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Dr Tom de Bruin

@tdbiii.bsky.social

(he/they) non-binary New Testament & Early Christianity scholar, author, sci-fi fan. Assistant Prof Radboud University | Editor of JIBS

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Dr Tom de Bruin@tdbiii.bsky.social · last mo.

I've been working on this for 18 months, so super excited that it is now *finally* out in the world! It's open access, so free for anyone to read! The article tackles the way that contemporary readers *import* homophobia into ancient texts. doi.org/10.1163/1568...

Looking for Homophobia, a Metacritique: Contemporary Interpreters’ Views on Sodom in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Abstract Many contemporary scholars, when interpreting early Christian texts about Sodom’s sin, refer to ‘homosexual practice’ or ‘homosexual activity.’ In this paper I present a meta-critique of cont...

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Siobhán Jolley@siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Reception folks! Theory heads! Submit your abstracts to @tdbiii.bsky.social and me by 13th April.

British New Testament Society@bntsoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Reception, Critical Theory, & Interdisciplinary Studies chaired by Siobhán Jolley and Tom de Bruin We invite proposals for papers that analyse the reception of the New Testament from antiquity to the present and/or focus on the application of critical theory to the study of the New Testament.

Michael Kochenash@mkochenash.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you are mobile and want to do research related to this theme, this is a great opportunity. Matthijs is a great person to work with (as are the other biblical studies people on faculty there!), Radboud is a great place to work, and Nijmegen is a great place to live, even if only temporarily.

Matthijs den Dulk@matthijsdendulk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Please share widely! 3-year Postdoc in Early Christian Studies. Deadline: 8 March. Let me know if you have any questions or want to nominate a colleague.

Nelson Flores@nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Trump administration demanding that UCLA screen international students for their political opinions and deny the existence of trans people is a fascist move plain and simple

Blake Emerson@blakeprof.bsky.social · 11mo ago

These are the Trump Administration’s demands on UCLA, in addition to a 1.2 billion dollar fine, as reported by the LA Times today. I must note again that the Trump Administration’s attempt to use title vi to enforce conservative agenda items is flagrantly illegal.

3:164 • Make five years of payments — $200 million annually - and set up a $172 million fund for people with claims of civil rights violations. • Ensure foreign students who are "anti-Western" will not be admitted. • Pay for all costs of the settlement, including the fee for an outside monitor. • Annually release demographic data for hires as well as students who have applied or have been admitted, broken down by "race, color, grade point average, and performance on standardized tests." • Make a public statement declaring that transgender people's identities are no longer recognized. • End gender-affirming care for minors at medical facilities. • Give the government access to "all UCLA staff, employees, facilities, documents, and data related to the agreement" not protected by attorney-client privilege.
Siobhán Jolley@siobhanjolley.bsky.social · last yr.

Ten days left to enter my book giveaway! Tell your friend to enter, (and tell your librarians to buy one please and thanks).

Siobhán Jolley@siobhanjolley.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m at the airport en route to #EABSBL, so it feels like the perfect time to send a copy of my book, Reimaging the Magdalene, on a journey too! 💛 like and 🔁 RT and I’ll draw a winner on the feast of Mary Mag (22/07, heathens) Let’s see where it ends up… #Giveaway

The book cover, featuring Artemisia’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy