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Christopher B. Zeichmann
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biblical scholar and comic book enthusiast
https://torontomu.academia.edu/ChristopherZeichmann
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Christopher B. Zeichmann @cbzeichmann.bsky.social · May 1
Available for pre-order via @plutopress.bsky.social: www.plutobooks.com/978074535039...
Check out that incredible cover! #antiquity #anarchism #ancientrome #ancientgreece #radicalhistory
Radical Antiquity
When you think of Ancient Greece and Rome, what do you see? The Acropolis and the Colosseum? Perhaps the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, and the rule of t...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d
Here's what this is actually about, dumbass
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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plutopress.bsky.social
While your boyfriend is thinking about the Roman Empire, you're reading about the ancient anarchists who escaped it.

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A book cover and quote graphic. On the left is the cover of Radical Antiquity by Christopher B. Zeichmann, featuring a classical marble bust wearing a red bandana over its face. The subtitle reads: “Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings.” On the right, white text on a red background displays a quote from Alan Moore: “A compelling argument that authority may itself have always been the real aberration,” with attribution beneath. A small Pluto Press logo appears in the bottom right corner.
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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mjmcoomber.bsky.social
Great SBL session on Zeichmann’s new book last weekend, and now I’m reading it

Highly recommend!
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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mikesenters.bsky.social
This sort of belief, that Christianity is the most moral religion in human history and that it acted as a moralizing agent that "civilized savages" is sadly still a somewhat common belief among older members of even liberally minded churches like the Episcopal Church. I've heard people say this.
mollyploofkins.bsky.social Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 5d
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I’ve never felt more seen…
Local Man Only Able to Express Emotion Using “I Think You Should Leave” GIFs
Local 43-year-old Dan Reynolds lost the ability to verbally communicate with loved ones and is only able to quote or use GIFs from the Netflix sketch show “I Think You Should Leave.”
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November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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So. How many of you are in trouble? interc.pt/3KhNsEp
A photo of a detailed view of the badge worn by Matthew Elliston during an ICE hiring event on Aug. 26, 2025, in Arlington, Texas, overlaid with the headline, "The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine," and the DEK, "Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment."
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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"And I guess that’s why I hate AI in the classroom as much as I do. Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection."
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Sunday, 1-3:30pm - come for the panel discussion of Radical Antiquity at the annual meeting for SBL/AAR/NAASR!

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naasr.bsky.social North American Association for the Study of Religion @naasr.bsky.social · Oct 7
The NAASR 2025 Annual Meeting is getting closer! Check out naasr.com for further information about each session. #naasr #aar #aar2025
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.

It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Meta plans $1 billion data center in Beaver Dam
The facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and will support 100 jobs, according to state officials.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Review of Radical Antiquity at @mstaronline.bsky.social: "This charming book is an unusually exciting and memorable text and the inclusion of very up-to-date reading lists only adds to the sense that further discoveries are yet to come. Very much recommended.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/comm...
Communal alternatives in history
Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings 
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November 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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A stack of various Pluto books against a white backdrop. Books piled on top of each other in a neat stack. Titles include, Radical Antiquity, Fascist Yoga, The Feminist Art of Walking, The Backstage of the Care Economy, Renters Unite, The New Racial Regime, Radical Abundance, Red and Black in Harlem and Jamaica, Naseej, The Forgotten Era and Drax of Drax Hall. Black text reads 40% off all books until October 28th
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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🏺TOMORROW🏺

Visit @thespanielstale.bsky.social to hear @cbzeichmann.bsky.social speak about Radical Antiquity

🗓️Sun, Oct 19
⏰6:30pm
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Author Discussion - Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprising by Christopher B Zeichmann | The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore
Hintonburg's independendent bookstore, and Ottawa's proudest indie.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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This weekend! Hope to see some #Ottawa faces there!
October 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Sometimes Catholics really do go hard, still
richraho.bsky.social Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · Oct 11
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
October 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Join me in Ottawa just over a week from now!
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
Odd and somewhat heartening to see my work on Superman's creation in the context of the radical Jewish Left of the 1930s & 1940s. I don't know that I would agree that there was an anti-Zionist politics in the earliest Superman stories, but this video otherwise does a good job expanding my article.
Why Superman's Isr*el Critique Means So Much More Than You Think
YouTube video by Luke Phillips
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October 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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For those going to AAR/SBL in Boston next month, come join us to talk about @cbzeichmann.bsky.social’s Radical Antiquity!
AUTHOR MEETS CRITICS: CHRIS ZEICHMANN'S RADICAL ANTIQUITY: FREE LOVE ZOROASTRIANS, FARMING PIRATES, AND ANCIENT UPRISINGS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD 1:00PM-3:30PM GRAND BALLROOM B (FOURTH FLOOR), MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE CO-SPONSORED WITH REDESCRIBING CHRISTIAN ORIGINS SEMINAR, SBL IN RADICAL ANTIQUITY, CHRIS ZEICHMANN CONSIDERS A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD THAT WERE ORGANIZED ANARCHICALLY, DEMONSTRATING THAT THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF RADICAL, NON-HIERARCHICAL HUMAN COLLECTIVES. IN THE VEIN OF GRAEBER AND WENGROW'S DAWN OF EVERYTHING, BUT WRITTEN FOR A POPULAR AUDIENCE, RADICAL ANTIQUITY INVITES SCHOLARS TO REFLECT ON HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR SCHOLARSHIP ACCESSIBLE TO NON-SCHOLARLY READERS, AS WELL AS HOW OUR RESEARCH MIGHT HAVE MORE THAN AN ANTIQUARIAN RELEVANCE. • ERIN ROBERTS, MODERATOR • CHANCE BONAR, PANELIST (10 MINS) • ANDREW DURDIN, PANELIST (10 MINS) • NAOMI GOLDENBERG, PANELIST (10 MINS) • GILLIAN LE FEVRE, PANELIST (10 MINS) • KEVIN WING-CHUI WONG, PANELIST (10 MINS) • RITA LESTER, PANELIST (10 MINS) CHRISTOPER B. ZEICHMANN, RESPONSE (10 MINS) OPEN DISCUSSION (50 MINS)
October 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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And here is the full episode! Thanks again, Patrick!
October 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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plutopress.bsky.social
Radical Antiquity is a new book that takes you on a journey in search of anarchy, statelessness, and social experimentation. Here, Christopher B. Zeichmann brings us 5 stories of anarchists from the ancient world: www.plutobooks.com/blog/five-an...
Five Anarchists from Antiquity - Pluto Press
Christopher B. Zeichmann brings us 5 stories of underappreciated anarchists from antiquity.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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I had the pleasure of a really fun interview with
@lastbornpodcast.bsky.social
podcast last week and Patrick offers us a preview of the interview! If you're not sure whether you want to pick up my book or not, this will give you a taste of things. Patrick is a fantastic discussion partner!
lastbornpodcast.bsky.social Patrick Farnsworth @lastbornpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 30
New episode: Preview / Radical Antiquity / Christopher B. Zeichmann

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/lastborninthewilderness/preview-christopher-zeichmann
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Today on this special episode of Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @cbzeichmann.bsky.social, a New Testament scholar and lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, to discuss his new book focused on radical groups in antiquity.
September 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
cbzeichmann.bsky.social
New interview about Radical Antiquity, this one at @theozymandiasp1.bsky.social - check it out! www.ozymandiasproject.com/podcast/epis...
Ancient Office Hours | Ozymandias Project
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September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM