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Assistant Instructional Professor in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East at UChicago; Section Editor at Religion Compass: ANE; he/him/his; Let’s ride bikes; Go Cubbies!
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The media doesn't want you to see that it's not a jail, it's slavery.

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"I hope this writing will startle you into understanding that a democracy for some — a democracy of convenience — is no democracy at all. I hope it will shake you into acting before it is too late" -Mahmoud Khalil, today in the @washingtonpost.com Link: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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The "Jackie Robinson Day background" section of MLB's official press release about Jackie Robinson just notes that he was a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers who debuted in 1947. Nothing about the how, the why.

submitted 21 days ago • 160 comments

Harvard says no to Trump.

submitted 22 days ago • 79 comments

JNES has just published my article about the (potential) use of Hebrew among the Judeans of Yeb/Elephantine. It has a little bit of everything: Contact/sociolinguistics, precative perfects, and lengthy footnotes on škn! Here’s a link to access for free: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

Third time I’m posting this article today. Because I believe it’s correct and essential for everyone’s wellbeing.

submitted 34 days ago • 13 comments

This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:

submitted 42 days ago • 52 comments

I am not sure that an article has ever better encapsulated a thing that causes me an almost insurmountable level of frustration. There Are Other People In The World - defector.com/there-are-ot...

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How I think I look when teaching/how I actually look

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Look For The Helpers - defector.com/look-for-the...

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It’s all shiny and real now!

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Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH. I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 101 days ago • 67 comments

What did Gregory of Nyssa do?!??

submitted 103 days ago • 23 comments

this is the Audubon sketch for A Podcast

submitted 110 days ago • 2 comments

Oh... www.axios.com/2025/01/13/w...

submitted 113 days ago • 15 comments

@pablo.show Today's celebrity fragrance show made me laugh out loud over lunch. What an incredibly dumb and ultimately incredibly insightful premise. Loved it. Keep up the good work.

submitted 112 days ago • 1 comment

Yesterday got me thinking about this amazing thread from David McKenna, who as far as I'm aware does not have an active presence on Bluesky. Highlight tweet of the thread (for me) first, then the full thread archive.ph/GSSce

submitted 152 days ago • 5 comments

@seanhannan.bsky.social The Tivoli was exactly the place we were looking for last night. Impeccable taste.

submitted 162 days ago • 1 comment

Drinking hotel beers and reading a Star Wars novel after a very successful day of Conferencing. Hooray #sblaar2024

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About 7.5 hours until I leave for #SBLAAR2024 and both my paper and handout are ready to go. I… I don’t even recognize myself anymore.

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Hey new friends! I’ll be presenting at #Sblaar on Saturday morning w/ @alexianafry.bsky.social Come hear us talk about migration and identity formation in the ancient world. My paper is on P. Amh. 63, Jeremiah, and reflections on life in the Judean diaspora.

submitted 169 days ago • 1 comment