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Matt Thiessen
@mattthiessen.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, McMaster University. Author of Jesus & the Forces of Death and A Jewish Paul: The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 18h
Spouse just checked our shared calendar and now I can see how I was wrong to abbreviate the title "The Harry Lyman Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor."
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 1d
Senior pastor, youth pastor, worship pastor.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 1d
which one?
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 2d
So excited to hear that the Portuguese translation of *A Jewish Paul* is coming out this month!

www.temasedebates.pt/produtos/fic...
Um Judeu Chamado Paulo, Matthew Thiessen - Temas e Debates
Um Judeu Chamado Paulo de Matthew Thiessen.
www.temasedebates.pt
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 4d
Christmas might be coming early to our house!
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 4d
If I won the lottery I wouldn't tell anyone but there would be signs.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 5d
My spouse does not think our kids would lie about feeling sick to stay home from school. She claims that she never lied to stay home from school. Who did I marry?
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 6d
We went all of September without using our a/c or heat but the thermostat wars are about to begin in earnest now that we have entered October.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 6d
A little too on the nose, McSweeney's.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 6d
"I’ve concluded that instead of teaching students to read and write, I should be teaching them how to prompt AI better. If only I’d had a better education in AI prompt writing, I’d be able to get AI to create more AI-proof teaching materials for me."
I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers
I care deeply about my students’ learning, but with all the new technologies available to help them cut corners, I worry that they’re not doing the...
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 7d
Do you like birdwatching? Got the Merlin Bird ID App on your phone?

Then you *need* to watch LISTERS: A Glimpse into Extreme Birdwatching!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 9d
The real theological debate is whether it was an innie or an outie!
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 9d
Admin says 'toes,' faculty says 'tenterhooks.'
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 9d
Ace of Base God to Lot and his family
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Don't turn around!
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 10d
Brilyn Hollyhand is the most middle-aged looking 12 year old that has ever walked this earth.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 11d
F: How do I get tenure?
A: ̶P̶u̶b̶l̶i̶s̶h̶!̶ Sorry, financial exigency!
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 11d
Faculty:
How do I get a job?

Admin:
̶P̶u̶b̶l̶i̶s̶h̶!̶ Sorry, hiring freeze!
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 11d
best dad ever
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 13d
Haha - Mennonites gonna Mennonite.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 13d
Also the Ukrainian Mennonite in me asking, "Was 'Loewen' anglicized to 'Lowan'?"
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 13d
The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for an Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

melc.berkeley.edu/news/job-ann...
Job Announcement: Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible | Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 14d
In tears.
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Dr. Doug @raptorbreath.bsky.social · 15d
BREAKING: Florida cop treated for autism after exposure to tylenol during traffic stop
a female officer laying on her back on the ground, eyes open, lit with flashlights
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 15d
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 15d
It's awful.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 15d
admittedly, we have no idea what univocity of being means.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 15d
All biblical scholars knows that the univocity of being is what separates antiquity from modernity.
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