We are thrilled to announce that the Department of Theology and Religion has been ranked 4th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 🎉🎉

This ranking is recognition of the extraordinary quality and global impact of the Department’s research and teaching. 1/3

Strava, but for writing and research

You’ve heard of Spotify Wrapped, but all the cool kids are doing Anki Wrapped this year 😎 This year I completed all of the vocabulary in the New Testament. 2025 will be a big year for Hebrew Bible and LXX vocab. Should’ve started this years ago!

Unbelievable way to fold

a screenshot of a quotation from a book by eric wargo on time loops—it suggests that the most interesting thinkers in the fields of psychology and anthropology flicker between objective and subjective dimensions of their study

it seems to me that this quote applies to biblical studies as well, another discipline, or metadiscipline, that (arguably) straddles the wissenschaftlich and the hermeneutical—from eric wargo’s book on time loops @thenightshirt.bsky.social

Love to see that!!

Found a few books from the library of CEB Cranfield in a thrift store today, had to buy that Greek New Testament.

Can’t wait to read!

One of my favorites over the last few years. I always learn so much from Bond’s work.

Sad Pablo Escobar meme. Top panel (alone on patio swing in lawn or field): "Me when everyone else is at SBL" Bottom left panel (at 1970s-era kitchen table alone): "No hanging out" Bottom right panel (alone in empty swimming pool): "No books"

Was really hoping to be at #SBLAAR24 this year, but it's not gonna happen.

Currently reading, tons of fun!

I’ve been loving this Ørberg style Hebrew reader. Great resource for teaching Hebrew, gives students a lot of comprehensible material. Excited to see more projects like these! Open access @ www.linguadeogloria.com/beit-av-reader

2) I’ve really enjoyed non-canonical gospels, but I’m not sure I’ll ever get around to working in them.

Bluesky academics, tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about
1) my dissertation argues that Jesus’s encounters w/ demons and Satan in Mark have a lot to offer in debates of Markan Christology.