Hugo Méndez
@hugomendez.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of New Testament & Early Christianity at UNC-Chapel Hill. Author, The Gospel of John: A New History (OUP 2025) and The New Testament, 8th ed. (OUP 2024). #LGM Personal site: http://www.hugomendez.com New Book: https://amzn.to/4jT6pJZ
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Neither does Mendy…
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he still has a job. how many people have been fired for saying much milder things about a right-wing figure?
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Me: I hate the Mets

Me (10 seconds later): *orders a Mets Juan Soto jersey*
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vox-magica.bsky.social
what a wonderful, generous review. how lucky am i to have @drewjakeprof.bsky.social as my reviewer!! truly the best of us. 💜
hugomendez.bsky.social
I'm doing a few podcasts over the next few weeks on the new book. This one will be a live podcast today at 5pm EDT. Feel free to tune in.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQE...
The Gospel of John: A New History — Dr. Hugo Méndez
YouTube video by MythVision Podcast
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My latest article on John has finally been published (it was preprint for a while).

OUP sent me a free-access link, so if you're interested in the paper, please message/email me!

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Last day to download the free chapter!
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My latest book, The Gospel of John: A New History, is now out with OUP!

If you'd like a taste, follow the link below to get the first chapter for free. (There's an option to see it as a PDF.)

academic.oup.com/book/60236/c...
The Hidden Author
Abstract. This chapter offers a preliminary profile of the author of John. It argues that the core of the Gospel—that is, chapters 1–20—is the product of a
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hugomendez.bsky.social
Still finding the words… so devastated for our field.
vox-magica.bsky.social
just got word that my department's being shut down. two things:

1. no, i'm not okay. i've no words for how hard i've worked for this department and this institution. i feel betrayed, frankly, though i know it's not personal.

2. we rocked, y'all. i've no words for how hard we rocked, either.
hugomendez.bsky.social
My latest podcast appearance, summarizing the theology and symbolism of John.

It is, in essence, a sneak peak of chs. 2 and 3 of my new book.

doi.org/10.1093/9780...
What's the Point of John's Gospel?
YouTube video by Bart D. Ehrman
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hugomendez.bsky.social
Thank you! That’s so kind! I hope you enjoy it.
hugomendez.bsky.social
If you're looking to grab a copy of my latest title, OUP has a 30% off discount code for my new book (AUFLY30).

Enjoy it!
hugomendez.bsky.social
I'm back from Europe, and guess what greeted me on my desk!

Really, I'm so thankful to all of you—friends, family, and colleagues—for your encouragement. And I'm really looking forward to all that this book might inspire, challenge, and reshape!

(Enjoy a taste here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...)
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alanigolanski.bsky.social
Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.
-- Hannah Arendt
hugomendez.bsky.social
Thank you for reading!
hugomendez.bsky.social
My latest book, The Gospel of John: A New History, is now out with OUP!

If you'd like a taste, follow the link below to get the first chapter for free. (There's an option to see it as a PDF.)

academic.oup.com/book/60236/c...
The Hidden Author
Abstract. This chapter offers a preliminary profile of the author of John. It argues that the core of the Gospel—that is, chapters 1–20—is the product of a
academic.oup.com
hugomendez.bsky.social
“This deal won’t end Columbia’s torture. Whatever onerous terms the school has agreed to will be deemed to have been broken in the face of a campus protest, an edgy syllabus, a leaked classroom discussion or even an acerbic student opinion piece.”
Opinion | Columbia’s Administrators Are Fooling Themselves
www.nytimes.com
hugomendez.bsky.social
Excited to see this out!
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Excited to announce that after a lot of editorial work our volume "Writing, Enslavement, and Power in the Roman Mediterranean, 100 BCE - 300 CE" is out now. @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social @illdottore.bsky.social

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Book cover. The background in sepia tones Showa man dictating to scribes. A cream box in the center has light brown writing that contains the title (Writing, Enslavement, and Power in the Roman Mediterranean) and the words "Edited by Jeremiah Coogan, Candid R. Moss, and Jospeh A. Howley.
hugomendez.bsky.social
“At issue is a legal concept from the sixth century A.D., when Emperor Justinian ordered the codification of Roman laws. The resulting code declared that features of nature like the air, running water, the sea and “the shores of the sea” must be held in trust for the use of the public.”
An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.
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hugomendez.bsky.social
The sky is cryingggg!!
hugomendez.bsky.social
OMG the sky is crying for David Wright. #lgm