Emily Gathergood
@emilygathergood.bsky.social
New Testament, early Christian apocrypha, embodiment. Research Fellow, University of Nottingham, UK.
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I think a common misconception about the Epstein Guys is that they're all emeritus skeletons wandering the halls. Larry Summers is teaching multiple classes. Nathan Wolfe is a program officer at the UK equivalent of DARPA. We're all stuck with these freaks and no one knows how to solve this problem
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I think a common misconception about the Epstein Guys is that they're all emeritus skeletons wandering the halls. Larry Summers is teaching multiple classes. Nathan Wolfe is a program officer at the UK equivalent of DARPA. We're all stuck with these freaks and no one knows how to solve this problem
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
Catch up with our @catholicbiblical.bsky.social panel discussion of this significant scholarly book about Paul's theology of divine desire! I reflect on Christ's 'heartset' against rape culture and other abuses of power, with implications for the academy and the church youtu.be/isutSePhSms
Unbound Book Review: Prof. Crispin Fletcher-Louis, "Divine Heartset"
YouTube video by Catholic Biblical Association of America
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November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Catch up with our @catholicbiblical.bsky.social panel discussion of this significant scholarly book about Paul's theology of divine desire! I reflect on Christ's 'heartset' against rape culture and other abuses of power, with implications for the academy and the church youtu.be/isutSePhSms
All welcome to join our panel discussion of this significant scholarly book about Paul's theology of divine desire! I'll be reflecting on Christ's heartset against rape culture and other abuses of power, with implications for the academy and the church www.catholicbiblical.org/meetings/ubr...
Unbound Book Review: Fletcher-Louis' The Divine Heartset - The Catholic Biblical Association
www.catholicbiblical.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
All welcome to join our panel discussion of this significant scholarly book about Paul's theology of divine desire! I'll be reflecting on Christ's heartset against rape culture and other abuses of power, with implications for the academy and the church www.catholicbiblical.org/meetings/ubr...
The University of Nottingham's latest round of financial restructuring involves suspending our Theology & Religion BA course with a view to its permanent closure. Please support our staff and students by signing this petition c.org/MQVjrMwXq8
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the removal of undergraduate Theology & Religion at the University of Nottingham
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November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The University of Nottingham's latest round of financial restructuring involves suspending our Theology & Religion BA course with a view to its permanent closure. Please support our staff and students by signing this petition c.org/MQVjrMwXq8
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More of this! For Eng teachers, professors, or teacher educators looking for related research & resources creating connections:
A) Buy Dan/Johanna’s book. I was fortunate to get a review copy & it rocks
B) Check my 🧵 of resources & researchers. ⤵️
C) Support disciplinary literacy policy/initiatives
A) Buy Dan/Johanna’s book. I was fortunate to get a review copy & it rocks
B) Check my 🧵 of resources & researchers. ⤵️
C) Support disciplinary literacy policy/initiatives
. @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and I put CLOSE READING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY together to help connect what undergrads do in assignments with what we do as scholars
then we found ourselves talking to a lot of high school teachers
slate.com/life/2025/10...
then we found ourselves talking to a lot of high school teachers
slate.com/life/2025/10...
There’s a Literacy Crisis. One Classroom Solution Should Be Obvious.
You can't get better at reading until you care about a text.
slate.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
More of this! For Eng teachers, professors, or teacher educators looking for related research & resources creating connections:
A) Buy Dan/Johanna’s book. I was fortunate to get a review copy & it rocks
B) Check my 🧵 of resources & researchers. ⤵️
C) Support disciplinary literacy policy/initiatives
A) Buy Dan/Johanna’s book. I was fortunate to get a review copy & it rocks
B) Check my 🧵 of resources & researchers. ⤵️
C) Support disciplinary literacy policy/initiatives
Ooooo just saw the announcement... Massive congrats to @paultsloan.bsky.social, 2025 winner of the Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship (www.sbl-site.org/news/announc...)! Paul's work on Torah interpretation in the NT is consistently impressive - highly recommend! 👏
Announcing the 2025 SBL Award Winners - Society of Biblical Literature
The Society of Biblical Literature is pleased to announce the winners of the various SBL Awards for 2025. Learn more about the winners below. Paper Awards
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October 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ooooo just saw the announcement... Massive congrats to @paultsloan.bsky.social, 2025 winner of the Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship (www.sbl-site.org/news/announc...)! Paul's work on Torah interpretation in the NT is consistently impressive - highly recommend! 👏
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I am beyond excited to share that I am receiving this year’s Brooten Award from the Society of Biblical Literature for my paper, “The Monster at the End of This Essay: Incestuous Whores, Trans Monstrosity, and Genesis 38.” www.sbl-site.org/news/announc...
October 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I am beyond excited to share that I am receiving this year’s Brooten Award from the Society of Biblical Literature for my paper, “The Monster at the End of This Essay: Incestuous Whores, Trans Monstrosity, and Genesis 38.” www.sbl-site.org/news/announc...
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IT’S ALIVE! today i received my advance copies of 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 ahead of publication next month.
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
IT’S ALIVE! today i received my advance copies of 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 ahead of publication next month.
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
it just dawned on me last week that people might actually buy and read this book. which is mildly terrifying. yay?
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If you're free this Thursday morning, I'll be giving a virtual lecture titled "The Real Lives of Blind Mesopotamians" as part of the 2025−2026 public lecture series hosted by the Bade Museum and Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley. Come join the fun!
October 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If you're free this Thursday morning, I'll be giving a virtual lecture titled "The Real Lives of Blind Mesopotamians" as part of the 2025−2026 public lecture series hosted by the Bade Museum and Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley. Come join the fun!
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Our new volume 📖 , Writing Enslavement, is out now—physical and digital. the editors, @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social, @candidamoss.bsky.social, and @illdottore.bsky.social, put an amazing amount of work into a volume that is both slavery studies and book history. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our new volume 📖 , Writing Enslavement, is out now—physical and digital. the editors, @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social, @candidamoss.bsky.social, and @illdottore.bsky.social, put an amazing amount of work into a volume that is both slavery studies and book history. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Announcing the launch of the open-access Journal of Christian Apocryphal Literature (JCAL). Sign up if you are interested in being a contributor or reviewer! journals.aperio.press/jcal/submiss...
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Announcing the launch of the open-access Journal of Christian Apocryphal Literature (JCAL). Sign up if you are interested in being a contributor or reviewer! journals.aperio.press/jcal/submiss...
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he's going to work
October 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
he's going to work
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Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!
New: Braille Resources for Reading Ancient Languages
[Photo by me. Tactile graphic by Crystal Peng.] I recently created a new section of my website, which provides educational resources for anyone who wants to read ancient Middle Eastern and North …
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October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!
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Please reskeet: CFP is open for the North American Patristics Society meeting, May 21-23, 2026 in Chicago
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
Call for Papers – NAPS – The North American Patristics Society
www.patristics.org
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Please reskeet: CFP is open for the North American Patristics Society meeting, May 21-23, 2026 in Chicago
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
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“And the distinction between violent and nonviolent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new.”
― Hannah Arendt
― Hannah Arendt
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“And the distinction between violent and nonviolent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new.”
― Hannah Arendt
― Hannah Arendt
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NAPS! Call for papers!
13 (!!) amazing looking thematic sessions to apply to, plus the general call for papers!
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
13 (!!) amazing looking thematic sessions to apply to, plus the general call for papers!
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
Call for Papers – NAPS – The North American Patristics Society
www.patristics.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
NAPS! Call for papers!
13 (!!) amazing looking thematic sessions to apply to, plus the general call for papers!
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
13 (!!) amazing looking thematic sessions to apply to, plus the general call for papers!
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
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Grab some wine! Some late antique communion bread 🥖 loaves from the 7th-8th centuries with Jesus upon them have been discovered in Anatolia. www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/c...
Charred Byzantine-Era Loaves of Bread with Greek Inscriptions Discovered in Anatolia
An archaeological excavation campaign carried out at the Topraktepe site, corresponding to the ancient city of Irenopolis, has yielded a discovery of extraordinary scientific significance: five charre...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Grab some wine! Some late antique communion bread 🥖 loaves from the 7th-8th centuries with Jesus upon them have been discovered in Anatolia. www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/c...
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It’s Baby Loss Awareness Week.
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
October 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It’s Baby Loss Awareness Week.
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
After losing multiple pregnancies in my 20s, I eventually wrote The Dark Womb about theology and pregnancy loss. Part of that was a selection of prayers & liturgies - available here
@scmpress.bsky.social #babyloss #babylossawarenessweek #theology #prayers
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wizard frog is insane
October 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
wizard frog is insane
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Bishop Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury. What gifts does she bring to the role? What does this mean for the Church of England and the Anglican Communion? Helen King ( @helenking.bsky.social ) & Andrew McGowan ( @praxeas.bsky.social ) share their thoughts ⚓
The Next Archbishop of Canterbury: Hopes, Challenges, and the Future of Anglicanism
YouTube video by All Things Necessary
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October 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Bishop Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury. What gifts does she bring to the role? What does this mean for the Church of England and the Anglican Communion? Helen King ( @helenking.bsky.social ) & Andrew McGowan ( @praxeas.bsky.social ) share their thoughts ⚓
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Nearly 20 years in academia and I have never seen a library website interface redesign that was better than the older version, NEVER
Why is it always like this
Why is it always like this
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Nearly 20 years in academia and I have never seen a library website interface redesign that was better than the older version, NEVER
Why is it always like this
Why is it always like this
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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...