Open question: is the honey Samson scrapes from the lion’s remains pure or impure in Judges 14:8-9 and why?

Open question: is the honey Samson scrapes from the lion’s remains pure or impure in Judges 14:8-9 and why?

This is a friendly reminder that submissions for the John William Wevers prize are due September 1, 2026.

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Sundown this Wednesday until nightfall on Thursday marks Tisha B'Av, a solemn time for the Jewish community that commemorates tragedies throughout history from the destruction of the First Temple to the holocaust. 📷 Memorial prayer - London School of Jewish Studies

I promised a thread on the actual content and argument of this book a few days ago and have yet to deliver. Given my travelling arraignments, I beg leave for those waiting on this but will have to postpone my contemporary summary.

Joe Scales@josephscales.bsky.social · 3w ago

I am deeply honoured to have received this prize. I’ll write up some posts specifically about the book later today and the contribution I hope to make to understanding ancient Judaism through its arguments. Thank you @biajs.bsky.social

An honourable mention to Suzanna Millar for 'Animals, Power, and Intersectionality in the Books of Samuel' published with Oxford University Press @uoedivinity.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I am deeply honoured to have received this prize. I’ll write up some posts specifically about the book later today and the contribution I hope to make to understanding ancient Judaism through its arguments. Thank you @biajs.bsky.social

British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies@biajs.bsky.social · 3w ago

This year's book prize invited submissions focussed on topics relating to ancient and medieval periods. Our winner is @josephscales.bsky.social for 'Galilean Spaces of Identity: Judaism and Spatiality in Hasmonean and Herodian Galilee' @degruyterbrill.bsky.social brill.com/display/titl...

Come work with us: looking for a high profile researcher in systematic theology (dogmatics)

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Have you recently turned in your BA or MA thesis in Ancient Near Eastern studies? If you receive a really good mark, you can send it in to compete for a NINO Thesis Prize! BA first prize €400, MA €600. Submission is now open until 1 October. Full regulations and conditions: buff.ly/nmTrPSO

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BIAJS PhD Studentship Call We invite applications for the BIAJS PhD studentship, which is now vacant. It is intended that interviews for the studentship will take place either online before or in p…

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Hi folks, can anyone please recommend a study (in whichever language) on the development of the Byzantine Gospel lectionary, and its manuscript symbols/ligatures etc. ? Thanks!

If you were designing a "Bible-based" tour of the British museum, what would you include? Obviously the Lachish reliefs, but what else?

Noen her som har skrevet NFR-søknad i humaniora og levert inn en søknad med fotnoter? Jeg tenker at våre fagfeller er vant til det, men vi får beskjed om å endre referansesystemet i søknaden av hensyn til leserne. Som jeg håper er relevante fagfeller.

Has anyone managed to register for EABS? The website just seems to list prices and I can see no way of booking?

My monograph “Fighting Talk: Motivating Violence in Ancient Judaism through the Pre-Battle Speech” has been accepted into the Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism series (Mohr Siebeck). Very lovely review and I look forward to getting it into publication shape shortly.

My book is 50% off through Princeton's Spring Sale if you were looking to snag it at a deal. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

How Rabbis Became Experts

How rabbinic expertise was socially constructed, performed, and defended in Roman Palestine

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Responsibility for Murder with @josephscales.bsky.social

Responsibility for Murder with Joseph Scales

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He makes a good point

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Judith's Ambiguous Heroism #biblicalstudies #bible #biblepodcast #judith #bookofjudith #apocrypha

Judith's Ambiguous Heroism #biblicalstudies #bible #biblepodcast #judith #bookofjudith #apocrypha

Judith's Ambiguous Heroism #biblicalstudies #bible #biblepodcast #judith #bookofjudith #apocrypha

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Do you teach ancient war or peace? If so, we'd love to hear from you! We are putting together a new Handbook for Teaching Ancient War and Peace, designed to enhance both teaching and learning experiences at all educational levels. More info here: tawp.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/04/28/h...

Handbook for Teaching Ancient War and Peace

Contributions are invited to an innovative ‘Handbook for Teaching Ancient War and Peace’ (to be published by Routledge).  A wide range of authors i

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🎁📖🏺 GIVEAWAY! 🏺📖🎁 We've run the rule over Curtis Dozier's excellent "The White Pedestal" and to celebrate, we have a copy to give away. To win it, have a read of the article and follow the instructions at the end... www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...

Book Review: The White Pedestal — Working Classicists

A look at Curtis Dozier’s detailed critique of the weaponisation of Classics by the far-right. Essential reading? Could be…

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Summer School course: Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: Texts, Traditions, Text Cases, Open Questions, Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, July 1-4, 2026.

New article from @isaactsoon.bsky.social and myself on some Jewish Babylonian warlords in Josephus’ Antiquities. Hopefully will be of interest, it gets into questions around masculinity, orientalism and physiognomy in Josephus. Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New article from @isaactsoon.bsky.social and myself on some Jewish Babylonian warlords in Josephus’ Antiquities. Hopefully will be of interest, it gets into questions around masculinity, orientalism and physiognomy in Josephus. Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...