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UoM Religion @uomreligion.bsky.social · 9d

Religions and Theology Research Seminar Poster outlining upcoming research seminars: 6th October, Maryanne Saunders; 20th October, Erica Baffelli; 10th November, Meghan Rose Donnelly; 24th November, Raj Patta; and 8th December, Alex Samely.

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 9d

I will be teaching a Coptic intro course starting 10/27 with The Religion Department. Come for some accessible + fun philology!

All materials authored by me and based on my 12+ years of daily reading and expertise. DM for any questions.

Sign-up here: www.religiondepartment.com/learning-cop...

Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas (Level 1)

www.religiondepartment.com

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 23d

Hi Carrie, thanks for the question! Yes, the University sponsors visas... I'll DM you with further info.

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 28d

@thejohnrylands.bsky.social @uomreligion.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · 28d

We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate – Coptic in Manchester (UKRI):John Rylands Library

Key collaborators are the Coptic Church in Stockport, Manchester, and the Coptic Church in Llandudno, Wales. The project has an extensive and international advisory board. A PDRA seeking an academic career may find the balance between traditional research and co-creation appealing.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fascinating!

Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Aug 17

How exciting! Congratulations!!

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Aug 7

This was a great event, thanks very much for hosting us all!

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Miriam De Cock @miriamjane5.bsky.social · Aug 7

A very pleasant couple of days @chesterbeatty.bsky.social for our @researchireland.ie New Foundations project on 'home' and late antiquity.
@mbinzurich.bsky.social @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social @kelsbot.bsky.social

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jul 23

Really looking to going to Dublin to think about home in monastic and martyr works soon and hearing all the fab ideas of the others involved.

Miriam De Cock @miriamjane5.bsky.social · Jul 23

In less than two weeks, I'll be hosting this @researchireland.ie New Foundations event @chesterbeatty.bsky.social and @dublincityuni.bsky.social! Very much looking forward to working with a fab team on ideas about 'home' and the late antique artefacts in Beatty's collections!

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Dr Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · Jun 22

I’m at the airport en route to #EABSBL, so it feels like the perfect time to send a copy of my book, Reimaging the Magdalene, on a journey too!

💛 like and 🔁 RT and I’ll draw a winner on the feast of Mary Mag (22/07, heathens)

Let’s see where it ends up…

#Giveaway

The book cover, featuring Artemisia’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · Jul 20

New Images of P52

For some time now, the Rylands Library at the University of Manchester has hosted good digital images of P.Ryl. Gr. 3 457 (a.k.a. P52), the fragment of the Gospel According to John. I recently visi…

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jul 20

Some thoughts on women retelling the gospel story.

theconversation.com/cynthia-eriv...

Cynthia Erivo will be the most talked about Jesus of 2025 – but women have long retold the gospel

Many ancient tellings of the Jesus story offer a distinctively female perspective.

theconversation.com

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jul 17

For my sins, I've finally given in and joined instagram. Please give me a follow @drsarahparkhouse. Next up, Tiktok.

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jul 15

Congratulations!

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · Jul 12

An incredibly well preserved 1700 year old sock which was discovered in a Roman period cemetery at Oxyrhynchus (modern day Al-Bahnasa) in Egypt. Part of the collections at Manchester Museum. 📷 My own. #ManchesterMuseum

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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Jul 10

📣 Booking is now open for our 2025 meeting, hosted by @uomreligion.bsky.social - online and in person options available now.

estore.manchester.ac.uk/conferences-...

BNTS 2025 poster, with the information from the Skeet.

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · Jul 6

It's not too late to sign up for this summer Coptic course!
www.religiondepartment.com/coptic

Begins July 8th. Available Asynch. or Synch.

Lectures live Tuesdays at 10:00am Atlanta/EDT
(3:00pm London/BST, 4:00pm Amsterdam/Zurich/CEST, 5:00pm Cairo/EEST, and 12:00am July 9th Australia/AEST).

Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas

www.religiondepartment.com

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jul 1

This was fantastic! Would highly recommend anyone working in environmental humanities to apply for the next year.

ESEHNextGate @esehnextgate.bsky.social · Jun 30

Just completed this year's edition of our Writing Support Programme! Brilliant participants, papers & discussants✨️ Big thanks to all! @etnobioannavarga.bsky.social @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social @harrycroft.bsky.social @rubyekkel.bsky.social @yaronbalslev.bsky.social @lailaia2.bsky.social

#envhist

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jun 30

Enjoyed this so much! Thank you!

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thanks so much for this comment!

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Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social · Jun 14

Peter Oakes and I have written about our Coptic Manuscripts & Community pilot project @thejohnrylands.bsky.social, where we share initial insights on how the manuscripts came to be in Manchester & how we might connect these ancient artefacts with folks today. rylandscollections.com/2025/06/13/f...

Rylands BlogFar from Being in the ‘Most Useless’ Place: Linking John Rylands Coptic Manuscripts with the Coptic Community

Dr Sarah Parkhouse and Professor Peter Oakes write about their pilot project exploring the treasure trove of Coptic manuscripts at the John Rylands Library.

rylandscollections.com

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · Jun 13

$175 for 8-week Coptic course focused on learning to read the Gospel of Thomas.

Access to weekly 90-minute lecture (available synchronous or asynch.), learning materials authored by me, and weekly office hours. #Coptic #DigitalPhilology #NagHammadi #Apocrypha #BiblicalStudies

Andrew Mark Henry @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social · Jun 13

Absolutely ecstatic to announce that we here at Religion for Breakfast are offering an online Intro to Coptic class...using the Gospel of Thomas as the primary text! Taught by the amazing scholar of early Christianity Dr. Lydia Bremer-McCollum. Learn more here: www.religiondepartment.com/coptic

Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas

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Joan Taylor @joantaylor.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very interesting new study dating the Dead Sea Scrolls.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Many of Dead Sea scrolls may be older than thought, experts say

Researchers enlisted help of AI along with radiocarbon dating to produce new insights into ancient texts

www.theguardian.com

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