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Joan E. Taylor is a New Zealand writer and historian of Jesus, the Bible, early Christianity, the Dead Sea Scrolls,… more

Joan E. Taylor
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Very important article by @mmonier.bsky.social on Codex Alexandrinus, with mention too of scribe Thecla.
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 10d
New Article on the History of Codex Alexandrinus brentnongbri.com/2025/09/25/n...
New Article on the History of Codex Alexandrinus
The latest issue of Novum Testamentum contains an important (open access!) article on Codex Alexandrinus: Mina Monier, “The History of Codex Alexandrinus: New Evidence from Arabic Paratexts,&…
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by James F. McGrath — Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

religionprof.bsky.social
New Article on the History of Codex Alexandrinus brentnongbri.com/2025/09/25/n...
New Article on the History of Codex Alexandrinus
The latest issue of Novum Testamentum contains an important (open access!) article on Codex Alexandrinus: Mina Monier, “The History of Codex Alexandrinus: New Evidence from Arabic Paratexts,&…
brentnongbri.com
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Undoubtedly will stir up much controversy, and that can only be good for our field, but my my!
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by Joan E. Taylor

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A nice review.
www.americamagazine.org/books/2025/0...
Review: What was Jesus' childhood like?
Joan Taylor’s 'Boy Jesus' is a model of careful scholarship that relies on old sources but breaks new ground. It is, in some places, riveting.
www.americamagazine.org

by Joan E. Taylor

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What a great idea for a book. Wow.
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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · Nov 16
We have a cover!!! The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Monsters is in production. We tried to put together articles that would foster a dialogue between traditional scholarship and more contemporary monster/horror. Now it's waiting, and preparing for the fun that will be proofing and indexing.
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Thanks Katie!
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by Joan E. Taylor

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No it really wasn't a tomb for a Herodian princess. Evidence? None. What a lot of twaddle for the sake of the Israel tourism industry.
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · Jun 22
Was the Cave of Salome for Jesus’s Disciple or a Herodian Princess? www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancien...
Was the Cave of Salome for Jesus’s Disciple or a Herodian Princess?
Constructed in the late Second Temple period, the Cave of Salome is a massive burial estate among the sprawling hills of the Shephelah.
www.biblicalarchaeology.org
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

religionprof.bsky.social
Was the Cave of Salome for Jesus’s Disciple or a Herodian Princess? www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancien...
Was the Cave of Salome for Jesus’s Disciple or a Herodian Princess?
Constructed in the late Second Temple period, the Cave of Salome is a massive burial estate among the sprawling hills of the Shephelah.
www.biblicalarchaeology.org

by Joan E. Taylor

joantaylor.bsky.social
Very good to talk with the great team at The Two Cities podcast about Boy Jesus. Btw he wasn't born into an easy time. Demonstrations, massive clampdowns, imperialism and violence ... threats to his own family.
www.thetwocities.com
www.thetwocities.com
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by Joan E. Taylor

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So glad this is happening for the immensely talented @mmonier.bsky.social
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Mina Monier @mmonier.bsky.social · Jun 5
So, here's the webpage of our project on Gospel harmonies. I will be working with a wonderful advisory board, including my wonderful Doktormutter @joantaylor.bsky.social, and @mcrawford.bsky.social .
mf.no/en/ungos
Unconventional Gospels | MF
A Computer–Assisted Analysis of Complex Harmonic Traditions in Newly Discovered Manuscripts
mf.no
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

mmonier.bsky.social
So, here's the webpage of our project on Gospel harmonies. I will be working with a wonderful advisory board, including my wonderful Doktormutter @joantaylor.bsky.social, and @mcrawford.bsky.social .
mf.no/en/ungos
Unconventional Gospels | MF
A Computer–Assisted Analysis of Complex Harmonic Traditions in Newly Discovered Manuscripts
mf.no
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by Joan E. Taylor

joantaylor.bsky.social
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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by Joan E. Taylor

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Interesting discussion.
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Talking here with Megan Lewis about Boy Jesus on the Bart Ehrman podcast.
youtu.be/XUskxQZZyZI?...
Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times Featuring Joan Taylor
YouTube video by Bart D. Ehrman
youtu.be
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Enjoyed chatting about Boy Jesus with Jessica Jenkins for her We who thirst podcast.
www.buzzsprout.com/2384822/epis...
020 Interview with Joan Taylor: Boy Jesus in Trauma's Shadow - We Who Thirst by Jessica LM Jenkins
What happened when a child from the line of David grew up watching cities burn under Roman occupation? Joan Taylor, Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King's College L...
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by Joan E. Taylor

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A Joan and Helen double act again, this time reflecting on #JohntheBaptist
John the Baptist
The Ancients · Episode
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Boy Jesus features in the New York Post.
nypost.com/2025/04/19/l...
Why historians believe Jesus’ family connections were as important as faith
But what if Jesus’ family connections were as influential as ecclesiastic fervor in setting the course for a new religion?
nypost.com
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

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Ever wonder why we dye eggs red for Pascha? The red symbolizes Christ’s blood shed for us. There are a few traditions about the pascha eggs involving Mary Magdalene. The one I grew up with was that Mary Magdalene put a basket of eggs at the foot of the cross and Christ’s blood flowed onto the eggs.
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Love this curious painting. Great commentary too.
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The Visual Commentary on Scripture @thevcs.bsky.social · Apr 7
There is a dreamlike quality to Holman Hunt’s depiction of the flight to Egypt, particularly in the presence of the holy innocents joining the travellers on their #journey.

Our eleventh commentary for #Lent is called 'Revelation by Dream'.

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#CofEPeeps #narthex
Lent Stations: Journeys Station 11: Revelation by Dream WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT The Triumph of the Innocents, 1883–84, Oil on canvas, 156.2 x 254 cm, Tate; Acquisition Presented by Sir John Middlemore Bt 1918, N03334, © Tate, London / Art Resource, NY
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

thevcs.bsky.social
There is a dreamlike quality to Holman Hunt’s depiction of the flight to Egypt, particularly in the presence of the holy innocents joining the travellers on their #journey.

Our eleventh commentary for #Lent is called 'Revelation by Dream'.

thevcs.org/campaign/rev...

#CofEPeeps #narthex
Lent Stations: Journeys Station 11: Revelation by Dream WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT The Triumph of the Innocents, 1883–84, Oil on canvas, 156.2 x 254 cm, Tate; Acquisition Presented by Sir John Middlemore Bt 1918, N03334, © Tate, London / Art Resource, NY
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Thank you so much 🙏 @emilbrunner1.bsky.social
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Matt Page (he/him) @mattpagefilm.bsky.social · Mar 31
An absolute rave review for @joantaylor.bsky.social's new book “Boy Jesus” from @emilbrunner1.bsky.social
zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/b...
Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times
Joan Taylor’s latest: As a boy, Jesus was a refugee, an outsider, an immigrant in Galilee in which he grew up, and affected by horrific atrocities by the occupying Roman overlords. All this a…
zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

mattpagefilm.bsky.social
An absolute rave review for @joantaylor.bsky.social's new book “Boy Jesus” from @emilbrunner1.bsky.social
zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/b...
Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times
Joan Taylor’s latest: As a boy, Jesus was a refugee, an outsider, an immigrant in Galilee in which he grew up, and affected by horrific atrocities by the occupying Roman overlords. All this a…
zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

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Hooray! You can read my new Journal of Early Christian Studies article arguing that we might have a new possible fragment of the Gospel of Mary ;) muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

religionprof.bsky.social
A reminder to all academics researching John the Baptist that there is now a Society of Biblical Literature program unit focused on him. Please submit your paper proposals!
SBL Meetings and Events
Program Units Academic Teaching and Biblical Studies John Hilton Description: Pedagogy and the classroom each provides a hermeneutical and heuristic frame of reference for the reading and…
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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

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➡️ Available now: 'Reimaging the Magdalene' by
@siobhanjolley.bsky.social

This book offers a new, intersectional feminist approach to utilising and interpreting the visual reception of Mary Magdalene.

Find out more ➡️ www.bloomsbury.com/9780567714268
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by Joan E. Taylor

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This is a nice reflection.
churchsource.com/blogs/minist...
Four Ways Joan Taylor’s Boy Jesus Can Help Your Community Grow in Tend
Even though Jesus is alive and well in his church, we don’t get to live alongside him like his first disciples did. The gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are more than enough to become Jesus’ d...
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Thanks Matt! Yes folks the book is out in the US now.
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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · Mar 15
Looking forward to diving into @joantaylor.bsky.social's new book, Boy Jesus! @zondervanacademic.bsky.social

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Reposted by: Joan E. Taylor

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Looking forward to diving into @joantaylor.bsky.social's new book, Boy Jesus! @zondervanacademic.bsky.social

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by Joan E. Taylor

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Great stuff Katie!
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by Joan E. Taylor

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Some reflections from me on Jesus as a refugee and displaced person.
www.seenandunseen.com/i-wrote-jesu...
I wrote Jesus was a child refugee, I got called crazy | Seen & Unseen
www.seenandunseen.com
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