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not only that, if you are an Elements author you get lifetime access to the *entire* Elements library!

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"We demand that ICE and CBP be dismantled," retired United Methodist Bishop Minerva Garza Carcaño said at the rally.

"Most kids who enter adult prison at 16 don’t have... a parent’s voice echoing in their head. They don’t have an internal compass strong enough to counter what adult prison rewards: aggression, dominance, emotional numbness, and violence as currency."

Announcement for a lecture called “When Abraham Negotiated Against God…Or Not”

Quick plug: I’ll be presenting at the "New Insights into the Hebrew Bible" conference March 20–22. Join me and 12 other scholars for a deep dive into Genesis. Register by Feb 28 to save up to 25%.

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The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

“We have this narrative that explicit misogyny is something from the ’50s and ’60s, and what we have now is like implicit bias and microaggressions… misogyny is still out there in science and in academia, it’s just perhaps behind closed doors.” 19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...

A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF

Breaking News: The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner. nyti.ms/46kvngJ

If you have access to the Oxford Bibliographies in Biblical Studies database, the new article by my Belmont colleague Ann Coble, "Bible and Climate Change," is now available -a great new resource!
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Join us on March 18th @fordham.edu for a talk with Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social on her latest book!
RSVP here: www.catacombsociety.org/events/

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren Trump’s cuts to your health care are funding ICE’s terror.

Trump’s cuts to your health care are funding ICE’s terror.

Womanist Interpretations of the Bible: Expanding the Discourse Gay L. Byron and Vanessa Lovelace, editors

Get the ebook of Womanist Interpretations of the Bible: Expanding the Discourse edited by Gay L. Byron and Vanessa Lovelace for $5.00 from 19–22 Feb. when you use code BHM26. buff.ly/y3gipTu #BlackHistorySBL26

Takamitsu Muraoka (1938-2026) SAD NEWS: IN MEMORIAM: TAKAMITSU MURAOKA (1938-2026) (William A. Ross, Septuaginta &c.) News of Professor Muraoka's passing has been com...

Takamitsu Muraoka (1938-2026) paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2026/02/taka...

All About Love From a Black Medieval Angel A rare manuscript illustration casts Blackness not as a mirror of sin, but the ground from which love itself might take shape.

An amazing essay by art historian Dr. Denva Gallant. 😇 hyperallergic.com/all-about-lo... for @hyperallergic.com

Regius Professorship of Greek at University of Oxford Apply for the Regius Professorship of Greek role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

Regius Professorship of Greek at University of Oxford

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Congrats to our collaborators @worldlyscribe.bsky.social, Giorgia Nicosia, @madalinatoca.bsky.social, and Adrian Pirtea for their articles in the newly published thematic issue of the Journal of Eastern Christian Studies (co-edited by Marion).

Several in Open Access!

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New piece: From body cams to masks to independent investigations of recent shootings, the public supports a wide range of major reforms for ICE/federal agents www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-ameri...

Minnesota teachers sue to keep ICE off school property Two school districts and a teachers union allege that the immigration crackdown has spilled onto campuses and interrupted the functioning of schools across the state.

Two Minnesota school districts and a teachers union asked a judge to order federal officers to stay away from schools, alleging that the nation’s largest immigration operation has spilled onto campuses, affecting attendance statewide, according to a lawsuit.

America's Sleeping Giant roared when police attacked civil rights marchers.

And when Nixon tried to cover up Watergate.

Today it roars in Minneapolis and around the country — at the jack-booted thugs occupying our cities.

If you are working on Asian or Asian American approaches to biblical interpretation, we would love to see your work. Please consider submitting a paper proposal for the 2026 SBL Annual Meeting. See the call for papers below!

Applications due this Sunday, February 1!

2026-2027 SHOHET SCHOLARS GRANT FOR RESEARCH ON THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN The Shohet Scholars Grant of the International Catacomb Society is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars cohort. Awards up to $30,000. Submission deadline is February 1, 2026. This annual grant program funds research on the Ancient Mediterranean. Projects need not focus on the catacombs. Shohet Scholars may do their research in archaeology, art history, classical studies, history, comparative religions, or related subjects. We welcome interdisciplinary projects that approach traditional topics from new perspectives. For further information and to apply go to the ICS website: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-scholars/. Email questions to ShohetICS@gmail.com Image of fresco of a bird and a shepherd with a sheep over his shoulders. Paintings from the Catacombs of Domatilla in Rome.

We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000.

Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.

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1 Corinthians: A Community in Dissent: An Introduction and Study Guide (T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the New Testament) 1 Corinthians: A Community in Dissent: An Introduction and Study Guide (T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the New Testament) [Tupamahu, Ekaputra, Liew, Benny] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 1 Corinthians: A Community in Dissent: An Introduction and Study Guide (T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the New Testament)

My book published by T&T Clark is finally out. See the link below!

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Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.

“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”

Judge Orders ICE Chief to Appear in Court Over Potential Contempt In a brief ruling, the Minnesota judge wrote that unusual order was necessary because “the extent of ICE’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary.”

Breaking News: The chief federal judge in Minnesota ordered ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons, to appear in court on Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt.

A screenshot from our video analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti. Headline reads: "New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Alex Pretti."

A new Times video analysis breaks down the flawed and lethal actions by federal agents in the killing of Alex Pretti. Watch our visual investigation. nyti.ms/3YXeODB

The change of heart.

A certain number of “regular” White folks realizing the corrupting nature of white supremacy and state violence is a start. Hopefully it sticks this time.

this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying

The results of an independent autopsy for Renée Good show the mother of three sustained gunshot wounds to her left arm, right breast and head after she was shot by an ICE officer. https://wapo.st/3ZqShix

The Department of Theology at Marquette University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in New Testament beginning August 2026.

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