Greg Given

THERE may be ſeveral other flips (like miſlaid page 295), but are none, probably, that can mislead an Engliſh reader.

broke: proofreading until it's all perfect

woke: just adding this note to the errata slip

My musings on the extent to which the idea that Perpetua & co were executed at Carthage stems from Christian/colonial fantasies are finally out in JECS. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

A LATE-BREAKING TT JOB.....

Assistant Professor, Near Eastern Archaeology, University of Toronto

Archaeology of the Levant (from south-central Türkiye to northwestern Saudi Arabia) during the Bronze and Iron Ages (3,000 to 500 BCE),

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The Epistle of Christ from Heaven in an 7th/8th or 9th cent. inscription once embedded in wall in the Church of S. Maria Assunta in Piazzo (Italy). Now in the Museo diocesano of Brugnato.

The model of unpaid academic labor required good jobs with ample unstructured time.

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

Reckless Rites

A day to reread the remarkable Reckless Rites: Purim and the Legacy of Jewish Violence @princetonupress.bsky.social, by Elliott Horowitz ז״ל, my late deeply-missed friend.

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Good thing some US colleges are closing their Religious Studies departments—definitively not “useful” at all or an area of expertise that might be relevant for understanding our present…

Deadline Wednesday!

🗣️ New color family in the JECS cover rotation!! 🗣️

Here's the recording for the book launch of our second 4T book. Hear Fabien Muller and Aaron Johnson discuss Porphyry, theology, theurgy, and more!

RACING THE CLASSICS

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (ABD and early-career)

Racing the Classics, a Mellon-funded initiative, invites applications for its second cohort. It involves a two-week in-person Summer Institute, and an academic-year practicum over Zoom (Sept ‘26-May ‘27)

See here: www.racingtheclassics.com

"From the very moment [a venerable man turned author] took pen in hand--all the devils in hell broke out of their holes to cajole him....So that the life of a writer, whatever he might fancy ..., was not so much a state of composition, as a state of warfare"
#18thc

This obviously very stupid but is it also smart? We’ll talk to some liars after this break.

I can’t with this shit

Put it right in my veins

Screenshot of call for papers from SBL website: The Book History and Biblical Literatures unit gathers together scholars of ancient Judaism and early Christianity in a theoretical and historical conversation about the culturally contingent concepts of text, authorship, readership, publication, and materiality. We welcome proposals for three sessions for the 2026 Annual Meeting: First, a session co-organized with the Papyrology and Early Christian Backgrounds program unit focused on issues of provenance: Papers may address any aspects of the historical, hermeneutical, and/or ethical questions and challenges that arise from the lives of the material that we engage for our research (e.g. ritual life, excavation, trafficking, trade, collection, institutional library or museum context, display, ongoing use, etc.). While our focus will naturally be on the provenance of papyri, manuscripts, and print books, we also welcome proposals that address such issues with respect to other kinds of objects. Second, a session co-organized with the Digital Humanities program unit on digital editions: We encourage presenters to reflect on theoretical and technical issues, as well as challenges encountered in the production of any particular project. Finally, an open call session: We are interested in new work engaging with questions of Book History, broadly conceived, and are particularly hoping to highlight the work of early career researchers, junior scholars, and graduate students.

Aware that we're all awash in these posts...

Please consider proposing a paper for Book History and Biblical Literature's panels for Denver SBL! We're welcoming proposals for 3 panels: Provenance (w/ Papyrology section), Digital Editions (w/ Digital Hum section), and an open call.

Deadline March 4

Also Cornel West 👀

"WHADdup guys, it's ya boy Mr Beast here with the craziest challenge yet. We've got the book written by him that sits upon the throne, sealed with seven seals. Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?"

Screenshot of call for papers from SBL website: The Book History and Biblical Literatures unit gathers together scholars of ancient Judaism and early Christianity in a theoretical and historical conversation about the culturally contingent concepts of text, authorship, readership, publication, and materiality. We welcome proposals for three sessions for the 2026 Annual Meeting: First, a session co-organized with the Papyrology and Early Christian Backgrounds program unit focused on issues of provenance: Papers may address any aspects of the historical, hermeneutical, and/or ethical questions and challenges that arise from the lives of the material that we engage for our research (e.g. ritual life, excavation, trafficking, trade, collection, institutional library or museum context, display, ongoing use, etc.). While our focus will naturally be on the provenance of papyri, manuscripts, and print books, we also welcome proposals that address such issues with respect to other kinds of objects. Second, a session co-organized with the Digital Humanities program unit on digital editions: We encourage presenters to reflect on theoretical and technical issues, as well as challenges encountered in the production of any particular project. Finally, an open call session: We are interested in new work engaging with questions of Book History, broadly conceived, and are particularly hoping to highlight the work of early career researchers, junior scholars, and graduate students.

Aware that we're all awash in these posts...

Please consider proposing a paper for Book History and Biblical Literature's panels for Denver SBL! We're welcoming proposals for 3 panels: Provenance (w/ Papyrology section), Digital Editions (w/ Digital Hum section), and an open call.

Deadline March 4

Or, if you're NTT, it can be a both/and!

The Art of Taking Notes at the University: Étienne Gaudet (Paris, ca. 1320–1392) The library of Étienne Gaudet has preoccupied scholars in the field of medieval history and philosophy. It arose the interest of Palémon Glorieux, who misattributed some of the manuscripts from this l...

Shut up and take my mon--oh, it's open access!

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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I have the privilege of joining my friend Mac Loftin for this event tomorrow! If you're in the area and interested in the best theology book of the year and/or how to effectively challenge Christofascism, please join us.

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NAPS members whose membership is current should have received an email today about registration for the 2026 conference. If you didn't receive the email, make sure your membership hasn't lapsed. The program can be found here: custom.cvent.com/DADF18846EBF...

Advising Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Student Services, Health, & Wellness at University of Virginia Apply for Advising Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Student Services, Health, & Wellness at University of Virg...

Friends, I am hiring two scholar-advisors this year! Come join the best advising team in the country (for real). Please help me spread the news about this great opportunity! This is a permanent, non-time limited instructional staff position, and I will be happy to answer questions!

Soon I'm giving two public lectures at Scripps College in CA as part of the O'Brien Distinguished Visiting Professorship. LA-area friends, would love to see you there!

March 31, 4:30pm: Lyricism as Historiography of the Long Past

April 1, 4:15pm: Feminist Histories and the Problem of the Real

Love being required by my employer to receive and return all graded student work via Canvas.

with alt text!