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Dr. Chance Bonar

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Advisor, teacher, and writer Researching ancient Christianity, slavery, authorship, antisemitism, and the literature of the ancient Mashriq Cat dad | 🏳️‍🌈 http://chancebonar.com Books: https://bit.ly/3R8LXbo & https://bit.ly/4iMBSwy

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 23d

The digital version of God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is officially out! If you're interested in ancient Mediterranean slavery's effects on Christian thought and practice, this is for you.

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God, Slavery, and Early Christianity

Cambridge Core - History of Religion - God, Slavery, and Early Christianity

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 4h

The faux feminism at work here is exactly the kind of shit that @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social was writing about when he wrote Elite Capture, the essay and book!

www.bostonreview.net/articles/olu...

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

Spending your time talking to someone who wants to relitigate slavery is definitely a choice you can make

Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

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Dr. Carly Maris @vintagehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

This isn’t my school but I’m so close to Cincinnati, apply so we can hang out! www.higheredjobs.com/search/detai...

Assistant Professor, Classics, College of Arts and Sciences - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 2d

Right? Like Gross’s article on Jewish interconnectivity in the 1st and 2nd centuries, which inspired one of my recent articles, makes this so clear

biblioscout.net/article/10.2...

Hopeful Rebels and Anxious Romans: Jewish Interconnectivity in the Great Revolt and Beyond

In accounts of the Jewish “Great Revolt” against Rome, the basic narrative is clear: the Jews were weak, the Romans were strong, and the outcome w...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Breaking news: MIT’s president turned down the Trump administration’s offer of priority access for federal funding, publicly releasing a letter that emphasized the elite university’s values.

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 2d

*sigh*

and here goes my alma mater making terrible decisions. again.

UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING:

"Just landed."

Mark Bray confirms to me this morning that he and his family did, on the second attempt, make it out of the US and to Spain

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 3d

This is such an important piece on the deliberate and systematic targeting of knowledge systems and knowledge producers

Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 3d

Curriculum Inquiry published a new open access article on scholasticide in Gaza & Palestinian higher ed before and during genocide

doi.org/10.1080/0362...

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 3d

Not sure what’s worse, how bigoted Winsome Earle-Sears is or how rude Winsome Earle-Sears is.

She literally does not believe that discriminating against gay people is discrimination…and she won’t shut up about it.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: The U.S. says it's sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal.

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials say.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 3d

"In a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #RememberThePoor www.ncronline.org/pope-leo-bla...

Pope Leo blasts elitism, indifference toward poor in first major document

"I am convinced that the preferential choice for the poor is a source of extraordinary renewal both for the church and for society," the pope wrote in Dilexi Te.

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MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 4d

At least 100 out of 1,000 well-known archaeological sites around Sudan have already been destroyed so far, especially through the use of heavy, gold-digging machinery.

allthatsinteresting.com/sudan-jabal-...

Illegal Miners Destroy 2,000-Year-Old Heritage Site In Sudan While Digging For Gold

Hundreds of archaeological sites have been vandalized in a similar fashion by illegal miners across Sudan.

allthatsinteresting.com

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Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 4d

My review of Paula Fredriksen's Ancient Christianities is up at BMCR:

Ancient Christianities: the first five hundred years – Bryn Mawr Classical Review share.google/agnGwlBZmvkJ...

Ancient Christianities: the first five hundred years – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4d

BREAKING: Israeli war planes continue to launch raids on Gaza City as Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire announcement, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground.

🔴 LIVE update: aje.io/xqppys

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4d

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 4d

We love reading the ወንጌል!

Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 4d

*youth pastor voice*: You know who else was labeled an insurrectionist even though he was innocent

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John W. Martens @jwmartens.bsky.social · 4d

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It’s an honour to host the great Paula Fredriksen on the podcast. We discussed her most recent book, Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years, and her deep knowledge of Christianity and Judaism. Come and learn about “high frequency combat theology”!

Ancient Christianities, or How the God of Israel Conquered the West: A Conversation with Dr. Paula Fredriksen

Podcast Episode · What Matters Most · 2025-10-08 · 1h 12m

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 4d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...