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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 3d

"Express Your Love Gifts..." 👀

PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 3d

Not what I'd hang in my living room, but each to their own.

From Wayfair -- a picture of flames with Matt. 5:29 written 'And if thy right eye offend thee pluck it out, and cast it from thee...' The picture hangs above an impossibly tidy desk.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 13d

I can't stand this thing that ProQuest Ebook Central have integrated into their platform.

ProQuest Ebook Central "Research Assistant"

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 20d

You won't be disappointed. I'm sad that I'll miss the 'Homecoming Dance' in Boston by a few days.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 20d

If nothing else, my training in biblical studies has equipped me to recognise a chiasmus in Josh Ritter’s new album.

I Believe in You My Honeydew by Josh Ritter album track listing.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 20d

He's fantastic as is the new album. We discovered his music in Athens back in 2006 when he gave away a free MP3 of 'Thin Blue Flame' -- hooked ever since. I've seen him live every time he's in town and it's always the most joyous and life-affirming experience imaginable.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 24d

A great interview about this paradigm-shifting book on ancient incarnation. Well worth the listen.

Ancient Jew Review @ancientjewreview.bsky.social · 25d

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...

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 24d

UCLouvain seeks to recruit a full-time academic in Exegesis of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Texts.

jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...

An academic in Exegesis of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Texts

jobs.uclouvain.be

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AVAR: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Life and Society in ANE @avartnp.bsky.social · 25d

We're a young journal, so we are back to our current issue this Monday: AVAR 4.1, a special issue on Mobility and Migration in the ANE! avarjournal.com/avar/issue/v...

a man wearing glasses and a white shirt is reaching out towards another person

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a white shirt is reaching out towards another person

media.tenor.com

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · 27d

instant classic

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 27d

The San Francisco Giants beat the division-leading Dodgers 5-1 on Patrick Bailey’s grand slam in the 10th inning — and the team is now just a half game behind the Mets for a wild-card spot.

See more photos → www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...

📸: Santiago Mejia/S.F. Chronicle

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Sep 1

Disappointed not to be in Manchester in person, but grateful to @bntsoc.bsky.social for making virtual access possible. Great to see my Doktormutter delivering the opening plenary. #BNTS2025

British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

Title slide - Luke's Rewriting of Matthew's Infancy Narrative, Helen Bond, University of Edinburgh

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 31

It's always the dog photos that get the most views! /end

PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 31

In addition to the racing, I love the colours in the valley. Both the landscape and the little things, like the heather and pine, and the fireweed going to seed. 2/

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 31

Every year I have the opportunity to be the official photographer for the Tom Robb Memorial Trail Race in Carron Valley. It’s an amazing event that raises funds for Alzheimer Scotland and Ochils Mountain Rescue. It's always a fun, life-affirming day out and it's a privilege to take part. 1/

Race finish, runner with arms outstretched.

Spectators and volunteers at the race. Smiling, reflection in the wing mirror.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 30

Congratulations, Isaac. This looks great.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 22

Looking forward to this discussion.

British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Session 2 will be book a review panel focussed on Steve Walton’s ‘Acts 1-9:42’, Volume 37A, Word Biblical Commentary, 2024, with Loveday Alexander, David Horrell and Luke Macnamara OSB.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 22

Same, looking forward to your presentation. I'm glad there's not a schedule clash.

PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 22

Christ died once for all, but only those who pass through the Cracker Barrel gift shop enter glory.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 22

I see that @sblsite.bsky.social annual meeting's provisional schedule is up (the new website looks great). If you're interested in Acts + migration/borders, I'm presenting two papers. Details in the screencap; looking forward to the feedback & discussion. See you all in Boston! #SBLAAR

SBL 2025 schedule. I am a PhD candidate in New Testament and Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh (supervised by Prof. Helen Bond). My research is an interdisciplinary study of migration and mobility in the Book of Acts, drawing on contemporary migration studies to deepen our understanding of the text's Sitz im Leben and how this context informs Luke's characterisations, narrative, and theology. In addition to my research, I am an assoicate lecturer at the Scottish Bapist College, a visiting lecturer at the London School of Theology, and I coordinate the refugee and asylum support programme in with the Nazarene Church in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland.

Sessions/Presentations

In/visible Luminaries: The Mobility and Agency of the Four Prophets of Caesarea
Saturday, November 22 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Falmouth (Fourth Floor)

Exile (Forced Migrations) in Biblical Literature Section Papers Presenter
Competing Cosmopolitanisms: Border Vocabulary and Experience in the Areopagus Speech
Sunday, November 23 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Clarendon (Third Floor)

Book of Acts Section Papers and Panel Presenter

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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 20

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-...

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 22

Oh, that's a fantastic line up. I'll be there, but only as a little square on a Teams screen. I'm sad about it because BNTC is always my favourite.

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Mark Letteney @letteney.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration Database is live at historyofincarceration.com.

Both the platform and the data are very much a work in progress, and we will continually update it over the coming years. I hope that it is useful, and if you would like to contribute, please do be in touch.

Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration

Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration online database

historyofincarceration.com

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks, Glenn. 'Notable scholar of migration in Scripture' is definitely too generous a description for me, but I appreciate the compliment!

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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Jul 10

📣 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-...

BNTS 2025 poster, with the information from the Skeet.

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PJ Wilson @pjwils.bsky.social · Aug 13

It should've been included in the issue on migration; due to a mix-up, it wasn't included. Happy to report my extended review of @dglennbutner.bsky.social's fantastic *Jesus the Refugee* has been published in the most recent vol. of the Scottish Episcopal Institute Journal: sei.scot/resources/se...

Scottish Episcopal Institute Journal, cover, spring 2025 volume 9.1

D. Glenn Butner Ir .. Jesus the Refugee: Ancient Injustice and Modern
Solidarity, Minneapolis: Fortress Press. 2023, xi. 230 pp, Print ISBN:
978-1-5064-7936-1; eBook ISBN: 978-1-5064-7938-5.

Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are often described as 'refugees' in popular
interpretations of the flight to Egypt in the Gospel of Matthew. The image
resonates with contemporary Christians, who see echoes of the nativity
story in the suffering of the situation of the forcibly displaced in our world
today. Defining Jesus as a refugee has proved to be a popular rhetorical move,
especially for Christians who advocate for the care and support of displaced
people. The question often asked is: if we claim to serve the Lord Jesus, who
was a refugee, should we not also care for refugees today? The Jesus-as-
refugee image has grown in popularity over the past four decades.1 As the

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