Andrew Tucker
@andrewtucker.bsky.social
Christian, PhD candidate at SLU, etc. Mostly basketball stuff.
Last night’s sunset ft. a little one
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Last night’s sunset ft. a little one
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New pod! Mike talks to Susan Harvey about Ministries of Song
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December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New pod! Mike talks to Susan Harvey about Ministries of Song
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📣Are you a NAPS member? Did you publish your first article in 2024 or 2025? Do you like cash money?
Send a PDF of that first article to me at [email protected] by January 31, 2026
Best First Article prize and a cool $250 awarded at the NAPS annual meeting!
Send a PDF of that first article to me at [email protected] by January 31, 2026
Best First Article prize and a cool $250 awarded at the NAPS annual meeting!
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
📣Are you a NAPS member? Did you publish your first article in 2024 or 2025? Do you like cash money?
Send a PDF of that first article to me at [email protected] by January 31, 2026
Best First Article prize and a cool $250 awarded at the NAPS annual meeting!
Send a PDF of that first article to me at [email protected] by January 31, 2026
Best First Article prize and a cool $250 awarded at the NAPS annual meeting!
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A try at the first verse of Franklin's Tower in Syriac:
(meter: 5+4 5+5 5+4 5+6)
ܒܪܘܚܬܐ ܛܥܝ̣ܬܐ
ܕܙܒܢܐ ܐ̄ܚܪܢܐ
ܚ̇ܝܪܢ ܗ̄ܘܝ̈ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟ
ܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܡܟ
ܥܠ ܚܠܐ ܘܟܐܦ̈ܐ
ܙܪܥ ܗ̈ܒܒܐ
ܢ̣ܫܒܢ ܢܛܥܢܢܟ
ܐܪܒܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ܀
www.dead.net/song/frankli...
(transcription ⬇️)
(meter: 5+4 5+5 5+4 5+6)
ܒܪܘܚܬܐ ܛܥܝ̣ܬܐ
ܕܙܒܢܐ ܐ̄ܚܪܢܐ
ܚ̇ܝܪܢ ܗ̄ܘܝ̈ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟ
ܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܡܟ
ܥܠ ܚܠܐ ܘܟܐܦ̈ܐ
ܙܪܥ ܗ̈ܒܒܐ
ܢ̣ܫܒܢ ܢܛܥܢܢܟ
ܐܪܒܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ܀
www.dead.net/song/frankli...
(transcription ⬇️)
December 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A try at the first verse of Franklin's Tower in Syriac:
(meter: 5+4 5+5 5+4 5+6)
ܒܪܘܚܬܐ ܛܥܝ̣ܬܐ
ܕܙܒܢܐ ܐ̄ܚܪܢܐ
ܚ̇ܝܪܢ ܗ̄ܘܝ̈ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟ
ܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܡܟ
ܥܠ ܚܠܐ ܘܟܐܦ̈ܐ
ܙܪܥ ܗ̈ܒܒܐ
ܢ̣ܫܒܢ ܢܛܥܢܢܟ
ܐܪܒܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ܀
www.dead.net/song/frankli...
(transcription ⬇️)
(meter: 5+4 5+5 5+4 5+6)
ܒܪܘܚܬܐ ܛܥܝ̣ܬܐ
ܕܙܒܢܐ ܐ̄ܚܪܢܐ
ܚ̇ܝܪܢ ܗ̄ܘܝ̈ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟ
ܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܡܟ
ܥܠ ܚܠܐ ܘܟܐܦ̈ܐ
ܙܪܥ ܗ̈ܒܒܐ
ܢ̣ܫܒܢ ܢܛܥܢܢܟ
ܐܪܒܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ܀
www.dead.net/song/frankli...
(transcription ⬇️)
Doesn’t get any better
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Doesn’t get any better
Still true.
I’ve said it before, but the greatest reward of grad school has been the friends I’ve made at various institutions.
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Still true.
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IU killed my and many other departments and area studies units.
But they will spend however much money it takes to partner with the world destroying plagiarism machine!
But they will spend however much money it takes to partner with the world destroying plagiarism machine!
August 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
IU killed my and many other departments and area studies units.
But they will spend however much money it takes to partner with the world destroying plagiarism machine!
But they will spend however much money it takes to partner with the world destroying plagiarism machine!
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Reupping this for today, the sixth anniversary of David Berman's death. A really tough listen, but beautiful, full of love and care. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reupping this for today, the sixth anniversary of David Berman's death. A really tough listen, but beautiful, full of love and care. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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If you're a learner or new reader of Greek or Syriac, or if you teach Greek or Syriac, try out the Pearlsong!
In Greek, there's both a late ancient prose text and a Byzantine paraphrase (in a homily); in Syriac, it's a 105-line poem.
Glossaries for both languages are included.
Open-access PDF:
In Greek, there's both a late ancient prose text and a Byzantine paraphrase (in a homily); in Syriac, it's a 105-line poem.
Glossaries for both languages are included.
Open-access PDF:
cswr.hds.harvard.edu
July 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you're a learner or new reader of Greek or Syriac, or if you teach Greek or Syriac, try out the Pearlsong!
In Greek, there's both a late ancient prose text and a Byzantine paraphrase (in a homily); in Syriac, it's a 105-line poem.
Glossaries for both languages are included.
Open-access PDF:
In Greek, there's both a late ancient prose text and a Byzantine paraphrase (in a homily); in Syriac, it's a 105-line poem.
Glossaries for both languages are included.
Open-access PDF:
Just realized Kirsopp Lake, the gentleman who edited and translated Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History in the Loeb series, is the namesake for “The Lake House” in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. And they say Early Christianity is irrelevant??
July 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just realized Kirsopp Lake, the gentleman who edited and translated Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History in the Loeb series, is the namesake for “The Lake House” in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. And they say Early Christianity is irrelevant??
Zinnias and zucchinis. The bees are out strong this AM.
July 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Zinnias and zucchinis. The bees are out strong this AM.
Alcaraz is unbelievable
July 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alcaraz is unbelievable
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“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart."
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
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July 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart."
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
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God, this is some of the most harrowing, heart-rending writing I’ve ever read. Read it when you’re ready. Just devastated for this beautiful family, for all these families.
“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart."
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
www.texasmonthly.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
God, this is some of the most harrowing, heart-rending writing I’ve ever read. Read it when you’re ready. Just devastated for this beautiful family, for all these families.
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Come study with us! Fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship opportunity to work on the Late Antique translation of texts.
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
May 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Come study with us! Fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship opportunity to work on the Late Antique translation of texts.
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
Here’s a bee taking care of our cucumbers this AM
July 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Here’s a bee taking care of our cucumbers this AM
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Open-access PDF available here!
The Pearlsong is the first in a new series of books (Texts & Translations of Transcendence & Transformation – 4T), all with source language and parallel Eng. tr., all avail. in a high-quality hard copy and open-access PDF.
Much more to come!
The Pearlsong is the first in a new series of books (Texts & Translations of Transcendence & Transformation – 4T), all with source language and parallel Eng. tr., all avail. in a high-quality hard copy and open-access PDF.
Much more to come!
July 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Open-access PDF available here!
The Pearlsong is the first in a new series of books (Texts & Translations of Transcendence & Transformation – 4T), all with source language and parallel Eng. tr., all avail. in a high-quality hard copy and open-access PDF.
Much more to come!
The Pearlsong is the first in a new series of books (Texts & Translations of Transcendence & Transformation – 4T), all with source language and parallel Eng. tr., all avail. in a high-quality hard copy and open-access PDF.
Much more to come!
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It's publication day for the Pearlsong! Syriac and two Greek texts, each w/ Eng. tr., + glossaries and commentary.
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
The Pearlsong — Harvard University Press
The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, the pri...
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July 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's publication day for the Pearlsong! Syriac and two Greek texts, each w/ Eng. tr., + glossaries and commentary.
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!
If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!
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Now that the contract is signed, I'm very pleased to announce that this book--A Guide to Preaching and the Homiletic Genre in Late Antique Syriac Literature, co-edited by myself and @philipforness.bsky.social, will finally be making its way to publication, either at the end of 2025 or early 2026.
July 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Now that the contract is signed, I'm very pleased to announce that this book--A Guide to Preaching and the Homiletic Genre in Late Antique Syriac Literature, co-edited by myself and @philipforness.bsky.social, will finally be making its way to publication, either at the end of 2025 or early 2026.
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I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
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Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Early Christianity) - Vacancy Details
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July 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
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Susan Harvey's long-awaited book on Syriac women's choirs is up on the @ucpress.bsky.social website! and it will be Open Access!!
www.ucpress.edu/books/minist...
www.ucpress.edu/books/minist...
Ministries of Song by Susan Ashbrook Harvey - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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July 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Susan Harvey's long-awaited book on Syriac women's choirs is up on the @ucpress.bsky.social website! and it will be Open Access!!
www.ucpress.edu/books/minist...
www.ucpress.edu/books/minist...
Checkin’ out the cucumbers
June 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Checkin’ out the cucumbers
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Great opportunity for those who would like to learn Coptic!
Come learn Coptic an affordable cost! You will learn the basics of how to read and learn the language via a corpus-based approach. Come for the Gospel of Thomas! Stay for the more open access philology!
All learners welcome!
All learners welcome!
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
June 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Great opportunity for those who would like to learn Coptic!