Dain Alexander Smith, PhD

“During times of war hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism” (Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited).

In the United States of Dystopia, sometimes all you can do is listen to a comedian tell the truth.

YouTube video by Bible Geek Jesus is Trans? - Understanding the Transfiguration

Is Jesus Trans? Find out what some NT scholars think. #pride
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You honestly present all of this like you’re better than everyone in scholarship. You keep claiming “they” know nothing, they can’t review you, and they need to forget everything they have lear ed. Perhaps you should reconsider your approach, as you are talking like your sh*t don’t stank.

Honestly man, here I am encouraging you to submit your stuff to the academy, giving you book recs, & you keep saying you’re better than that, & no one is on your level. My previous tweet is pointing to what you already have stated, you’re beyond peer review. That’s for chumps. Guess I am a chump. 🤷‍♂️

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Ah, I see now, you have no peers.

You should go to the SBL conference and see what critical biblical scholarship actually looks like. I am not sure what scholarship you have been reading, but to assert that “they have NO knowledge of how to study” is pretty hilarious. www.sbl-site.org/meetings/ann...

You should submit your scholarship for peer review. You realize anyone can submit, right? Try sending your stuff to the Journal of Biblical Literature, or New Testament Studies, or Novum Testamentum. In fact, I have published with NovT, and know exactly what their peer review is like.

No one is objective. We live in a postmodern world man, catch up. And in none of these posts am I “defending Christianity.” I am merely pointing people, including you, to actually engage with critical biblical scholarship that is peer reviewed, published by scholars in the field, and so on.

Galileans under Jerusalem and Roman Rule Galileans under Jerusalem and Roman Rule [Horsley, Richard A., Hanson, K. C.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Galileans under Jerusalem and Roman Rule

You should go read some Richard Horsley. You would appreciate this book, and it would help you see what biblical studies actually looks like: www.amazon.com/Galileans-un...

Many in “biblical scholarship” are not religious. Moreover, the origins of “critical biblical scholarship” was driven by breaking away from ecclesial and religious assumptions and conclusions. This is why I suggest reading the history of scholarship, as you are seriously missing a lot of info.

This betrays how little you know about “so-called scholars,” as academia is actually more like an all consuming thankless job. Hahaha. Getting a PhD and publishing research through peer-review is grueling.

History of New Testament Research, Vol. 1 History of New Testament Research, Vol. 1 [William Baird] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. History of New Testament Research, Vol. 1

I would really recommend reading the history of New Testament scholarship, here is a great overview in 3 volumes: www.amazon.com/History-New-...

These 6 assumptions that you claim people have are not assumed in critical scholarship. For example, the assumption of authorship has been thoroughly investigated in biblical scholarship, they are discussed often. Or, rhetorical features that are not explicit are often investigated, and more.

God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now [Crossan, John Dominic] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now

Roman Piso’s analysis is not what the overwhelming majority of scholars think about the NT. If you want to know what scholarship actually thinks about Rome and the New Testament, I would recommend this book: www.amazon.com/God-Empire-J...

To your point though, I would agree that “the church” has certainly participated in psyop campaigns, and the Christian scriptures have been used by the powerful to “control” people. I would merely point out, however, that those uses are a misunderstanding of “Christianity’s” foundation.

As I understand psyop, it’s something done by political powers to control the masses. In contrast, the NT was written in a context where the early Jesus followers—the marginalized masses—were actually subverting political powers. I wouldn’t call that a psyop.

My use of “or” was not meant to be restrictive, but additive and specifying a smaller group within right wing Christianity. So, yes, both.

YouTube video by Bible Geek How the Religious Right Misunderstands the Bible and Politics

Probably more accurate to say that right wing Christianity or Christian Nationalism is a psyop. You can see more what I mean in this video: youtu.be/A-gKDjUVRiM?...

Looks interesting!

“The War on Science”

Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left.

YALL, THE TITLE!!

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On this day, 2000 years ago, the zombie apocalypse began! Only this Zombie didn’t eat people’s bodies … people ate his body and drank his blood, or something like that…. Maybe I am conflating The Last of Us with the Gospels.

I officially signed my contract with, The Library of New Testament Studies. “The Politics of Peace in Romans: Postcolonial Intertextuality and the Double-Voiced Discourse of Scripture and Roman Imperialism,” will soon be in print. Happy to be a part of this series. www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/th...

10 years ago, I randomly met someone from WJK in a diner, and she sent me Brueggemann’s book, “Sabbath as Resistance.” After reading that, I always took a day off every week. Granted, more biblical theology than religious studies, but making “sabbath” a routine changed my life through the PhD.

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I made enchiladas for about 10 children & 30 teens at church. One teen said they were a “9.2 out of 10,” another teen said “AMAZING” … one elementary kid started crying and saying “there is NO food TO EAT?!” and the rest wouldn’t even try them. After the elementary mutinied, we ordered them pizza.

so quick, very fast, much speed.

It started, aaaaand your brother aptly pointed out that you weren’t ready to begin. Hahaha

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I converted from football to another religion a while back, and I always forget about this holy game day.

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You know it’s been cold when you walk outside, and think it is warm, and it’s 31 degrees F.