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Lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Durham University | Research associate for Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence | podcast w/ The Two Cities
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Obligatory reminder that Sen. Cassidy, in explaining his decision to vote to confirm RFK Jr., stated that RFK Jr. had committed that "[i]f confirmed, he will maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes." This... is a change.

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I talked with the Washington Post about our new report describing big changes in the global religious landscape www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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⏰ ONE WEEK LEFT ⏰ Join us online for our MA information evening and find out if post graduate studies in Bible and Violence is right for you.

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Authoritarians look for an excuse to deploy troops against civilians. Do not give it to them. The power of nonviolence is that it can expose the cruelty that steals all of our humanity.

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This is really going to mess with some historians and religion scholars in the future

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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

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Sad to hear Walter Brueggemann has died. News comes from biographer Conrad Kanagy (his book on Brueggemann: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/review-and...). I've read numerous Brueggemann books & learned a lot. Glad I got to meet him several years ago.

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WATCH: “You stand in my church. You promised me.” A Minneapolis pastor confronts the chief of police about helping ICE

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'This week, archaeogaming expert and ancient history podcaster Lexie Henning discusses gamifying history and the future of humanities teaching.' pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-impe...

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Search committees—I’m begging you to remember how you got your TT job 20 years ago with having only published a book review.

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Has anyone checked on Aaron Sorkin lately? The dude probably just melts when he turns on the news

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This is a really common belief but... Jerome absolutely understood the translation choice he made (from קרן, “radient”, to cornuta, “horned”). In fact, in his commentary on Ezekiel he wrote: "Moses’ face had been glorified, or as it says in the Hebrew, horned." A 🧵 on translation & its afterlives

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Germany paved the way for officials--often descendants of Nazis-- to police Jewishness in service of a narrow Christian Zionist vision of what Judaism is and isn't allowed to be, often over the objection of, you know, Jews.

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Here’s your v important reminder that the story of Esther, among other things, is about the corrupting nature of imperial power. Esther & Mordecai mimic the actions of Haman, becoming the very evil they fight against. In the end, they also commit a genocide. So ya, maybe the name is appropriate. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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For literal decades, the Christian right fought tirelessly to get their ideologues onto the Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs Wade. Now with that victory, they simply abandon all pretence of caring for life and rule of law.

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A new blog post up today, pushing further on my ideas about how political rhetoric often (intentionally) blurs the line between ontological and moral monsters. (And just to be clear - that's a fake image, and a perfect example of how we create monsters.) www.brandonrgrafius.com/blog/monster...

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Can anyone point me to SLA studies about the benefits or disadvantages of using transliteration in introductory language courses?

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He will also have to file taxes! Does the pope actually take a salary though ?

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Say what you will about this administration, but it’s doing wonders for my imposter syndrome

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Excited to be at the @csbibleviolence.bsky.social conference— Preying on the Sheep: Finding green pastures after pastoral harm.

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CONFERENCE DAY! Preying on the Sheep begins today at 1:15pm UK. You can STILL get your ticket for this important conference. Book now and join us in Bristol or online. Conference recordings are included with all tickets and will be available after the event. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preying-on...

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Twice upon a time in Hollywood

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Two days left to sign up for Preying on the Sheep: Finding Green Pastures after Pastoral Harm. You can join us in Bristol or online and all tickets include exclusive access to conference recordings which will be available after the event. So do join us even if you can't attend every session!

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