Then we had @sccarlson.bsky.social giving us a better way to think about the author in text criticism. I think. I was a little out of my depth 😅
Stephen C. Carlson
@sccarlson.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Biblical and Early Christian Studies at Australian Catholic University (Ph.D. Duke, New Testament, 2012). Många bäckar små gör en stor å.
At #ISBL 2026 Adelaide, absolutely brilliant paper by Dong-Hyuk KIM of the United Graduate School of Theology, Yonsei University, arguing that Late Biblical Hebrew is a heritage language.
Sarah is a wonderful scholar to work with and this is a fascinating project. Apply now!
Dr Sarah Corrigan@corrigans.bsky.social · 3mo agoDeadline for EOIs is 30 June! Looking for candidates with strong Latin, a budding interest in early medieval manuscripts and compilations, and an appetite for international travel...
It's great to see this Syndicate symposium released, which I convened for Garrick Allen's recent book. Currently, you can see pieces by me & @sccarlson.bsky.social, but others by Saskia Dirkse, Jennifer Knust, & Juan Hernández will appear over the next few days. syndicate.network/symposia/bib...
Words Are Not Enough | Syndicate
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The Syndication is featuring a symposium on Garrick Allen's recent book, Words are Not Enough. My response is up first. I am thankful for the opportunity to contribute to this symposium. I hope it will be inspirational to a new generation of scholars. syndicate.network/symposia/bib...
More fun news: a paper I co-authored with Pasi Hyytiäinen and Tim Finney is now available as an advance article in Digital Scholarship in the Humanities: doi.org/10.1093/llc/.... We investigate the validity of the contested paradigm of text-types using a battery of computational approaches. (1/8)
Comparative computational textual criticism of the Gospel of Mark and the paradigm of textual clusters
Abstract. In New Testament textual criticism, the paradigm of textual clusters has become a controversial subject. Within this paradigm, the traditional pr
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If you have an active SBL membership (or access through your library), I strongly encourage you to check out this paper by @sccarlson.bsky.social. It's a great read!
SBL Press@sblpress.bsky.social · 6mo agoCheck out “The Text of 1 Peter in Polycarp and Irenaeus” by Stephen C. Carlson in #JBL144.4. Access the article online using your SBL username and password. tinyurl.com/a6cbyh55.
Big news: my PhD thesis has passed examination, and the examiners have recommended that I be awarded my degree summa cum laude! Many thanks to the examiners for their generous feedback and to @sccarlson.bsky.social, @kycrabbe.bsky.social, and Rob Turnbull for four years of instruction and support.
In case you haven't yet heard about it, there is an interesting new project on 'Ethnicity and (In)Equality in Early Christianity' being led by Matthijs den Dulk (Radboud University). Currently hiring for a 3-year postdoc. Application deadline is 8 March. www.eiec.info/home
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Image: Jesus and the dog-headed men, Kiev Psalter, 1397
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Here's the #AARSBL25 panel discussion. Everyone on the panel, including would be allies, are skeptical.
Stephen C. Carlson@sccarlson.bsky.social · 2y agoAny one familiar with this new book by Nina Livesey, which holds that all the letter attributed to Paul are second century? How does it different from the old (and discredited) Dutch Radical School position on Paul? www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...
Good to see the problems facing our colleagues @britishlibrary.bsky.social being raised here by @hetanshah.bsky.social (of @britishacademy.bsky.social). If this had happened in France it would be considered a national problem to be urgently addressed! www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
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Come study with us! Ph.D. applications for this funding round are due 1 October 2025.
IRCI_ACU@irci.bsky.social · 11mo agoIf you’re thinking about applying to a PhD, DMin, or MPhil at ACU, September is the time! The Faculty of Theology and Philosophy is an exciting research community with a broad range of expertise, and funding is available for research students.
Congratulations to @joeymccollum.bsky.social for his timely submission of his most excellent dissertation on the text of Ephesians. It has been an absolute joy working with Joey over the past three and a half years and the floor feels a little emptier now that he's back home.
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Joey McCollum@joeymccollum.bsky.social · 11mo agoMany thanks to my supervisors @sccarlson.bsky.social, @kycrabbe.bsky.social, and Rob Turnbull) and to everyone who supported me for the last 3.5 years! Some people's favorite thing about their thesis is getting it done, but I'm grateful to say that mine was a joy to write, and I'm proud of it.
It’s proofs time! How about another piece on Papias, this time looking looking at his presbyters?
My associate supervisor Rob Turnbull has written an exciting and accessible report on the research he's been doing! He recently published his PhD dissertation (brill.com/display/titl...), and he's currently applying phylogenetic methods to texts beyond the New Testament.
Codex Sinaiticus Arabicus and Its Family
"Codex Sinaiticus Arabicus and Its Family" published on 21 Oct 2024 by Brill.
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Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP)@mdap-unimelb.bsky.social · last yr.In biology, phylogenetics reconstructs evolutionary relationships by analysing how traits are inherited and change over time. The same technique is revealing the history of the New Testament 📜New research from MDAP's Robert Turnbull! pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/sci...
In biology, phylogenetics reconstructs evolutionary relationships by analysing how traits are inherited and change over time. The same technique is revealing the history of the New Testament 📜New research from MDAP's Robert Turnbull! pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/sci...
Scientific tools are tracing the evolution of ancient biblical manuscripts
In biology, phylogenetics reconstructs evolutionary relationships. The same technique is revealing the history of the New Testament, says a University of Melbourne expert.
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I had the pleasure of reading a draft of this paper a while ago. Excited to see that it's now published! Go check it out!
Stephen C. Carlson@sccarlson.bsky.social · last yr.My article on the Papias testimonium about Mark is now out, open access, in HTR! In this piece, I interrogate the multilayered tradition about its composition and explore why authorship was imposed on it against its writer’s intent to remain anonymous. DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S001...
My article on the Papias testimonium about Mark is now out, open access, in HTR! In this piece, I interrogate the multilayered tradition about its composition and explore why authorship was imposed on it against its writer’s intent to remain anonymous. DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S001...
I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars! candidate.aurion.cloud/acu/producti...
Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Early Christianity) - Vacancy Details
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Now that I'm blogging again, I decided to mention my new book: ntweblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
The Fourth Synoptic Gospel
I have written a new book! I'm afraid it takes me a while, especially as I have been in university administration for some years. Even wit...
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I have to say I was fairly impressed with Seesengood's little guide to Philemon. He does a good job of introducing students to different and fraught ways of reading a text when we know so little about its context.
I've read this book now. She calls her view "Dutch Radical Thought 3.0" and, yes, that's what it is. The main thing new and of interest apart from her overall thesis is her comparison of Paul's letters with Seneca's Moral Epistles as "protreptic rhetoric masquerading as genuine letters" (140).
Stephen C. Carlson@sccarlson.bsky.social · 2y agoAny one familiar with this new book by Nina Livesey, which holds that all the letter attributed to Paul are second century? How does it different from the old (and discredited) Dutch Radical School position on Paul? www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...
Today's question: If I'm going to cite a dissertation from The Ohio State University, do I have to include the 'The'?
Thanks to everyone at the session for your stimulating questions.
Stephen C. Carlson@sccarlson.bsky.social · last yr.Who’s coming to NAPS? I’m excited to present my work on Salvian, the only person in antiquity who wrote about his use of an allonym. Here’s the abstract of “Salvian’s ‘Forgery’ Reconsidered”:
