Andrew Jacobs (he/him)

Bolton Museum displays rare Roman sun hat following restoration The 2,000-year-old hat, which kept soldiers cool in Ancient Egypt, is one of only three in the world.

Bolton Museum displays rare Roman sun hat following restoration
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Every time admin talks about "future-proofing our degrees," I die a little inside and then remind them that critical thinking is the only skill that does this

yes!

it is!

YouTube video by America's Test Kitchen How to Shuck Corn Better: Use This Brilliant (& Easy) Kitchen Tip

just used this no-shuck, microwave method to cook three ears of corn (for a salad later) and now you can't tell me nothing

youtu.be/35TsFXYfpB0

Having enjoyed a few such threads, let’s do a “for every like I’ll post something I find interesting about ancient Judaism” thread.

JOB: Assistant Professor in South/Southeast Asian Religions (w/ focus on Hindu Traditions, defined BROADLY) in my department at the University of San Diego (PLEASE SHARE WIDELY).

Apply here: jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...

Hebrew Bible Bluesky, has anyone argued that in interpreting the mlk sacrifice as a child sacrifice to a posited god (who didn't yet exist) Molech, (rabbinic?) interpreters were ejecting part of God's repertoire into a new divine being in an analogous way to the creation of Satan out of stn?

Wild to see considering how we pushed students into these majors over the last decade or so.

Ravenna, Italy Explore this photo album by Arthur Urbano on Flickr!

If I could do some shameless self-promotion....you can see more of that fine Ravennate craftsmanship in my open access Flickr Ravenna photo collection! flic.kr/s/aHsjGH7gjN

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One like, one Presses universitaires de France book cover from the 1990s

this whole thread up and down *chef's kiss* but these guys definitely got the brief

"influencers and Oscar nominees" ah yes the two genders

Volume 9 Issue 3 | Studies in Late Antiquity | University of California Press

The new issue of "Studies in Late Antiquity" includes a Roundtable occasioned by the 20th anniversary of "The Ways that Never Parted" and much more. Available to read online now. online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/9/3

Reading Creation Myths Economically in Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel Cambridge Core - Archaeology: General Interest - Reading Creation Myths Economically in Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel

#Atraḫasis #Enki and #Ninmaḫ, #Enūma #Eliš, #Eden
Harvey, E. J. (2025). Reading creation myths economically in ancient Mesopotamia and Israel. Cambridge University Press. doi.org/10.1017/9781...

UVA Student Council declares no confidence in BOV CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The University of Virginia Student Council passed a resolution declaring no confidence in the University of Virginia Board of Visitors late Friday afternoon.

UVA's Student Council has passed a resolution of no confidence in BOV.

Volume 9 Issue 3 | Studies in Late Antiquity | University of California Press

online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/9/3 look at this roundtable on "the ways that never parted"!

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Reupping this job ad too - applications due 9/1!

who can forget Herbert Hoover's stirring speech when he confronted Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms?

Recently published: OA translation by @shahansean.bsky.social and Stephen Shoemaker of Strategius of Mar Saba, "The Capture of Jerusalem by the Persians in 614 CE" (isac.uchicago.edu/research/pub...) #MedievalSky

too many cooks! those credits alone could fuel this account for months

Learn from the Igigi gods of ancient Mesopotamia: exploitative economic power must be resisted!
Read free until August 18 👇🏻

Not me revising 😒 to 😅 at the last minute before submission because I don't want to come across as overly aggressive

ready to blame one of the new Advising Fellows (not me!)

Volume 9 Issue 3 | Studies in Late Antiquity | University of California Press

New issue of Studies in Late Antiquity Vol. 9, No. 3 (2025) online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/9/3 @drewjakeprof.bsky.social @simchagross.bsky.social @annetteyreed.bsky.social @akjp89.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social The Ways that Never Parted: A Roundtable & more

Volume 9 Issue 3 | Studies in Late Antiquity | University of California Press

the new issues of Studies in Late Antiquity has our SBL forum on the 20th anniversary of THE WAYS THAT NEVER PARTED (co-ed @annetteyreed.bsky.social): ft. me, @simchagross.bsky.social, Heidi Wendt, and Jae Han's intro!

online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/9/3

some days it's all i think about

Space... The Final Frontier... and coincidentaly the main subject of my essay that just came out in the Studies in Late Antiquity. online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/9/3