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@michaelhawkes.bsky.social

Writer, publisher, and dad, amateur historian and Bible scholar. An infinitely-inquisitive progressive Christian. Moderator of www.reddit.com/r/OpenChristian, and www.reddit.com/r/AcademicBiblical

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🚨LIVE EMERGENCY EPISODE at 9:30am BST🚨

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory Stewart will be discussing the US strikes on Iran:
What's happened, why Trump has done this, and what happens now?

Link in the replies 👇

22.06.2025 07:56 — 👍 52    🔁 10    💬 12    📌 1
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From the AskHistorians community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

Within 2 hours of breaking news and @askhistorians.bsky.social users ask about historical events to understand the present. If any #SkyStorians want to get involved with AH to help people with Breaking Historical Questions, reach out- we'd love to have you participate

www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

22.06.2025 01:47 — 👍 133    🔁 33    💬 4    📌 7
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Get more from Ellie Mackin Roberts on Patreon Ancient Greek Historian

I’ve started a Patreon - I’ll be offering courses, lectures, and discussions based on my extensive university teaching and research - you don’t need to have any experience in Ancient Greek history, everything will be beginner friendly (but also in depth for non-beginners!)

#ClassicsBluesky 🏺🏛️

22.06.2025 11:08 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 4    📌 0

#OpenChristian

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#OpenChristian

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Use the tag "#OpenChristian" in your post and it will be picked up by the feed. Thank you.

22.06.2025 13:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Pesach in Egypt ⇄ Pesach in Jerusalem - TheTorah.com Exodus instructs each family in Egypt to slaughter a paschal lamb and eat it at home, while Deuteronomy commands a community ritual, to take place at the central worship location, i.e., the Jerusalem ...

Pesach in Egypt ⇄ Pesach in Jerusalem. A new article by Dr. Hillel Mali for TheTorah online magazine.

www.thetorah.com/article/pesa...

#Judaism
#OpenChristian
#AcademicBiblical
#OldTestament
#HebrewBible

20.04.2025 13:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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April 2025 Please follow and like us: CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Greg Albrecht Two Arrivals: Dallas & Jerusalem – pg. 2 Brad Jersak The Last Scapegoat – pg. 4 Richard Rohr Perfect Love Casts Out Fear – ...

April issue of CWR magazine available for free. Articles include:
Greg Albrecht: Two Arrivals- Dallas & Jerusalem
Brad Jersak: The Last Scapegoat
Richard Rohr: Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

www.ptm.org/magazine/apr...

#ProgressiveChristianity
#OpenChristian
#Christian
#Atonement

20.04.2025 13:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#EarlyModern #BookHistory 📜

20.04.2025 11:42 — 👍 22    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Μὴ φοβεῖσθε.

Ἰησοῦν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον ζητεῖτε.

Οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε. Ἠγέρθη.

Ἰδε ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔκειτο.

Do not fear.

You seek the crucified Jesus.

He is not here. He is risen.

See the place where he lay.

20.04.2025 12:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Choosing Barabbas I’ve been intermittently listening to Bach’s Matthäuspassion performed by the Tölz Boys’ Choir over the last week. (You can watch it here.) It’s a

Choosing Barabbas www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...

19.04.2025 15:05 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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In The Holy Night And it was night. Always night. Wholly night. Holy night.

And it was night.

Always night.

Wholly night.

Holy night.

Oh yes, it was a holy night– a long one, ages beyond number of unbroken darkness, but holy.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

19.04.2025 15:15 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Free Will, the Cross, and the Myth of an All Knowing God | Easter Special
YouTube video by Kim McPhail Podcast Free Will, the Cross, and the Myth of an All Knowing God | Easter Special

youtu.be/6Qoa4gIRWfU

#crossisnotlove​ #christiancontradictions​ #atheistpodcast​ #biblicalfacts​ #godisnotomnianything​ #religionlogicfails​ #jesusvsjewishlaw​ #deconstructingfaith​ #deconstructingchristianity​ #nofreewill​ #omnisciencemyth​ #exchristian​ #excristianvoices​ #atheistperspective​

19.04.2025 17:59 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Sound Of Silence On Good Friday How can we listen to silence? How can that be our prayer? And where can it take us? Guest post by Susan Butterworth Recently I was gifted tickets to a

The Sound of Silence on Good Friday www.patheos.com/blogs/allelu...

19.04.2025 20:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The King We Needed (Not the One We Expected) - Progressive Preacher Palm Sunday Reflections – Matthew 21:1–11 Palm Sunday is one of those beautiful, bittersweet days in the Christian calendar. It marks the beginning of Holy Week—the final days of Jesus’ ministry leadi...

#christian #progressivechristian

19.04.2025 20:45 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Easter 2025 message from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe

#Easter #TEC #Episcopal
⚓✝️

19.04.2025 23:13 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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When Sermons Go Viral A close exegesis of Bishop Mariann Budde’s infamous message.

sojo.net/magazine/apr...

20.04.2025 01:53 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Holy Week Shows the Power of Public Outcry Pilate used fear and blame to mask unjust actions; there's a lesson for us as Trump defies court orders.

sojo.net/articles/opi...

20.04.2025 02:26 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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How Antisemitic Myths Twisted the Crucifixion of Jesus ‘The Jews’ didn't kill Jesus. The real culprit is more complicated, and has consequences that continue to resonate today.

sojo.net/articles/opi...

20.04.2025 02:31 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Lighting the new fire

Lighting the new fire

Marking the new paschal candle

Marking the new paschal candle

Baptism

Baptism

Holy Eucharist

Holy Eucharist

Pictures from the Great Vigil at the Episcopal Cathedral in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. #easter #episcopalchurch #christianity ⚓️

20.04.2025 03:41 — 👍 26    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Christ's Resurrection: A Universal Invitation To Redemption Christ's resurrection from the dead is for the restoration of all things, for universal redemption; everyone is called to the kingdom of God.

Christ is Risen, and the light is victorious over the darkness, life over death. Christ is Risen, and all are called to share in the glory of the resurrection! www.patheos.com/blogs/henryk... #Catholic #Pascha #Easter

20.04.2025 07:35 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Sunrise Easter Online Worship - 4/20/25
YouTube video by Good Samaritan United Methodist Church Edina Sunrise Easter Online Worship - 4/20/25

We invite you to join our meditative Sunrise Easter Service, created especially for the online space. We are a progressive Christian community that pledges our love and acceptance to all people, especially those who have felt hurt or abandoned by the institutional church.

youtu.be/XyQV8C0jsuI

20.04.2025 11:37 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Why More Adults Are Reassessing Their Childhood Religion According to a new Pew Research Center study, research shows that more and more people are leaving their childhood religions. We connected with experts to find out why.

On leaving, switching, converting: New article in Parents Magazine cites research from @pewresearch.org and our scholarly journal @jssreligion.bsky.social.

#Religion #ReligiousStudies #SociologyOfReligion www.parents.com/new-study-sh...

17.04.2025 17:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Knechtle’s Defense of Biblical Slavery - WORSE than you Think! (feat Joshua Bowen & Kipp Davis)
YouTube video by Paulogia Knechtle’s Defense of Biblical Slavery - WORSE than you Think! (feat Joshua Bowen & Kipp Davis)

"Faith is not *just* intellectual gymnastics"
(proceeds to do just that)

-- Knechtle’s Defense of Biblical Slavery - WORSE than you Think! --
(@paulogia.bsky.social feat. Joshua Bowen & Kipp Davis)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVIp...

#apologetics #slavery #Bible #Christianity #scripture #Torah #God

17.04.2025 21:03 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Jonathan Bryant, "Compassion and the Characterization of the Markan Jesus" (Brill, 2024) - New Books Network

🎙️ New Podcast Alert!

Just dropped: Jonathan Bryant's "Compassion and the Characterization of the Markan Jesus." Join us as we explore how compassion shapes the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark.

🎧 Tune in here: tinyurl.com/yry2ccwy.

#Podcast #BiblicalStudies #Theology #aarsbl #sblaar

18.04.2025 08:48 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Christmaker Continues To Inspire My biography of John the Baptist titled Christmaker continues to inspire. I was genuinely moved by the kind words and thoughtful engagement at the 2025

Christmaker Continues to Inspire www.patheos.com/blogs/religi...

18.04.2025 16:07 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Odious Penal Substitutionary Theory Of Atonement PZ Myers posted an entry on his blog with the title "Odious Christianity." He is commenting on a tract that came his way which includes the following

Something I wrote a while back about the penal substitution theory of atonement

www.patheos.com/blogs/religi...

18.04.2025 18:40 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Discussion about my Book on the Academic Biblical Studies Forum on Reddit The moderators on the Academic Biblical Studies Forum on Reddit graciously allowed me to share my recent book Four Evangelists and a Heresy Hunter: Investigating the Traditions about Matthew, Mark,…

Discussion about Mike Kok's Book on the Academic Biblical Studies Forum on Reddit

jesusmemoirs.wordpress.com/2025/04/16/d...

19.04.2025 20:45 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Does Progressive Christian Financial Advice Exist? Yes. The first lesson? That money isn't yours.

“[Financial security] is not really a theme we find in scripture,” D.L. Mayfield, author of 'The Myth of the American Dream', told Sojourners. (2021)

08.04.2025 01:00 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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