Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 53,207.
18.07.2025 21:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@chandlercollins.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Bar Ilan U | writing about ancient Jerusalem | bimonthly Substack posts | husband/dad | home gardener/forager | I make pizza on Fridays
Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 53,207.
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15.07.2025 15:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0After 30 years underwater, 22 massive stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered. Not in the Bibleβbut Alexandria shaped biblical history, from the Septuagint to early Christian thought. #Archaeology #Bible #Pharos
08.07.2025 17:31 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 51,701. Chapter 2 submitted.
03.07.2025 21:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 49,505. Rough draft of chapter 2 nearly finished.
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Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 47,605. I now live in a word doc.
07.06.2025 03:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Oh, chatbot says P? Well, chatbot would have said not-P just as strenuously if youβd asked. That should be the end of the conversation.
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05.06.2025 15:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What truly new things have we learned about how the prophetic books of the Bible came to be? An interview I just did with @haydentank.bsky.social made me reflect on how I was completely wrong on a key point and what a great recent book tells us about the values behind ancient Hebrew literature. π§΅
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27.05.2025 15:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This was not on my bingo card. What even would be the ostensible archaeological value for tourists with already packed itineraries?
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22.05.2025 17:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 45,095.
16.05.2025 20:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Just finished making jerky with some pheasant backs. How do you like to use them?
13.05.2025 13:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 43,190.
09.05.2025 21:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Facebook post from page consequence: Amy Poehler and Parks & Recreation creator Mike Schur are reuniting for a new comedy series called DIG. The Peacock series revolves around women working at an archeological dig in Greece at wildly different crossroads in their lives. When the team uncovers a long-buried secret with the potential to rewrite history, they find themselves at the center of a high-stakes international conspiracy.
Did not have Amy Poehler-led Greek archaeology comedy series on my 2025 bingo card.
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05.05.2025 19:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 41,592. Finished a chapter section.
02.05.2025 21:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Stinging nettles, pickled onions, garlic, pesto, ramp butter.
26.04.2025 15:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Last eveningβs fare. Rosemary, pistachios, and quick-pickled red onions.
19.04.2025 12:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Been a bit.
Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 39,917.
Margherita pizza with pesto and ramp butter.
12.04.2025 00:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 34,311. A final draft of chapter 1 is done.
21.03.2025 22:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 33,535. Pretty rough draft of chapter 1 done.
14.03.2025 20:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 32,794. Closing in on chapter 1.
07.03.2025 21:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Dissertation word count (excluding footnotes) at the end of this writing week: 31,325.
I submitted drafts of four chapter sections to my advisor. Good progress.
That link works. Thanks!
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