Like Loebs? Every fall semester, I like to remind people that while Perseus has many free Loebs sectioned up into book and chapter, if you want to download and read the public domain Loebs (277 of them) as PDFs or txt files, Duke U's very own Ryan Baumann created _Loebolus 📗📕_. ryanfb.xyz/loebolus/

I had the pleasure of speaking to CNN.com about #theodyssey and Homer's influence on the gospels. I'm more sympathetic to MacDonald than comes across here, but an interesting take, including @candidamoss.bsky.social excellent work on book culture and enslavement! www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/w...

Jesus vs. Odysseus: The debate about ‘The Odyssey’ that’s been overlooked | CNN

Some scholars believe Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” didn’t just inspire the new hit movie — it also shaped the stories we know about Christ.

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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

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This was an incredibly fun conversation… and I was so impressively jet lagged that it reveals that even off a guillotine my head could keep talking about Paul 🤓 youtu.be/lnrB88gSClY?...

Robyn Faith Walsh just broke the 'Early Church' myth

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I’m very happy to share that I am now a Professorial Research Fellow at Universität Wien! My recent time in Vienna was an especially rich period of research and conversation and I’m grateful to be able to continue that work through this affiliation! More here: rw-ktf.univie.ac.at/professorial...

Robyn Faith Walsh (@zafulotus.bsky.social) gave a guest lecture at the Catholic faculty of @univie.ac.at today, leading us through philosophical thought constructs of heavens&heavenly creatures, asking: how did Jesus become God? - all of that with pop culture references from Yoda to David Bowie. ❤️

Feels like a one-way ticket to being haunted. #ghosts #haunted #karlmarx

This is not the main point, but I think "absolute unit" would be a fine translation for the monstrous boar in Herodotos 1.36.2, ὑὸς χρῆμα γίνεται μέγα, "in Mysian Olympos there arose a big thing of pig"

Mina Kimes@minakimes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 Absolute unit alert 🚨

New scholarship reconsiders the apostle St. Paul, who turned a Jewish sect into a world religion—and whose legacy remains contested two millennia later. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xR5Oqq

St. Paul Remade Human History. How Did He Do It?

New scholarship reconsiders the apostle who turned a Jewish sect into a world religion—and whose legacy remains contested two millennia later.

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I'm trilled to share a just-published article in Judaica with brilliant contributions by @mauat.bsky.social and @monikaamsler.bsky.social! An emphatic thanks to Monika for the vision, editorial care, and persistence it took to see this fantastic (all‑women!) issue through. judaica.ch/thematic-sec...

I recently sat down with C.J. Cornthwaite (www.footnotefamous.com) for a conversation on the Greco‑Roman contexts that shape how early Christian texts were written and read. Check it out! 🤓 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QJY... More context here: robynfaithwalsh.com/latest/conve...

The gospels were written by the elite... not peasants

YouTube video by C. J. Cornthwaite

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With contributions by @zafulotus.bsky.social @mauat.bsky.social, Julie van Pelt, Barbara Crostini and yours truly.

Monika Amsler@monikaamsler.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The thematic section of Judaica on "Nature Miracles and Paradoxography in Biblical Reception of the First Centuries CE" has been published! For the open-access issue go to: judaica.ch/thematic-sec... For those interested more generally in Late Antiquity, a special issue in SLA will soon follow!

Not for the first time, I am begging for a dishy history podcast series on the Avignon papacy.

After a HECTIC day at work, my message to you is this: find someone or something in life that makes you feel like this.

An ancient woolly sock from #Roman Egypt - with a split between the big toe & the other toes so that you could wear it with sandles! #AncientBlueSky

Deadline is on Wednesday!

Sabrina Inowlocki@sabrinainowlocki.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📯It's (already) #SBL2026 Time!⏰ The SBL Unit "Ancient Education" led by @monikaamsler.bsky.social @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social Coogan has a terrific program, and will host three sessions: Letter-Writing and Education; Magical Texts and Education; Education and Emotion. Send us an abstract!

Broke: Cat Owner Woke: Cat Dad Bespoke: αἰλουροβοσκός, ailouroboskos ("herder of the sacred cats") * *A position for slaves of a temple of Bastet attested to in a Ptolemaic document.

Bis vor einigen Jahren waren die beiden von hinten beleuchtbaren Altäre für Sol und Luna aus dem Mithräum von #Mundelsheim wunderschön, das #Mithras- Relief von #Fellbach flankierend, präsentiert - im römischen Lapidarium im NeuenSchloss #Stuttgart, das inzwischen leider geschlossen ist. #Römer

Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Two perforated altar reliefs from the Mithraeum at Mundelsheim. One depicts Sol, the sun god, with the radiant. the other shows Luna, the goddess of the moon, with the crescent. In Roman times, they were illuminated from behind, creating a striking play of light and shadow that must ...🧵1/2

I joined the Bible and Archaeology podcast to talk about “The Real Paul”—who he was (and wasn’t), early Christian texts, and whether or not Paul actually baptized a talking lion. 🤓 Check it out! 🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/sJqX-7NxVMg?... 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Real Paul: Bible Professor Challenges Everything You Think You Know

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Surely we didn’t miss #SuperbOwl 😅 As far as we’re concerned, owls are always in season and worthy of celebration! This charming Attic owl serves as a mascot for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. With its inquistive expression, what's not to love!

Yessir that's my colleague Jorell Meléndez-Badillo (@jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social) and here's his history of Puerto Rico - available in English and Spanish press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Puerto Rico

A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today

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Kevin M. Levin@civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

Which Superb Owl Are You Today? Every #SuperbOwl is from @newberrylibrary.bsky.social!

Call for papers for the Greco- Roman Religions Section for the November Annual Meeting of the SBL: