On this earth day remember God will destroy those who destroy the earth. Revelation 11:18

Happy earth day!

Comparing Benjamin Franklin’s male and female pseudonyms.

Artists make the best humanists

The American Library Association has released its list of the most challenged books of 2025 The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at libraries across the country – the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.

The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at libraries across the country – the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color. n.pr/4vFxjvp

Chicago Theological Seminary stops admitting new students as financial pressure grows The Chicago Theological Seminary has stopped admitting new students in its degree programs amid mounting financial woes at the 170-year-old institution.

Sigh

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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matt 5:9

Hey biblical studies, early Christianity, ancient Judaism scholars: I’m resurrecting my blog after a hiatus and wanting to make it a useful place to find open access journals and open educational resources. Starting with open access peer/reviewed journals: what are some of your go-tos?

Praise god/dess for trans folks.

Had trouble sleeping last night because I just kept thinking about Metatron. With his 365,000 eyes and 72 wings and body of fire. So hot!

Btw I’ve used the card game in class before though I mixed up the rules - still worked though.

Roll for which commandment to break today

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It has since I vacated other social media platforms

Interesting. And hi Chrissy!

Dear SBL folks: please consider proposing a paper to the Mysticism, Esotericism, and Gnosticism in Antiquity Section. See our cfp below:

I also can’t separate art from the artist. Artists put their heart and souls into their art and therefore it is intrinsically tied to their heart an soul. Likewise I cannot separate scholarship from the scholar.

Unlike others I cannot separate the two.

So if the bad creator of the otherwise neutral art can benefit from it and use that benefit to do bad things then yeah that’s a line I cannot cross.

Omg we were born the same year.

Both blessed and cursed with having had a doktorvater who had me think big. I can do things other hyperspecialists cannot but the current system doesn’t reward this kind of thinking.

Well I’m just six years behind you.

What?!?! You’re 51?!?!!!

It’s almost as if I had become a different writer, perhaps transformed person between some of the early chapters and the last ones. 😉

Secret Book of John has a lot going on in it to talk about and perhaps be easier to make connections with other readings than a work like say Treatise on the Resurrection which is more focused on just one issue.

Merci beaucoup to @sebastiendoane.bsky.social for such a gracious review of my book, The Wild Word!

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Love New Glaurus