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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 1d

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Questions of Mary. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · 6d

I was interviewed by the AP last week about Nicolas Cage’s new film based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. First interview of many? My years of study on this text may finally pay off! youtu.be/3GSUbJB0oOg?...

The Carpenter's Son - Official Trailer | Nicolas Cage, Noah Jupe, FKA twigs | In Theaters Nov 14

YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

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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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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 14d

We are thrilled to announce NASSCAL's first in-person gathering since 2018. Hosted once again by the University of Virginia. Come and tell us about your work. Details at www.nasscal.com/meetings/

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Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · 21d

Just arrived. Excited to dig in.

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Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · 21d

This overlooked text is the prologue to Epistle of the Apostles in Ethiopic MSS.

NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · 21d

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ Testament of Our Lord in Galilee. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

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Dan Batovici @danbatovici.bsky.social · 27d

Yesterday paper's recording:
Ángel Narro (València), •Thecla’s Increasing Authority from Early Christianity to Late Antiquity• genaut.univie.ac.at
@angelnarro.bsky.social

GenAut | Ángel Narro "Thecla’s Increasing Authority from Early Christianity to Late Antiquity"

YouTube video by The GenAut Project

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 26d

The First Discovery of the Lost Scriptures www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...

The First Discovery Of The Lost Scriptures

Some years back, I published a lot at this site on the general subject of Alternative Scriptures, and their rediscovery in modern times. I found a lot to

www.patheos.com

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Sep 5

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Fifteen Signs before Judgment, compiled by @brandonwhawk.bsky.social. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Aug 29

The NASSCAL First Fridays Workshop 2025/2026 season begins Sept. 5 at 12:00 (EDT) with Julia Snyder's essay "Apostles Behaving Badly? Violence in the Acts of Philip." Contact us if you would like to participate.

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Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · Aug 26

I was interviewed on the Patristica podcast (youtu.be/AVKCrvZODf4) about the Apocrypha of Symeon Metaphrastes Project (a collaborative collection of translations; information here: www.tonyburke.ca/the-apocryph...).

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Aug 25

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Conversion of Bartholomew. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

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Janet Spittler @janetspittler.bsky.social · Aug 22

This arrived unexpectedly today!

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Aug 18

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha: On the Deaths of the Apostles, an apostolic list in Syriac and Sogdian. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Aug 15

Added to e-Clavis: Christian Apocrypha ~ Teaching of the Lord, compiled by @chancebonar.bsky.social . www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Aug 15

NASSCAL is looking for scholars who are interested in presenting their research on Christian apocrypha at the First Fridays Workshop during the 25-26 academic year. Workshops are on zoom on the first Friday of the month at 12pm Eastern (US) time. Contact Janet Spittler at [email protected].

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Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · Aug 2

Our final month in Regensburg: one last country to visit and a book to finish. Only one of those is accomplished. www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/08/02/m...

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Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · Jul 11

That’s great to hear. Just send to me.

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Jul 11

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ Life of Gerasimos of Emesa, compiled by Slavomír Čéplö www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

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Adam Bremer-McCollum @acbm.bsky.social · Jul 8

It's publication day for the Pearlsong! Syriac and two Greek texts, each w/ Eng. tr., + glossaries and commentary.

Just $40! The paper, cover & jacket, and printing are fabulous!

If you read it, I hope you have as much fun with it as I did writing it!

The Pearlsong — Harvard University Press

The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, the pri...

www.hup.harvard.edu

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Jul 8

The program for the SBL Christian Apocrypha section has been posted to the new page dedicated to the section on the NASSCAL web site: www.nasscal.com/society-of-b...

Society of Biblical Literature Christian Apocrypha Section

Current administration: Tony Burke (chair), Jae Hahn, Julia Lindenlaub, Jacob Lollar, Janet Spittler, Lily Vuong. 2025 Annual Meeting Christian Apocrypha Sessions Saturday, November 22, 1:00–3:30 p…

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Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social · Jul 2

June in Regensburg (okay, only a week or so in Regensburg, the rest of the time was Ireland, Bratislava, Budapest, and Oslo). But Regensburg did treat us to Just Like Abba! www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/07/02/m...

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Jul 1

Coming soon: the latest volume in NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series.

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Brepols @brepols.net · Jun 27

𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝗵𝗮 𝟯𝟰 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)

More info: bit.ly/44kl2PV

#Bible #EarlyChristianity #ChurchHistory #ReligiousStudies #Christology #Theology

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NASSCAL @nasscal.bsky.social · Jun 20

Added to e-Clavis: Manuscripta apocryphorum ~ Tripoli, Dayr Sayyidat al-Balmand, 156 (1606), an Arabic miscellany containing Infancy Gospel Thomas, Six-Bks Dormition, and several apocryphal acts. Compiled by Slavomír Čéplö. www.nasscal.com/manuscripta-...

Tripoli, Dayr Sayyidat al-Balmand, 156

Images: HMML (registration required) Other identifiers: HMML project no. BALA 150; formerly MS 576 Physical description: paper, 20.5 × 14.5 cm, 233 fols., 1 col.; leaves missing at beginning and el…

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