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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 2h

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 4d

At the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies we are offering 10 fellowships for scholars at any stage in their careers to stay with us for up to 6 months (PhD candidates and senior academics) or 12 months (postdocs) to complete a research project:

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Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 7d

The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) at RBS invites applicants to its 2025 cohort of Junior Fellows.

Applications are due 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

For details about this & other RBS scholarships & fellowships, visit tinyurl.com/Apply-SoFCB-2025

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 2d

In the new issue of the Journal of Early Christian Studies (JECS), ancient med scholar Katherine Beydler & I have a new review of _Medicine, Health, and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean 500 BCE–600 CE: A Sourcebook_ by Kristi Upson-Saia, Heidi Marx, & Jared Secord muse.jhu.edu/search?actio...

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"metaphor squared," defined as "merging or grafting one upon another" several dulled classical metaphors to restore their luster (131). Ennodius, Merobaudes, and Arator provide the evidence. Helen Kaufmann employs "constructed unity" to counter charges that long-form poetry lacked the "organic unity" idealized by Romantic criticism. She focuses on the allegedly disruptive "descriptive digression, which she repositions as examples of variatio that impart unity (115). Andreas Abel analyzes the "Neoplatonists" (246) Macrobius and Symmachus, illustrating the "macrostructural level" unity (253) yielded by Neoplatonic metaphysics and numerology in works that appear "fragmentary and episodic" (245). Joshua Hartman and Jacob Levernier apply computational analysis to the texts contained in Musisque deoque to show that the count of enumerative lines distributed over time corroborates Robert's "hypothesis" that "single-word enumerations"
are
"more common in late antique poetry" (84).
The book's fourth chapter, Frances Foster's essay addressing how the jeweled style was learned, provides a suitable coda. She suggests that Servius's Vergilian commentary imparts a sense of how students learned poetry and reminds us that Ausonius and the professores he commemorated transmitted the rudiments of poetic composition in this mode to their elite students, which in Ausonius's case included the influential senator turned monastic impresario and Christian poet Paulinus of Nola. The long-term impact of this instruction, practiced in schools throughout the late imperial west, canonized the poetics of the jeweled style, ensuring its persistence for generations to come. In short, this volume confirms the security of the pathways Roberts plotted and points to new ones leading in the same direction: a deeper appreciation of late antique poetry. For scholars of early and late ancient Christianity such an …

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torical summaries for students to read. They can even serve as aids to the course design process. However, all anthologies and sourcebooks are prone to criticisms regarding what to include or exclude, what should be emphasized or elided, who should be allowed space, and why. Regardless of these debates, sourcebooks in translation can help reveal the ancient world to new groups of students that may not otherwise be able to read texts in the original Greek, Latin, Coptic, Syriac, or many other ancient languages. As such, the publication of Medicine, Health, and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE-600 CE): A Sourcebook (hereafter MHHAM) provides many compelling tools for instructors focused on the history of medicine and science in the ancient Mediterranean, particularly in its ability to speak to those entering into the fields of public health, the history of medicine, and the study of Science, Technology, and Society (STS).
The authors of this review used the sourcebook in two variant ways for two different courses. One used it as one of two textbooks assigned in a course focused on ancient medicine, a "Historical Perspectives" general education course taught as a large lecture class through a Classics Department at a state research university.
The other reviewer used portions in a survey course focused on Roman History within a History Department at the same institution. We found that the wide variety of primary sources in accessible translation presented the biggest benefit in both courses. The source material used to study ancient medicine is a major challenge at the undergraduate level, especially in a general education curriculum.
Medical texts, while increasingly available thanks to the work of projects like the Cambridge Galen Translations, are often not available in modern language translation. Even texts that are translated are not reliably available for free online; many Hippocratic texts are only available i…

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The MHHAM is useful to both novices and experts of the world of ancient medicine. The variety of excerpted sources makes it a good choice for any instructor whose research background might not be in Greco-Roman medicine.
In addition to the medical writings typically used in ancient medicine courses like case histories, therapeutic texts, and recipe books, MHHAM includes epistles (Fronto and Seneca), philosophy (Plato), ancient science (Theophrastus), historical writings (Thucydides and Procopius), and agronomy (Cato). It can be easy to maintain a narrow focus that leaves students without a robust understanding of the context in which medicine was practiced. The MHHAM provides opportunities for learning about the ancient world more broadly from a variety of perspectives, including patients and thinkers who theorized about the universe, the body, or medical materials. For those who have strong preferences about texts which are not included in this volume, it's simple to supplement with certain time periods, authors, or categories. To help better represent the diversity of thought in the Hippocratic corpus, we added the text of the Anonymous Londinensis papyrus from first-century c.e. Egypt, On the Heart, and Breaths. From Galen's corpus, we added The Best Doctor is also a Philosopher, which provides a kind of professional standard for doctors and allows students to contextualize the lack of credentialing processes in imperial Rome. For those wishing to add even more Galen, P.N. Singer's 2025 Galen anthology makes such modifications easier than
ever.
The organization of the MHHAM is topical rather than chronological, an approach that has both strengths and weaknesses. Two brief introductory chapters cover the rationale for the textbook, the current evidence base, and a brief chronological overview from early Greek natural philosophers to late antiquity.
The rest of the text is organized thematically (e.g., "Diagnosis," "Case Histories,
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Each chapter's introductory synthesis was generally useful for students, especially in elucidating the relationships between the thinkers quoted in the chapter. Pre-med students within our courses engaged with the introduction to the physicians in Chapter Eleven and enjoyed learning about variant types of medical training alongside the Latin and Greek epigraphic evidence for medical professionals that followed. It was revelatory to see young women connecting with Naevia Clara, a freedwoman and physician (306), after previously believing that only Roman men could serve as physicians. At times, the chapter introductions can be reductive in synthesizing the material thereafter. For example, in the section "Women's Illnesses," the authors write,
"Because women were colder,
medical writers reasoned, they lacked the innate heat to digest their food as completely as men..." (133). However, in the first primary text offered in the same chapter, Diseases of Women I, the ancient author describes how women's suffusion with blood makes their bodies warmer than those of men. One of the most difficult things to impart sufficiently to undergraduates studying ancient medical practices is the great diversity and cultural variation of ideas regarding health and the body. Even within the Hippocratic Corpus, instructors must take care to clarify the nuance of the views that fit under the broad "Hippocratic" umbrella. Because students use the introductory synthesis to contextualize the ancient sources in each chapter, that nuance is especially important to include from the start.
The MHHAM effectively presents the material evidence (often with photos of the objects, inscriptions, or medical tools) for ancient medicine alongside textual evidence. The translations are accessible, geographically diverse, and extremely valuable for students without any prior training in ancient languages. It also underscores emerging tactics for recovering the life and…

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And-BOO 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 3d

hey, my review of Paula Fredriksen's ANCIENT CHRISTIANITIES is out in the new Journal of Early Christian Studies!

(spoiler: it's good)

muse.jhu.edu/article/970939

Project MUSE - <i>Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years</i> by Paula Fredriksen (review)

muse.jhu.edu

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Frédérique Rey @frdrqrey.bsky.social · 15d

6 years POSTOC in Biblical Studies - Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) at Humboldt University Berlin

More details here:
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Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) auf dem Gebiet der Biblischen Theologie max. befristet für 6 Jahre gem. WissZeitVG - E 13 TV-L

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Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 3d

I have a Stanley camp mug that I love. It feels like a regular coffee mug without the lid, but it covers and lets me transport my caffeine from home without spilling everywhere.

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Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 4d

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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.

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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.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 23d

The Association of Ancient Historians meeting will be in Iowa City from April 16-18, 2026. For those new to the AAH, we have preset panel themes; you pick 1 to apply to. The theme overall is Ancient Exchanges in a Global Antiquity. See CFP: abstracts are due by December 1. aah.conference.uiowa.edu

AAH Annual Conference 2026 | The University of Iowa

The 2026 AAH Annual Meeting will take place in person at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA from April 16-18, 2026. We invite abstracts for papers of 15-20 minutes in length. Please submit anonym...

aah.conference.uiowa.edu

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Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 5d

Berkeley.

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Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations!

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Jennifer Barry @jennisifire.bsky.social · 6d

Also, if you are a #NAPS member, I have linked to a live stream. It was supposed to posted on the website, but for some reason it is not there... hm. It is 5PM EST so please send a DM if you'd like a link

Jennifer Barry @jennisifire.bsky.social · 6d

Today is the day! The Elizabeth A. Clark Lecture will be given by @vox-magica.bsky.social Hope to see some bluesky folks there

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 7d

We're looking for someone to join us as Treasurer and Board Member at the @catacombsociety.bsky.social. If you're interested or know someone who might be, contact us at the email address below.

International Catacomb Society @catacombsociety.bsky.social · 18d

Love catacombs and ancient Mediterranean material culture? Oraganized, and good with numbers? We are looking for a new Treasurer and Board member. See announcement below.

Seeking Treasurer for the International Catacomb Society

The International Catacomb Society is in search of a new Treasurer, who would also serve on the Board. We are hoping to fill the position with someone who shares an enthusiasm for the work that ICS supports. While some experience with bookkeeping is a plus, we are open to the right person, regardless of prior experience.
The Treasurer oversees the distribution of our annual grants, helps prepare the annual budget, and manages some regular monthly expenses. The position also Chairs the Finance Committee annual and mid year meeting. It is a vital position that gives one direct access into the Society, and comes with significant support from the Board and team, including our business manager, our financial advisor, our accountant, and the ongoing guidance of two past Treasurers who remain on the Board. This is a volunteer position.
If you are interested in the role, or have questions, please be in touch with ICS Business Manager Shira Telushkin, at internationalcatacombsociety@gmail.com. This would be a real service to the community and, we hope, interesting and meaningful work for the right candidate. Please feel free to share widely within your own networks, as well.

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 10d

Assistant Professor in Latin Literature job with The University of Chicago | 37891375
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Assistant Professor in Latin Literature - Chicago, Illinois (US) job with The University of Chicago | 37891375

The Department of Classics invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Latin Literature with an expected start date of ...

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 10d

September 28, (likely) 215 CE: At Oxyrhynchos in Roman Egypt, a cook writes out the monthly meat bill. Lots of tongue & kidneys 🥩 👅 to go around in the household—plus a few trotters (ἄκρα). Note that Greeks often count by letters so 2= β. www.penn.museum/collections/... + papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;...

HGV: P.Oxy. 1 108 [source] [xml]
Title Monthly Meat Bill of a Cook
Publications P.Oxy. 1 108 More in series P.Oxy.More in series P.Oxy., vol. 1
Sel. Pap. I 188
C.Pap. Hengstl 81 (Kol. I und II, Z. 1-10)
Support/Dimensions Papyrus
Post-Concordance BL Entries BL-online; II 2 92
Origin Oxyrhynchos More from Oxyrhynchos
Material Papyrus
Date 28. Sept. 215 (Jahr unsicher) More from the period between 215 CE and 216 CE
Date 28. Sept. 183 (Jahr unsicher) More from the period between 183 CE and 184 CE
Commentary Alternativdatierung: 28. Sept. 183
Mentioned Dates
Kol. I, Z. 1 - Kol. II, Z. 8:30. Aug. - 24. Sept. 183
Kol. I, Z. 1 - Kol. II, Z. 8:30. Aug. - 24. Sept. 215
Kol. II, Z. 12 - 20:11. - 26. Aug. 183
Kol. II, Z. 12 - 20:11. - 26. Aug. 215
Subjects Abrechnung eines Kochs; Fleisch; verschiedene Sorten
Images http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/pages/index.cfm?so_id=4069...
License Creative Commons License © Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Trismegistos: 20767 [source]
Publications P. Oxy. 1 108 (Grenfell, Bernard P. / Hunt, Arthur S.; 1898) = Sel. Pap. 1 188 (Hunt, Arthur S. / Edgar, Campbell Cowan; 1932) = Hengstl, Griechische Papyri 81 (Hengstl, Joachim / ; 1978) = Pap. Congr. XXIV (Helsinki 2004) p. 520 (Kritzer, Ruth Elisabeth / ; 2007)
Inv. no. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum E 2753
Date AD 183 Sep 28?; or AD 215 Sep 28?
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa)[found & written]
People mentioned people
Catalog Record: upenn.apis.8 [xml]
Title Monthly Meat Bill of a Cook
Summary Account of a cook, giving a list of different kinds of meat supplied during Thoth and the latter part of the month preceding. The twenthy-fourth year of an Emperor, who is more probably Caracalla (thus about 215 CE) than Commodus (thus 183 CE), is mentioned. 183 or 215 C.E.
Citations P. Oxy. 1.108 [John R. Abercrombie, �The University Museum�s Collect…

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 11d

Both Gutenberg Galaxy & Structure of Scientific Revolutions were published in 1962. Any good scholarship that addresses this coincidence or more generally contextualizes what it was in the late '50s & early '60s that gave rise to the books? Seems obvious, but I'd like to read/cite commentary on it.

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 13d

NASSCAL's October First Friday workshop will feature Ian Mills, with his paper "Canonizing Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans." See the poster below for details on how to join.

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Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 14d

Submit your abstracts on Christian apocrypha and come hang out with us at UVA this spring!

Janet Spittler @janetspittler.bsky.social · 14d

Conference announcement/call for papers! You’ll note that there’s no theme beyond “new research on apocryphal Christian literature.” We truly just want to hear about whatever interests you most in apocryphal Christian literature right now. More info here: www.nasscal.com/meetings/

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · 19d

6th annual Erich S. Gruen Prize for best graduate student paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean world.

Deadline for submissions: September 30.

Spread the word! Or, better: throw your hat in the ring!

The Erich S. Gruen Prize | Society for Classical Studies

On behalf of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS), the Erich S. Gruen Prize Committee invites all graduate students in North America to enter the sixth annual competition for the best graduate rese...

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NT at Oxford @nt4ox.bsky.social · 22d

Delighted to announce that our own Jennifer Strawbridge has been appointed as Professor in New Testament and Early Christian Studies, following Oxford University's latest Recognition of Distinction exercise. Warmest congratulations, Professor Strawbridge! nt4ox.link/strawbridge25

Professor Jenn Strawbridge Awarded Title of Full Professor in New Testament and Early Christian Studies

The Faculty of Theology and Religion is delighted to announce that Professor Jenn Strawbridge has received the title of full Professor in New Testament and Early Christian Studies at the University…

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Paul Vierthaler @vierth.bsky.social · 20d

Anyone in the Princeton area owes it to themselves to stop in and see Martin Heijdra’s marvelous new exhibit on the history of global bookmaking in Firestone library!

A book written in Tangut, 13th or 14th century

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Nicolas Atas @zoxe.bsky.social · 23d

The Beauty and Value of Eastern Bilingual Manuscripts of the Bible by a (brilliant!) KU Leuven colleague Maxime Maleux
alongthesilkroad.com/2025/09/12/t...

The Beauty and Value of Eastern Bilingual Manuscripts of the Bible

Christianity, which originated in the Middle East, has remained deeply rooted among its diverse communities to this day, despite the rise and dominance of Islam. This enduring presence is reflected…

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 24d

Ancient scribes had to practice their signature just like we do. We even have papyri illustrating a scribe named Petaus who over and over wrote the formula for a proper signature:

Name + Title + “I have submitted.” ✍️

P. Petaus 121. Inv. No. 328 Cologne. 182-187 CE www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa...

121. Schreibübung des Petaus

Inv. Nr. Köln 328
Recto und Verso sowie um 180° gedreht
182/187 n. Chr.

9 x 22 cm

Arsinoites

Abb.: P.Petaus Tafel XIX (a) (Recto); CdÉ 41, 1966, 135; H. C. Youtie, Scriptiunculae II, 685; E. Turner, The Papyrologist at Work, London 1973, Tafel 6 b; R. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History, London-New York 1995, Tafel 5, nach S. VIII (BL X 159)
Ed.: U. Hagedorn; D. Hagedorn; L. C. Youtie; H. C. Youtie

Th. J. Kraus, Mnemosyne N.S. IV 53, 2000, 322–342

Abbildung:

328r
328v
328v (um 180° gedreht)

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And-BOO 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 24d

just did a fun podcast interview about GOSPEL THRILLERS so I thought i'd remind blooskie:

i wrote a book! GOSPEL THRILLERS! it's a fun, somewhat quirky dive into fiction, conspiracy, and the Bible in (mainly) US culture!

available wherever you like to get books!

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Gospel Thrillers

What if the original teachings of Jesus were different from the Bible's sanitized 'orthodox' version? What covert motivations might inspire those who decide what the text of the Bible 'says' or what i...

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Jeremiah Coogan @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social · 24d

His attention to the role of Matthew in John (resonating with, but also distinct from, James Barker’s work on this) is particularly impressive and persuasive.

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