Hugo Méndez

why can't this be us

Author Ellen Muehlberger on Building a Book Author Ellen Muehlberger on her path to writing THINGS UNSEEN.

My best advice for other writers: read everything and anything you want!

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MOP — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW Announcement Bar

Announcement! Ancient Jew Review is the new host of Models of Piety (MOP), the annual meeting of scholars of religion in late antiquity. If you regularly attend SBL/AAR, come join us at this year's cocktail hour. More info here:

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

I’m so honored, Gary… Thank you SO much, and thank you to everyone(!) reading it. It was a joy to write.

If you're in Religion and Science, consider becoming my colleague! (Applications due by November 13.)

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Neither does Mendy…

YouTube video by History Valley The Gospel of John: A New History - The Beloved Disciple Never Existed! | Dr. Hugo Mendez

Plugging the new book on History Valley.

Reading the New Testament Within Judaism (Part II): John

Live now for a public conference session on John.

he still has a job. how many people have been fired for saying much milder things about a right-wing figure?

Me: I hate the Mets

Me (10 seconds later): *orders a Mets Juan Soto jersey*

what a wonderful, generous review. how lucky am i to have @drewjakeprof.bsky.social as my reviewer!! truly the best of us. 💜

New IU policy allows for mandatory relocation of professors The policy was passed at the June Board of Trustees meeting.

“The IU Bloomington chapter of the Association of University Professors decried the new policy, calling it ‘draconian.’”

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YouTube video by MythVision Podcast The Gospel of John: A New History — Dr. Hugo Méndez

I'm doing a few podcasts over the next few weeks on the new book. This one will be a live podcast today at 5pm EDT. Feel free to tune in.

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My latest article on John has finally been published (it was preprint for a while).

OUP sent me a free-access link, so if you're interested in the paper, please message/email me!

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Last day to download the free chapter!

Still finding the words… so devastated for our field.

YouTube video by Bart D. Ehrman What's the Point of John's Gospel?

My latest podcast appearance, summarizing the theology and symbolism of John.

It is, in essence, a sneak peak of chs. 2 and 3 of my new book.

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Thank you! That’s so kind! I hope you enjoy it.

If you're looking to grab a copy of my latest title, OUP has a 30% off discount code for my new book (AUFLY30).

Enjoy it!

I'm back from Europe, and guess what greeted me on my desk!

Really, I'm so thankful to all of you—friends, family, and colleagues—for your encouragement. And I'm really looking forward to all that this book might inspire, challenge, and reshape!

(Enjoy a taste here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...)

Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.
-- Hannah Arendt

News - Newly Deciphered Cuneiform Tablet Contains Unknown Sumerian Myth - Archaeology Magazine CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—A riveting lost Sumerian myth was recently rediscovered thanks to University of Chicago Sumerologist […]

New Sumerian myth just dropped

Thank you for reading!

The Hidden Author Abstract. This chapter offers a preliminary profile of the author of John. It argues that the core of the Gospel—that is, chapters 1–20—is the product of a

My latest book, The Gospel of John: A New History, is now out with OUP!

If you'd like a taste, follow the link below to get the first chapter for free. (There's an option to see it as a PDF.)

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Opinion | Columbia’s Administrators Are Fooling Themselves

“This deal won’t end Columbia’s torture. Whatever onerous terms the school has agreed to will be deemed to have been broken in the face of a campus protest, an edgy syllabus, a leaked classroom discussion or even an acerbic student opinion piece.”

Excited to see this out!

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.

“At issue is a legal concept from the sixth century A.D., when Emperor Justinian ordered the codification of Roman laws. The resulting code declared that features of nature like the air, running water, the sea and “the shores of the sea” must be held in trust for the use of the public.”

The sky is cryingggg!!

OMG the sky is crying for David Wright. #lgm