Christopher B. Zeichmann
@cbzeichmann.bsky.social
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biblical scholar and comic book enthusiast https://torontomu.academia.edu/ChristopherZeichmann
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cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Thanks so much, Chance! Looking forward to our conversation!
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chancebonar.bsky.social
For those going to AAR/SBL in Boston next month, come join us to talk about @cbzeichmann.bsky.social’s Radical Antiquity!
AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS: CHRIS ZEICHMANN'S RADICAL ANTIQUITY: FREE LOVE ZOROASTRIANS, FARMING PIRATES, AND ANCIENT UPRISINGS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD 1:00PM-3:30PM
GRAND BALLROOM B (FOURTH FLOOR), MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE

CO-SPONSORED WITH REDESCRIBING CHRISTIAN ORIGINS SEMINAR, SBL

IN RADICAL ANTIQUITY, CHRIS ZEICHMANN CONSIDERS A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD THAT WERE ORGANIZED ANARCHICALLY, DEMONSTRATING THAT THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF RADICAL, NON-HIERARCHICAL HUMAN COLLECTIVES. IN THE VEIN OF GRAEBER AND WENGROW'S DAWN OF EVERYTHING, BUT WRITTEN FOR A POPULAR AUDIENCE, RADICAL ANTIQUITY INVITES SCHOLARS TO REFLECT ON HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR SCHOLARSHIP ACCESSIBLE TO NON-SCHOLARLY READERS, AS WELL AS HOW OUR RESEARCH MIGHT HAVE MORE THAN AN ANTIQUARIAN RELEVANCE.

• ERIN ROBERTS, MODERATOR
• CHANCE BONAR, PANELIST (10 MINS)
• ANDREW DURDIN, PANELIST (10 MINS)
• NAOMI GOLDENBERG, PANELIST (10 MINS)
• GILLIAN LE FEVRE, PANELIST (10 MINS)
• KEVIN WING-CHUI WONG, PANELIST (10 MINS)
• RITA LESTER, PANELIST (10 MINS)
CHRISTOPER B. ZEICHMANN, RESPONSE (10 MINS)
OPEN DISCUSSION (50 MINS)
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plutopress.bsky.social
Radical Antiquity is a new book that takes you on a journey in search of anarchy, statelessness, and social experimentation. Here, Christopher B. Zeichmann brings us 5 stories of anarchists from the ancient world: www.plutobooks.com/blog/five-an...
Five Anarchists from Antiquity - Pluto Press
Christopher B. Zeichmann brings us 5 stories of underappreciated anarchists from antiquity.
www.plutobooks.com
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of a really fun interview with
@lastbornpodcast.bsky.social
podcast last week and Patrick offers us a preview of the interview! If you're not sure whether you want to pick up my book or not, this will give you a taste of things. Patrick is a fantastic discussion partner!
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theozymandiasp1.bsky.social
Today on this special episode of Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @cbzeichmann.bsky.social, a New Testament scholar and lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, to discuss his new book focused on radical groups in antiquity.
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plutopress.bsky.social
💥BOOK EVENT💥

@cbzeichmann.bsky.social launches Radical Antiquity at TYPE Books with Colleen Shantz

🗓️Tues, Sept 30
⏰7pm
📍TYPE Books (Queen West)
🎟https://www.instagram.com/p/DOY4Vu-jvwm/?hl=en
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Guess who what the Book of the Week is at @the-syllabus.bsky.social ? Check it out!
the-syllabus.bsky.social
Across antiquity, escaped slaves and religious sects carved out quasi-anarchic practices at the margins of empire. Our book of the week journeys in search of communities that resisted state power in the Graeco-Roman world.

By @cbzeichmann.bsky.social on @plutopress.bsky.social

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jeffsharlet.bsky.social
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
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cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Hey Toronto/GTA Friends - my new book is out soon and there are a few launch events in Toronto!
-Sept 30 (7pm): Colleen Shantz and I will be in conversation at Type Books (883 Queen West) and there will be copies to buy and sign there!
-Oct 25 (1-2 pm), I will be signing at Indigo Bay/Bloor!
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
More self-promotion: a lecture I gave earlier this year about radical forms of democracy in antiquity (and the lessons they might offer us) can now be seen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iluz... #democracy #anarchism #canpol #antiquity
Radical Antiquity: Ancient Lessons for Modern Democracy
YouTube video by Knox College
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cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Also, it would be great to see you again!
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Yes! Still nailing down the dates and times, but there will be two events in Toronto in early October!
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Also, very flattered to be on Indigo Bookstore's list of most anticipated Canadian books!
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Copies are out in the wild now! Pre-order your copy now wherever books are sold (out Sep 20). More info at: www.plutobooks.com/978074535039...
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gregsoden.bsky.social
Dr. Christopher Zeichmann joins me on episode 331 of Classical Ideas to discuss his latest book, "Radical Antiquity: : Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings"! @cbzeichmann.bsky.social @sacredwrites.bsky.social

Listen: linktr.ee/classicalideas
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
My Bible Odyssey piece, "The Roman Army," was just published. It covers ground laid elsewhere, but it might be interesting those who haven't read much on the topic or helpful in classroom contexts: www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the...
The Roman Army - Bible Odyssey
Roman soldiers embodied the state and served as the de facto face of the government, imbued with the power to punish and assist as they saw fit.
www.bibleodyssey.org
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jack-bailey.co.uk
Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
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charliejane.bsky.social
This isn't a list of jobs that A.I. can easily replace.

It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.

They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
brendandavey.bsky.social
Yo, historians, what the actual ****?

I've seen how LLMs handle "history." This is... not good.

🗃️
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plutopress.bsky.social
📚 SPECIAL OFFER - LAST DAY!📚

@waterstones.bsky.social is offering 25% off pre-orders of select Pluto books until 31 July - including, Radical Antiquity by @cbzeichmann.bsky.social:

www.waterstones.com/book/radical...