Andrew Mark Henry

Archaeologists Found the Remains of an Ancient Roman Arts District Buried Underground They uncovered an entire street of production-focused buildings.

This is a big deal! 🪙 “Archaeologists working in the ancient Roman city of Suasa discovered a “main street” full of pottery and coin production.” www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch... Archaeologists Found the Remains of an Ancient Roman Arts District

Just imagine, extend their vision:

the student preparing for that job interview, that interview isn't with a person, it's with a chatbot
if the chatbot decides they get a job... wait I thought there weren't any jobs anymore, so is this a job where they just do prompting all day?

I’m curious to see the antithesis. A university with no AI. Only pen, paper, and discussion. I’d put my money on those graduates than those graduating from “A.I.-native universities”

The most controversial thing I think @katieturnerphd.com dropped in her recent "What did Jesus Wear?" webinar (organized by @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social) was that Jesus may well have worn socks with sandals.

In all seriousness, it was phenomenal and deeply educational.

It is very grim

Every 2 years, my Belgian hometown celebrates the Medieval witches that used to live there. There's a parade, fireworks, and at the end, the burning of a witch at the stake. There's a lot of folklore involved, including decorating your front garden with witches

What did Jesus wear—and why does it matter? Join @katieturnerphd.com for a deep dive into 2nd Temple period Jewish clothing and how dress shaped identity, power, and piety in Jesus’s world.
Live online talk. Register here: www.religiondepartment.com/jesus-wear

“After two glorious years at the helm of this wonderful company, I have decided that being CEO during the release of Mechahitler was honestly a pretty bad vibe.”

Time is running out to sign up for summer Coptic course! Starts Tuesday

Starting in a few days on July 8!

I’m honored! 🥹 Gj @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social!

Yeah, just confirmed. Our site manager pre-scheduled some test meetups on the website we're using, and then deleted those rooms. We should've turned off the auto-emails!

Hi Joshua, it is not cancelled! Must be a mistake

Day in the life of a religious studies YouTuber: spending an hour before filming two separate videos by practicing Tibetan and Arabic pronunciations....which I'll still probably mess up.

$175 for 8-week Coptic course focused on learning to read the Gospel of Thomas.

Access to weekly 90-minute lecture (available synchronous or asynch.), learning materials authored by me, and weekly office hours. #Coptic #DigitalPhilology #NagHammadi #Apocrypha #BiblicalStudies

Great opportunity for those who would like to learn Coptic!

In its entirety...yes. There are a few scraps of the Greek version though.

Super excited about this!

Absolutely ecstatic to announce that we here at Religion for Breakfast are offering an online Intro to Coptic class...using the Gospel of Thomas as the primary text! Taught by the amazing scholar of early Christianity Dr. Lydia Bremer-McCollum. Learn more here: www.religiondepartment.com/coptic

Guest Lecturer for Religion for Breakfast Are you a scholar of religion with a passion for public engagement? Want to share your work with an enthusiastic, globally diverse audience that’s hungry for deeper learning? We’re inviting researcher...

Try this! forms.gle/mdyyTk7aGcCF...

Guest Lecture Open Call Be a Guest Lecturer for Religion for Breakfast Are you a scholar of religion with a passion for public engagement? Want to share your work with an enthusiastic, globally diverse audience that’s hungry...

Are you a scholar of religion with a passion for public scholarship? Want to share your work with an enthusiastic, global audience hungry for deeper learning? We’re inviting scholars to give lectures in a live Zoom series hosted by Religion for Breakfast. More here! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

New RFB guest lecture coming this week! Did environmental disasters help bring down the Roman Empire and boost the rise of Christianity? Join us for a deep-dive with friend of the show and scholar of early Christianity Dr. Travis Proctor. Register here: www.religiondepartment.com/offers/o2NGS...

YouTube video by ReligionForBreakfast This Ancient Israelite Altar Burned Cannabis

new vid by @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social dropped:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyER...

We also explore his later identities. Nimrod only gets four verses in the Bible, but centuries of legends turned him into a giant, a tyrant, the builder of Babel, and even Zoroaster.

We dig into two leading theories: Was Nimrod based on Sargon of Akkad? The first ruler of the Akkadian Empire. Or was he a humanized version of the god Ninurta?

YouTube video by ReligionForBreakfast Nimrod: The Bible’s Most Mysterious King

New video! Who was Nimrod? This mysterious guy shows up in a brief passage in the book of Genesis describing him as a mighty hunter and builder of cities: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK9H...

This is a really common belief but...
Jerome absolutely understood the translation choice he made (from קרן, “radient”, to cornuta, “horned”). In fact, in his commentary on Ezekiel he wrote: "Moses’ face had been glorified, or as it says in the Hebrew, horned."

A 🧵 on translation & its afterlives

YouTube video by ReligionForBreakfast This Is Not The Buddha (yet)

New video out from Religion For Breakfast @andrewmarkhenry.bsky.social! People ask me about this often, glad to have something punchy to share. 😆https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KRqbZ1hiLk

thanks!