Alexi Chantziantoniou
@alexichantz.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (Crandall University) | PhD (Cantab) | Ancient Mediterranean Religion, incl. Early Judaism and Christianity
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?
too bad he couldn't manage to secure very many endorsements or anything.
August 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
too bad he couldn't manage to secure very many endorsements or anything.
was thrilled to find that @paultsloan.bsky.social's new book finally arrived in my office this morning! cannot wait to read ahead of my life of jesus course this semester. it has all the markings of a game-changer.
August 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
was thrilled to find that @paultsloan.bsky.social's new book finally arrived in my office this morning! cannot wait to read ahead of my life of jesus course this semester. it has all the markings of a game-changer.
The volume has a stellar lineup of ECRs, mid-career scholars, senior scholars, and retired professors. Together they represent a new approach to Paul come of age.
Take a peek at the ToC below:
Take a peek at the ToC below:
May 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The volume has a stellar lineup of ECRs, mid-career scholars, senior scholars, and retired professors. Together they represent a new approach to Paul come of age.
Take a peek at the ToC below:
Take a peek at the ToC below:
MORE PROOFS
this one's an odd one. I wrote it as an experimental piece to test whether my idea for a new book project had any weight to it, moving beyond my work on "idols" to rethink "icons." whether it's worthwhile i leave for you to decide.
forthcoming with JSNT. once again, open access!
this one's an odd one. I wrote it as an experimental piece to test whether my idea for a new book project had any weight to it, moving beyond my work on "idols" to rethink "icons." whether it's worthwhile i leave for you to decide.
forthcoming with JSNT. once again, open access!
December 5, 2024 at 4:35 PM
MORE PROOFS
this one's an odd one. I wrote it as an experimental piece to test whether my idea for a new book project had any weight to it, moving beyond my work on "idols" to rethink "icons." whether it's worthwhile i leave for you to decide.
forthcoming with JSNT. once again, open access!
this one's an odd one. I wrote it as an experimental piece to test whether my idea for a new book project had any weight to it, moving beyond my work on "idols" to rethink "icons." whether it's worthwhile i leave for you to decide.
forthcoming with JSNT. once again, open access!
officially on my way to sbl. if you’re looking for a couple of papers to attend on saturday afternoon and sunday morning, i’ll be (1) giving a morphological analysis of eidololatria in greek word formation and (2) introducing what it means to see paul “within paganism.” come join the fun!
November 21, 2024 at 7:53 AM
officially on my way to sbl. if you’re looking for a couple of papers to attend on saturday afternoon and sunday morning, i’ll be (1) giving a morphological analysis of eidololatria in greek word formation and (2) introducing what it means to see paul “within paganism.” come join the fun!
this one is for jim.
he was the one who first suggested to me the view i develop here, which is basically an article-length version of something he mentioned in a short paragraph 10 years ago. he didn't live to read the article, but I hope it carries his legacy forward in some small way.
he was the one who first suggested to me the view i develop here, which is basically an article-length version of something he mentioned in a short paragraph 10 years ago. he didn't live to read the article, but I hope it carries his legacy forward in some small way.
November 20, 2024 at 1:56 PM
this one is for jim.
he was the one who first suggested to me the view i develop here, which is basically an article-length version of something he mentioned in a short paragraph 10 years ago. he didn't live to read the article, but I hope it carries his legacy forward in some small way.
he was the one who first suggested to me the view i develop here, which is basically an article-length version of something he mentioned in a short paragraph 10 years ago. he didn't live to read the article, but I hope it carries his legacy forward in some small way.
PROOFS
i'm quite excited about this one. it's my best attempt at demonstrating why εἴδωλον should not be transliterated as "idol" but translated as "image" in early jewish texts (incl. LXX and NT) prior to late antiquity.
forthcoming with JSJ. best of all: open access!
i'm quite excited about this one. it's my best attempt at demonstrating why εἴδωλον should not be transliterated as "idol" but translated as "image" in early jewish texts (incl. LXX and NT) prior to late antiquity.
forthcoming with JSJ. best of all: open access!
November 20, 2024 at 1:56 PM
PROOFS
i'm quite excited about this one. it's my best attempt at demonstrating why εἴδωλον should not be transliterated as "idol" but translated as "image" in early jewish texts (incl. LXX and NT) prior to late antiquity.
forthcoming with JSJ. best of all: open access!
i'm quite excited about this one. it's my best attempt at demonstrating why εἴδωλον should not be transliterated as "idol" but translated as "image" in early jewish texts (incl. LXX and NT) prior to late antiquity.
forthcoming with JSJ. best of all: open access!
5. finally, i was recently awarded the 2024 paul j. achtemeier award for new testament scholarship, for a paper entitled "the politics of paul's image parodies: material epiphany, human-divine reciprocity, and social power" (forthcoming with NTS). I'll be presenting the paper at SBL in boston 2025.
November 19, 2024 at 5:36 PM
5. finally, i was recently awarded the 2024 paul j. achtemeier award for new testament scholarship, for a paper entitled "the politics of paul's image parodies: material epiphany, human-divine reciprocity, and social power" (forthcoming with NTS). I'll be presenting the paper at SBL in boston 2025.
IT’S FINALLY DONE.
i’ve just now submitted my doctoral dissertation, ‘Paul and the Politics of Idolatry: Ancient Mediterranean Cult Images and Iconic Ritual in the Letters of Paul’. now it’s just a waiting game until the viva…
i’ve just now submitted my doctoral dissertation, ‘Paul and the Politics of Idolatry: Ancient Mediterranean Cult Images and Iconic Ritual in the Letters of Paul’. now it’s just a waiting game until the viva…
September 29, 2023 at 7:12 PM
IT’S FINALLY DONE.
i’ve just now submitted my doctoral dissertation, ‘Paul and the Politics of Idolatry: Ancient Mediterranean Cult Images and Iconic Ritual in the Letters of Paul’. now it’s just a waiting game until the viva…
i’ve just now submitted my doctoral dissertation, ‘Paul and the Politics of Idolatry: Ancient Mediterranean Cult Images and Iconic Ritual in the Letters of Paul’. now it’s just a waiting game until the viva…