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And thanks for the links to the NASSCAL site & e-Clavis, @christycobb.bsky.social!

Don't miss this great write-up by @christycobb.bsky.social about the influence of Christian apocrypha on history & tradition!

NASSCAL First Fridays workshop flyer: Hugo Lundhaug (University of Oslo), "Total Devotion to the Storyworld: The Role of Apocrypha in Egyptian Monasteries” Friday, February 6, 2026, 12:00pm EST

Join us next Friday, 2/6, 12pm EST, for our first 2026 First Friday workshop!

Hugo Lundhaug (University of Oslo) presents “Total Devotion to the Storyworld: The Role of Apocrypha in Egyptian Monasteries”

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Acts of John, compiled by Ciara Mulcahy. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ Revelation of the Blessed John, Apostle and Evangelist (a seventh-century text composed in Greek but extant in a single Latin manuscript). www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Apostle of Marcion, compiled by Mark Bilby and Markus Vinzent. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Sigh. Yes.

NASSCAL, AELAC, and Beyond Canon are collaborating on a conference/workshop to take place in Regensburg, 8-10 July 2025. The theme is "Early Christian Apocalypticism (II-V saec.): Contours, Contexts, and Social Functions." If you are interested in taking part contact tburke@yorku.ca.

Notice of Election of the 2025–2027 NASSCAL Board The NASSCAL First Fridays workshop taking place December 5 will also be the time that we elect a new Board of Directors. Ideally, this would take place at a bi-annual meeting of the Society, but we…

An election for the 2025-2027 NASSCAL Board of Directors will take place at this week's First Friday Workshop (Dec. 5). The slate of nominees can be found here: www.nasscal.com/2025/12/02/n...

Join us Friday, Dec. 5 for NASSCAL's final First Friday Workshop of 2025 with Samuel Cook. Details for how to participate in the poster below.

Christian Apocrypha Books to Look for at SBL 2025 The SBL Annual Meeting presents an ideal opportunity to check out new books on Christian apocrypha, and at substantial discounts. As you make your way through t

Shopping for new books at SBL 2025? Here are some suggestions for titles related to Christian apocrypha. www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/11/16/c...

Christian Apocrypha at SBL 2025 The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature runs from November 22 to 25 in Boston. The following is a list of all the sessions and individual

Another year, another SBL annual meeting. Here is my usual list of all the Christian apocrypha papers on this year's program (including my own session on the Apocrypha of Symeon Metaphrastes). www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/11/12/c...

Join us Friday for the November 2025 First Friday workshop with Ivan Miroshnikov (University of Helsinki). Register at the email in the image below for the pre-circulated paper and Zoom link.

NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series ~ now expanded with our latest volume: The Martyrdom of Daniel and the Three Youths, by Alexey Somov.

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Gospel of Eve. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Announcing the launch of the open-access Journal of Christian Apocryphal Literature (JCAL). Sign up if you are interested in being a contributor or reviewer! journals.aperio.press/jcal/submiss...

For more information, including a preview: www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

The new volume in NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series, The Martyrdom of Daniel and the Three Youths by Alexey Somov, is now available to order: wipfandstock.com/979838524779...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Questions of Mary. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

NASSCAL's October First Friday workshop will feature Ian Mills, with his paper "Canonizing Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans." See the poster below for details on how to join.

We are thrilled to announce NASSCAL's first in-person gathering since 2018. Hosted once again by the University of Virginia. Come and tell us about your work. Details at www.nasscal.com/meetings/

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ Testament of Our Lord in Galilee. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Fifteen Signs before Judgment, compiled by @brandonwhawk.bsky.social. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

The NASSCAL First Fridays Workshop 2025/2026 season begins Sept. 5 at 12:00 (EDT) with Julia Snyder's essay "Apostles Behaving Badly? Violence in the Acts of Philip." Contact us if you would like to participate.

I was interviewed on the Patristica podcast (youtu.be/AVKCrvZODf4) about the Apocrypha of Symeon Metaphrastes Project (a collaborative collection of translations; information here: www.tonyburke.ca/the-apocryph...).

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Conversion of Bartholomew. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ Birth of Bartholomew. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha: On the Deaths of the Apostles, an apostolic list in Syriac and Sogdian. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

NASSCAL is looking for scholars who are interested in presenting their research on Christian apocrypha at the First Fridays Workshop during the 25-26 academic year. Workshops are on zoom on the first Friday of the month at 12pm Eastern (US) time. Contact Janet Spittler at nasscalworkshop@gmail.com.

Added to e-Clavis: Christian Apocrypha ~ Teaching of the Lord, compiled by @chancebonar.bsky.social . www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...