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Nathanael Vette

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Lecturer in New Testament, Gender and the Arts at King's College London. Ancient Judaism. Early Christianity. Golden Retrievers. Faculty page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/nathanael-vette

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · May 19

Delighted to see my bonkers article 'The Son of Man and the Sea' out today in the latest issue of JSNT! And what an honour to appear alongside so many great pieces by @alexichantz.bsky.social, @hagerman.bsky.social and more (feel free to tag!). Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The Son of Man and the Sea: Hydromachy and Conquest in Mark’s Sea Voyages - Nathanael Vette, 2025

This study proposes a new reading of Jesus’ confrontations with the elemental and the demonic on the sea of Galilee – the stilling of the storm (Mk 4.35–41), th...

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to be giving this - slightly controversial! 😜 - paper at
@bntsoc.bsky.social in incredibly rainy Manchester this week! #BNTS2025

British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 29

MiJa Wi will chair Emanuele Scier, ‘Codex H as a Living Artifact: Layers of Text and Layers of Use in a Fragmented Pauline Manuscript’ and Nathanael Vette, ‘“By Way of Sidon in the Region of the Decapolis” (Mark 7:31): Mark’s Jesus and the Restoration of the Land of Israel’

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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 22

ANCIENT JUDAISM & CHRISTIANITY, chaired by Yael Fisch & Nathanael Vette will run two sessions plus a joint session with Later Epistles.

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · Jul 30

Another fantastic job opening in Religious Studies, this one a tenure-track assistant professor in Early Christianity in the Department of Religion at Princeton University!

Judith Weisenfeld @judithweisenfeld.com · Jul 30

My department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor in early Christianity (our search last year was among those canceled because of budgetary uncertainty). Review of applications begins September 3, 2025. Full job description and application requirements in the link. #AcRel

puwebp.princeton.edu

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · Jul 25

Interesting, thanks! And presumably circumcision was already practiced by Samaritans, so 'Torah enforcement' must have looked slightly different in this case, right?

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · Jul 25

Many thanks Yonatan, this is fascinating. Do you think 'Judaisation' is a useful way to describe this policy? And I'm also interested in how you think circumcision fits into this - could this be one reason why we focus on the Judaisation of the Idumaeans and Ituraeans but not the Samaritans?

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · Jul 21

Well (just as in 2024) the 2025 biblical studies job market opens up with a bang(er): Princeton Theological Seminary seeks a scholar of the New Testament at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor!

@ptseminaryiym.bsky.social
@sblsite.bsky.social

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Kelsie Rodenbiker @kelsbot.bsky.social · Jul 16

My book is out online! It won’t feel real until the print book comes out in September, but I’m excited to see it out in the world at last.

Scriptural Figures and the Fringes of the New Testament Canon

Abstract. In the Catholic Epistles, canonicity and exemplarity are intertwined. Chapter 1 defines the concept of exemplarity as the use of a model-figure a

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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · Jul 14

"And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal." (Joshua 3–4:20)

This week's exhibition is called 'Crossing the Jordan', and we first look at an extraordinary set of stones that were erected around 2900 BCE on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

UNKNOWN ARTISTS
Calanais Standing Stones, central stone circle, 2900–600 BCE, Stone, 11m wide, Calanais, Isle of Lewis; funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy Stock Photo

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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · Jul 9

🔈 JOB ALERT! 🚨

The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies!

Deadline: 31st July 2025

For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…

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Mark Goodacre @goodacre.bsky.social · Jun 23

Now that I'm blogging again, I decided to mention my new book: ntweblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...

The Fourth Synoptic Gospel

I have written a new book! I'm afraid it takes me a while, especially as I have been in university administration for some years. Even wit...

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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · Jun 18

Exciting news! We're pleased to
announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics.

Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics.

#KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics

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Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thrilled to share that I’ll be staying on at @kcltrs.bsky.social as Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues and friends in the department for their support and encouragement- it means the world. Excited to continue working in this brilliant team!

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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · Jun 12

Exciting news! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social has been appointed permanent Lecturer in New Testament, Gender, and Arts at our department! 📚✨

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks Emily!

Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · Jun 12

Cheers Alexi!

Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · Jun 12

Delighted to share that I'll be staying at King's as the (tenured!) Lecturer in New Testament, Gender and the Arts. I'm beyond grateful to all those who generously offered their support and encouragement along the way. So excited to get to work with my wonderful colleagues at @kcltrs.bsky.social

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Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social · Jun 3

Had a blast chatting with @KingsCareers on their Careers in Your Ears podcast! 🎙️ From documentary filmmaking to academia — the twists, turns, and lessons learned. If your career path’s a bit unconventional, this one’s for you. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5b3F...

#lifeatkings

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · May 21

Thanks, Alexi - right back at you! We bring some big 'within paganism' energy to the issue 😜

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Alexi Chantziantoniou @alexichantz.bsky.social · May 20

my jsnt article comparing paul's claims about christ as an image of god with other ancient evidence about images of gods (literary, artistic, epigraphical, etc.) is now really truly published in the latest issue of the journal!

does this mean it's really real??

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Paul’s Iconic Christ among Mediterranean Cult Statues: A Comparison of Divine Images - Alexander Chantziantoniou, 2025

While scholars continue to debate whether Paul ever explicitly called the messiah a god, there can be no question that he called the messiah an image of a god (...

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · May 19

A schedule and list of preliminary participants for Part I (June 10-12) of the online Enoch Seminar conference on "Reading the New Testamanet within Judaism?" is now available:
enochseminar.org/reading-the-...

Reading The New Testament Within Judaism? (June 10-12, 2025)

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · May 19

The Son of Man and the Sea: Hydromachy and Conquest in Mark’s Sea Voyages - Nathanael Vette, 2025

This study proposes a new reading of Jesus’ confrontations with the elemental and the demonic on the sea of Galilee – the stilling of the storm (Mk 4.35–41), th...

journals.sagepub.com

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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · May 9

📢 Booking now open for the 2025 Ethel M. Wood Lecture!
Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’
📍 Anatomy lecture theatre 🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...
#EthelMWoodlecture

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Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social · May 12

I'll be speaking at the PEF (@palexfund.bsky.social) this Thursday on some intriguing connections between the Gospel of John and Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem c.a. 130 CE). Do come along if you're in London!

King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · May 12

Explore pagan Jerusalem & a rare artefact linked to John 5:2 with Nathanael Vette (KCL) @nathanaelvette.bsky.social @palexfund.bsky.social
🎟️ Free – email [email protected] to book
🔗 www.pef.org.uk/wp-content/u...
🗓️ Thurs 15 May, 6pm
📍 PEF, Greenwich, Lond

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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.

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King’s TRS @kcltrs.bsky.social · Apr 23

There’s still time to book for the FD Maurice Lectures 2025 on 6, 7, and 8 May, from 6-7pm, featuring Professor Sarojini Nadar.

Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…

We look forward to seeing you there!

📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL

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