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Dr Tom de Bruin
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(he/they) non-binary New Testament & Early Christianity scholar, author, sci-fi fan. Assistant Prof Radboud University | Editor of JIBS | Treasurer British NT Society.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · May 31
Awesome way to start the day! My article on nonhumans (animals and demons) in an early Christian text has been published in the Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha! It’s open access, so free for all to read!
Get it here: doi.org/10.1177/0951...
Article entitled Animals and demons: Nonhuman beings in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. Abstract reads: The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, usually included in collections of Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, contains descriptions of nonhuman animals in eight of its twelve testaments. This article is the first to examine these descriptions of nonhumans. In this text virtuous humans are protected from nonhuman animals and this protection is a sign of a person's virtue. Furthermore, nonhuman animals plot against human ones and attempt to gain mastery over them, using the same terms as would be used for other nonhuman, demonic forces possessing humans. This article suggests that in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, these types of nonhuman opponents are not neatly distinguished, and that these categories bleed into one another. This suggests that a less strong distinction in the classification and discussion of animals and spirits is beneficial for early Christian text
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 13d
Ja. Faber.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 15d
That’s right!
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 15d
I think the comments on YouTube are the best.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 15d
Saying that. I am 10000% here for a Nick Cage Infancy Gospel horror film.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 15d
Also that whole episode of Joseph being a terrible carpenter and needs Jesus to make the wood he cut longer is pretty hilarious. So definitely comedy, we can argue how dark exactly.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 15d
Oof. Genres, I hate ‘em. But certainly not horror or even gothic. Black comedy would be my go to, I think the random deaths are pretty funny. Wouldn’t call it a coming of age because Jesus doesn’t really grow up. He just stays the same and people around him seem to get used to him being a bit of a d
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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 22d
The Trump administration demanding that UCLA screen international students for their political opinions and deny the existence of trans people is a fascist move plain and simple
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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 22d
These are the Trump Administration’s demands on UCLA, in addition to a 1.2 billion dollar fine, as reported by the LA Times today. I must note again that the Trump Administration’s attempt to use title vi to enforce conservative agenda items is flagrantly illegal.
3:164 • Make five years of payments — $200 million annually - and set up a $172 million fund for people with claims of civil rights violations. • Ensure foreign students who are "anti-Western" will not be admitted. • Pay for all costs of the settlement, including the fee for an outside monitor. • Annually release demographic data for hires as well as students who have applied or have been admitted, broken down by "race, color, grade point average, and performance on standardized tests." • Make a public statement declaring that transgender people's identities are no longer recognized. • End gender-affirming care for minors at medical facilities. • Give the government access to "all UCLA staff, employees, facilities, documents, and data related to the agreement" not protected by attorney-client privilege.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 27d
I love hippos.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · 27d
Your outie is kind to squirrels.
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Paul Middleton @profpaulmiddleton.bsky.social · Sep 2
The British New Testament Society conference is taking place in Manchester. Tonight, we have a panel on decolonising New Testament Studies. #bnts25
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Dr Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · Sep 2
We're off to a great start in the new Reception, Critical Theory, and Interdisciplinary Studies seminar at #BNTS2025.

@tdbiii.bsky.social chaired our first session, which featured papers on decolonising hospitality, positionally and applying Bakhtin to Romans.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · Sep 3
Yeah. I saw one “can we sell your text to ai in perpetuity and we might give you a little cash but probably not”
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · Sep 2
Is this the ai nonsense?
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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 20
In-person booking for the conference may have closed, but online registration remains open until 31st August, at the lower rate of £60.

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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 14
🚨Booking closes tomorrow for in-person attendance. Don’t miss out!🚨
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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.

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BNTS 2025 poster, with the information from the Skeet.
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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Aug 5
There are just ten days left to book your in-person place for #BNTS2025 - booking will close Friday 15th August.
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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.

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BNTS 2025 poster, with the information from the Skeet.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · Jul 25
Get it here. hdl.handle.net/2066/313355
Thanks @drrebekah.bsky.social and Zanne Domoney-Lyttle for organising this all!
The Bible and My Little Pony
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · Jul 25
My chapter on Christian fans of My Little Pony and their fan texts is now open access via my university! Really happy with how Dutch copyright works for academia! [link in first comment]
#fanfic #MLP #fanstudies #fan #fanfiction #fanfic #MLP #fanstudies
Screenshot of chapter entitled “the Bible and My Little Pony”
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · Jul 23
As one should.
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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · Jul 22
Who doesn’t celebrate?!?
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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Jul 16
We’ve managed to secure some more en-suite rooms! Based on the first round these are likely to sell out quickly, so don’t delay.
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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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Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social · Jul 13
Glad I booked as soon as possible!!
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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · Jul 13
En-suite residential packages are already sold out - time to book your place!
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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.

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BNTS 2025 poster, with the information from the Skeet.
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Dr Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social · Jul 12
Ten days left to enter my book giveaway! Tell your friend to enter, (and tell your librarians to buy one please and thanks).
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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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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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