholarship. buff.ly/4hRL28M
SBL paper proposal has officially been submitted.
With the midterms coming up this fall this feels like a timely read. @jonlemire.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion, University of Bergen, Norway. Specialization in Rabbinic literature 2nd – 7th century CE. NB Short deadline: 6 March. nt4ox.link/BergenPDF26
The deadline for applications has been extended to March 23rd to allow a bit more time for candidates to work on their application materials.
Dan is spot on (as usual) regarding textual fluidity in the Scrolls. There was definitely a tolerance for varying textual traditions at Qumran. #DeadSeaScrolls
This looks amazing! Just registered. #DeadSeaScrolls
Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran - including a last call to the U.S. military commander about possible American casualties
Killing the Supreme Leader was one thing. Ousting the regime will be another:
“The worst-case outcome is complete chaos” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Well said.
Reminder to apply for our advising/teaching job and join us in Charlottesville
It turns out that #Brill has also retracted Emanuel Tov’s 2014 DSD article on the fake Amos fragment in the Lanier collection.
#post2002DSS
#fakeDSS
(via Patrick J. Angiolillo)
brill.com/view/journal...
lanierlibraryandlearningcenter.org/artefacts/
For those without an Atlantic subscription, here you go!
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
“If wannabe Nazis now confidently roam the halls of power—and the streets of American cities—it is because Republican leaders have made them feel at home.”
A recent NYT op-ed blamed the Trump's regime's lawless violence on 'paganism' while conjuring Christianity as the source of good values. I think this is a terrible way to think about history and gets in the way of cleaning up the messes Christians have made. My latest from @religiondispatches.org
“Maybe the leaders of our nation’s wealthiest universities can’t think a generation ahead anymore, beholden as they are to board members who think in terms of the next quarter….” - François Furstenberg @publicbooks.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/the-misuses-...
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
New thoughts by me for @religiondispatches.org, responding to a NYT piece that (I think really wrongly) characterizes the Trump administration as doing "pagan," pre-Christian, or un-Christian activities
religiondispatches.org/2026/02/18/b...
PhD opening in Bergen. Come and work with me on my NFR project looking at violence and warfare in antiquity: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Brill has just retracted this DSD article by Eshel & Eshel from 2005
brill.com/view/journal...
#post2002DSS
#fakeDSS
(via Patrick J. Angiolillo)
This was a chilling, scary read. "...the institute said it “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America...The agency also points to an executive order...and one titled Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again." First the NEH and now the IMLS.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Takamitsu Muraoka (1938–2026). An obituary can be found on the IOSCS website: septuaginta.uni-goettingen.de/ioscs/news/94/
Check out Dr. John Martens (McMaster PhD 1992) article, "Was There Universal Education of Girls and Boys in the Qumran Communities?" in the most recent issue of Dead Sea Discoveries!
brill.com/view/journal...
PSA: @soraaad.bsky.social does not endorse experimenting with ancient curses at home, even to secure one's home.
A super, awe (fear) inspiring bowl indeed.
#SuperBowl
Substack Cofounder Defends Commercial Relationships with Nazis
@justinhendrix.bsky.social
2023
www.techpolicy.press/substack-fou...
In case you were wondering why we moved to Ghost many months ago. Speak with your clicks, speak with your attention—and get off substack.
“The Trump Administration has scrapped existing obligations to collect and report racial, ethnic and gender-based data involving law enforcement, education, federal contracts, public health, environmental justice, and social research.”
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and publisher Will Lewis “are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special,” Ashley Parker writes. theatln.tc/UIN69Qt0
Cancellation message from The Washington Post that reads "We hope you’ll reconsider the value of the necessary and important work our journalists do to keep citizens informed. Absolutely nothing has changed about that. In fact, it’s more important than ever."
And I hope that YOU will reconsider the value of the necessary and important work YOUR journalists do to keep citizens informed. Just saying... #WashingtonPost #WaPo
Cover of TIME magazine noting that the University of Birmingham has been ranked #62 in the world in TIME World’s Top Universities of 2026.
Incredibly proud of my alma mater! @unibirmingham.bsky.social
