Cavan Concannon

Le pape discret devenu légende : qui était vraiment saint Sylvestre, fêté le 31 décembre ? Fêté le 31 décembre, saint Sylvestre a vécu à un moment décisif où le christianisme est passé du statut de religion persécutée à celui d’alliée du pouvoir impérial.

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Cover of the book 'early christian epistolarity' by Judith Lieu and Matthijs den Dulk

Early Christian Epistolarity is out now! Get your copy (or, you know, get your library to order it) at brill.com/display/titl.... It was an honor to work on this project with Judith Lieu
@greggiven.bsky.social @angelastandh.bsky.social @cavanconcannon.bsky.social, Harry Maier (1/2)

YouTube video by Sam Brown University TV Would Jesus Like Us? | Zach Cregger & Cavan Concannon | SBUTV | #1

Had a great time chatting with @sambrownwkuk.bsky.social and Zach Cregger about whether Jesus would like any of us (and other stuff too). youtu.be/I25wSKqJizM

New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state Historians may not know much about Silvester’s life, but the era he lived in was pivotal for Christianity.

theconversation.com/new-years-ev...

How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.

Surprising but true: threads connect #gladiators, Christian martyrs, and the sense of persecution among U.S. evangelicals today. A professor of #religion and #classics explains: https://buff.ly/4g3pS8t
(@cavanconcannon.bsky.social, @uscdornsife.bsky.social) #gladiatorII

Hi new followers. I don't post much on here, but I check this account so feel free to hit me up. Will post articles, podcasts, and other media here as they come out

Hi new followers. So nice to meet you all. I don’t post all that much these days so I’d love to know why you’re here! Am I on some list?

Trump's 'God Bless the USA Bible' is No Joke As he makes another bid for the White House, Donald Trump is well aware of who his base is and what they believe. Indeed, the campaign has increasingly adopted more overtly Christian nationalist theme...

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That’s a nice Paul you’ve got there…

Excellent assemblage of books you’ve got there

So looking forward to this talk today!

pornodoxy [pôrnō däksē]             noun 1. the invention of “dangerous” women, often with respect to sex, in the course of interpreting, historicizing, or defending the Bible 2. the exaggeration or caricaturing of women’s sexuality in the course of policing patriarchal behavioral norms, especially in biblical scholarship 3. both

#AARSBL23 folks, don't take too long at lunch today! Come to Pauline Epistles at 1pm. I made up a word and I'd love the chance to show how it's useful. I'll in part be analyzing the work of Scot McKnight. Hope to see you there!

Always nice to catch up with friends @drewjakeprof.bsky.social @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social @cavanconcannon.bsky.social

AJR Conversations I The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW We’re talking about my recent book, The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and it is about people who have claimed to be ancient Israel—or had that identity claimed for them—from biblical ti...

Jill Hicks-Keeton interviews Andrew Tobolowsky on his new book, The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. www.ancientjewreview.com/read/the-myt...

AJR Conversations I The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW We’re talking about my recent book, The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and it is about people who have claimed to be ancient Israel—or had that identity claimed for them—from biblical ti...

@ancientjewreview.bsky.social was kind enough to host a conversation about my latest book between me and @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social for anyone interested!

This is an excellent book, y’all

On making the Bible “good” & a new book from @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8hJ6afB/

Does Scripture Speak for Itself?: The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation is $17 on Amazon, people! a.co/d/6B2xUZZ

Good Book: How White Evangelicals Save the Bible to Save Themselves Good Book shows how white evangelicals in the US make the Bible the

Jill Hicks-Keeton’s Good Book just came out. www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...

Transing the Talmud or Reading the Talmud "Badly" — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW Max Strassfeld introduces the methodological interventions of Trans Talmud (UC Press, 2023).

Max Strassfeld introduces the methodological interventions of Trans Talmud (UC Press, 2023).

www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2023/9/...

Professor, Classical Linguistics, Literature and Culture (open-rank) University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

Indo-European Studies and Classics at UCLA are looking to fill an open rank position in Classical Linguistics. Apply! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08812

Interested in doing a PhD in Christian Studies (broadly conceived)? Do you have students who might be? Send them our way!

Exactly

I guess I’m here now. What’s up y’all?