Joe Scales

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289814) | University of Bergen Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (289814), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion, University of Bergen, Norway. Specialization in Rabbinic literature 2nd – 7th century CE. NB Short deadline: 6 March. nt4ox.link/BergenPDF26

PhD Scholarships in Theology, Philosophy, and Music at Dublin City University Apply for a PhD Scholarships in Theology, Philosophy, and Music. Discover a wide range of PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

PhD scholarships available at DCU's School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music! Contact myself with any queries! Deadline 23 March.

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The deadline for applications has been extended to March 23rd to allow a bit more time for candidates to work on their application materials.

PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027) | University of Bergen Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026

PhD opening in Bergen. Come and work with me on my NFR project looking at violence and warfare in antiquity: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027) | University of Bergen Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026

PhD opening in Bergen. Come and work with me on my NFR project looking at violence and warfare in antiquity: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Deuteronomic History: Law, Punishment, and Return | It Means What It Means Podcast Get more from It Means What It Means Podcast on Patreon

My conversation with @josephscales.bsky.social will be available 13 April for $5 a month on Patreon.

Hi, I am trying to access a manuscript held at the (Greek Orthodox) Jerusalem Patriarchal library. I wrote and received no response. Does anyone have experience with this library or know someone I can contact, please?

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Calling all Early Career Academics, on Weds 11 Feb at 10am we will be hosting an online Researcher Training:
Applying for Postdoctoral and Early-Career Fellowships and Funding

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Please share these postdoc opportunities in Bergen, Norway 👇 Deadline March 6

Takk for støtten siden 2022!

Photo of snowy mountains near Bergen under a cloudy sky. Bonus photo for the post, unconnected to the text.

Book manuscript submitted. More to come soon but happy to have got this far with my pre-battle speech project.

I’ve been walking up in the mountains and have now come down.

Quote: “Judith uses a legal concept of responsibility in her address to the leaders of Bethulia. She claims that, should Bethulia surrender, her audience will be responsible for the murder of those in Jerusalem. This is based on a legal notion that can be summarized thus: a person has a degree of responsibility to prevent the murder of others." —Joseph Scales

Check out “Responsibility for Murder: The Background of Judith’s Legal Argumentation” by Joseph Scales in #JBL144.4. Access the article online using your SBL username and password. tinyurl.com/a6cbyh55.

Doctoral student in Religious Studies/Theology

We have a PhD position open (four years, full funding):

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My thanks to my colleagues @mortenbeckmann.bsky.social @arsteinjustnes.bsky.social Charles Commerford, Laura Quick and Cat Quine for their input in developing the piece and @ec.europa.eu for funding the project. Susan Hylen and Jonathan Potter also did a wonderful job during post-submission

Email notice for article: Responsibility for Murder: The Background of Judith’s Legal Argumentation

My latest (published) article “Responsibility for Murder: The Background of Judith’s Legal Argumentation” Journal of Biblical Literature 144.4 is now available. I spoke about the argument with the folk at MF Norwegian School of Theology (recorded and available in the link): youtu.be/tN_6LwMqOVs?...

Postdoc Position: Early Christian Studies | Radboud University Do you want to work as a Postdoctoral Researcher: Early Christian Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies? Check our vacancy!

Please share widely! 3-year Postdoc in Early Christian Studies. Deadline: 8 March. Let me know if you have any questions or want to nominate a colleague.

Does anyone have access to the American Journal of Archaeology? My ICS membership doesn't give me online access to the more recent volumes, and I really don't want to have to spend a day/£20 getting a train into London to see their physical copy of 129.2. I miss institutional access...

This is a deliberate strategy, likely for coordination and having a trigger for any escalation. I’d assume that it’s also a statement to any who may invade that UK forces are deployed and will enter a war. It may be directed at the US, or perhaps meets Trump’s baseless point about DK protecting GL

Snowy town and sunlight on mountains behind the city. Clear blue sky over all.

End of week one and I think it’s safe to say I like it here. Will try to post more about research once things are fully in gear, but you can have one more view.

Performing Peace Calling all creatives! Are you an actor, producer, playwright, choreographer or composer? Whether amateur or professional, student or teacher, please join us to explore the power of peace storytell…

Fancy a free drama workshop? apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/08/p... On 22nd Jan 2-4.30pm @uniofstandrews.bsky.social we are running an interactive drama workshop with theatre-makers NMT Automatics to explore the power of peace storytelling on stage. Email vispeace@st-andrews.ac.uk to sign up!

Since 1938, we published 500 titles in the Mnemosyne Supplementa series. Let us know which volume of all 500 you like best, and win the volume!
The same for Trends in Classics and its current 200 volumes.
If you are at the AiA-SCS, come get a chocolate bar..

Speech in Ancient Greek Literature: Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative, Volume five

This has been on my ‘to read’ list for a while. Congratulations on the milestone

Events New Visions of Ancient Peace Inaugural workshop for the Ancient Peace Studies Network January 20th-22nd, 2026, University of St Andrews Bringing together a mix of ancient-world researchers with exp…

Registration to attend our inaugural Ancient Peace Studies Network conference closes on 9th January - last chance to sign up! apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/

Snowy town with sunrise effect over the mountains and fjord.

Day two reveals the beauty of Bergen.

Office space with partially filled book shelves.

Day one at @unibergen.bsky.social and I’ve set up my book shelves. There seems to be so many more when they’re boxed up and need lifting.

Photo of fjord and sunrise. Fjorder og soloppgang.

Last trip of what has turned out to be an astonishingly difficult move up to Bergen. But the weather is fine and things seem to be getting brighter.

Photo of T&T Clark Handbook of Hellenistic Jewish Literature in Greek on otherwise empty bookshelves.

This arrived, just in time to be packed up for moving. My chapter on the Apocryphon of Ezekiel argues that it was not a single composition in antiquity, and it mostly made up of independent short sayings. Thanks to the editor Marieke Dhont and @tandtclark.bsky.social for publishing.

Happy new year

Two PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Theology

Come and become my new colleague: Two fully funded PhD positions (3yrs, start 9/2026) advertised at the Faculty of Theology (all disciplines) at #UniversityofCopenhagen, deadline: 16 March 2026

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“Cambridge Amplify Grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations as they work toward the publication of their first book.”

Calling all drama professionals, drama students, and peace storytellers! We are teaming up with theatre company NMT Automatics to deliver a FREE interactive workshop on Jan 22nd @uniofstandrews.bsky.social on dramatising peace! apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/08/p...