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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 1d

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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maimonides nutz @maimonidesnutz.bsky.social · 16h

One saw paradise and died, one lost his mind, one became a heretic, and only rabbi Akiva came in peace and left in peace.

Based on a story from the Talmud (Chagigah 14b)

A drawing of an orchard with four figures. From right to left: figure one is a faded shadow. Figure two is holding his head and a spiral is superimposed on his body. Figure three is thinking and he is outlined by dashed lines. Figure four is reaching up for a fruit on one of the trees and his body is rainbow. Grass grows from below his feet

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Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 16h

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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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 16h

Yes since an OS update

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Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 1d

somewhere in NYC, Elizabeth Castelli notices that one of her hands is itching, then, unbidden, both hands start twitching-- they grab and uncap an Ohto Minimo and start psychographing a new appendix to Martyrdom and Memory

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 1d

My course "Learning Coptic through the Gospel of Thomas" offers students affordable Coptic instruction from an expert.

Asynchronous or Synchronous (Mondays 9am Atlanta, GA time) + Lifetime access to course videos and instruction materials authored by me

www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas (Level 1)

www.religiondepartment.com

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 1d

It’s like a nightmare version of The Newsroom

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 7d

Our new CFP is up and it is monstrous.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

contingentmagazine.org

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 2d

easily one of my favourites of the year

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Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social · 2d

Fabulous news about a fabulous book I’ve been rereading for more than a year now!
Congratulations @susanstryker.bsky.social, @mckenziewark.bsky.social and @dukepress.bsky.social !

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Studies: When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader by Susan Stryker, edited by McKenzie Wark! @susanstryker.bsky.social @mckenziewark.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 2d

So to all you reviewers out there providing excellent feedback on book manuscripts, I say, thank you! And to my peer-reviewers if you're reading this, I want to thank you for your really really helpful comments.

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 2d

I've come to realize that when you get reviewers who really care about the work (the good kind of reviewers), they are able to provide that much needed impetus to push you beyond your own conceptions of your written projects. +

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 2d

Feeling grateful for good book peer-reviewers today.

I've been lucky to have reviewers whose comments have substantially improved and saved me from much embarrassment. When I was a more junior scholar I used to view peer reviewers as a kind of obstacle to overcome. +

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Joe Scales @josephscales.bsky.social · 2d

I have just accepted a position as a postdoctoral fellow in Ancient Studies (with the Ancient World research group) at @unibergen.bsky.social. I'm hugely excited and looking forward to moving up there and getting started in the new year. More details on the project to follow next year

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 2d

Hey Congratulations Joe!!!

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 3d

I explore another possible way in a novel I’ve written which I hope will appear early next year.

Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 3d

This is a really interesting thread. On the one hand I don’t disagree that the impulse driving companies in the creation of sentient machines is to enslave. On the other hand, I think it’s only morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient if one believes that humans by nature are enslavers.

🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 3d

It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends

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Isaac Soon (YEUNG) @isaactsoon.bsky.social · 4d

SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK!!

Isabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social · 4d

Super-excited to see that Katharine Huemoeller's first book will be out in March!

The Child Follows the Womb - Yale University Press London

A new and incisive exploration of female slavery and reproduction in ancient Rome One of ancient Rome’s most significant legacies is a legal framework...

yalebooks.co.uk

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Horus the Elder 𓅃𓅨𓂋 ♿ @horusofnekhen.bsky.social · 4d

Next Saturday 11th October, I'll be travelling up to Barnsley to deliver a lecture for the wonderful Hapy Egyptology Society. This lecture will be an overview to my work on disability in Ancient Egypt, focusing primarily on what we can tell about the ancient Egyptian's attitudes towards disability.

The Hapy Egyptology Society

Attitudes to Disability in Ancient Egypt

Born with Cerebral Palsy, Kyle Jordan has been passionate about ancient Egypt from an early age. He completed his masters degree at University College London, where his thesis explored the use and significance of disabled bodies within early societies in Egypt.

The many lectures he has given have proven to be thought-provoking, occasionally funny and often moving.

The Cooper Gallery in Barnsley

Saturday 11th October at 4:15pm

A buffet is included afterwards with tea or coffee

Tickets are £15 (£14 for members) from the Cooper Gallery. They can be reserved by calling the Cooper Gallery on 01226 775678 or by visiting the Hapy Society website at hapysociety dot org. Cash sales only, please

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Alexi Chantziantoniou @alexichantz.bsky.social · May 5

𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 has a cover and a website!

Conceived as a companion to PwJ (Fortress, 2015), this is the first go-to introductory resource on PwP (Fortress, 2025). The publication date is set for 4 Nov 2025, just in time for SBL.

www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...

Paul within Paganism: Restoring the Mediterranean Context to the Apostle

Leading and rising scholars introduce a burgeoning new approach to the study of Paul, which situates the Jewish apostle to gentiles within the wider world of ancient Mediterranean religion.

www.fortresspress.com

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Ryan Collman @ryancollman.bsky.social · May 14

Just stumbled upon two recent reviews of my book. One by Zachary McNeal in Religious Studies Review and one by Haley Gabrielle in Body and Religion:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

journal.equinoxpub.com/BAR/article/...

The Apostle to the Foreskin: Circumcision in the Letters of Paul By R. D. Collman (2023) | Body and Religion

journal.equinoxpub.com