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Sarah E. Rollens
@apocalypsenow5.bsky.social
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College. PhD in the Study of Religion (EC&NT), University of Toronto & Centre for Jewish Studies (2013).
I read the RBL review of _Judeophobia and the NT_ about 3 times to make sure I didn’t overlook an incisive critique of something we got wrong. But each time, all I found was a kind, complimentary reflection 🥹 Deepest thanks to Paula Fredriksen for this review—and to the many contributors! ❤️
August 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
May 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I made a clever 😄
March 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Latest issue of the _JSHJ_ is out. My brief editorial is open access for anyone who is interested.

Thanks to all contributors!

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March 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
March 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
@taylorweaver.bsky.social will have a review of Alan Kirk's latest book in the next issue of JSHJ (teaser below). Kirk, one of my doctoral siblings, offers a rigorous, careful study of the role of memory in gospel composition, this time geared toward the field's fixation on sources:
February 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The latest in our pedagogy series for the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus: Justin Meggitt’s reflections about his experience teaching the historical Jesus over the years. Should be open access—enjoy! #jshj

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January 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“You don’t have to be a New Zealander to study the historical Jesus but it certainly doesn’t hurt.” 🤩😍
December 24, 2024 at 7:52 PM
December 22, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Editing proofs, and I’m quite happy with how this paragraph came out! For the second edition of this textbook: www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
December 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Resharing the link to our inaugural editorial (excerpt below) to remind folks of what sort of work we’re hoping to feature at JSHJ. Please consider submitting if you have something that fits the bill! brill.com/view/journal...
November 19, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Monday’s class is looking at how the experience of the Babylonian Exile is redeployed in different literary contexts, including “A Lamentation for Gaza” (2014) ❤️‍🩹💔

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November 16, 2024 at 3:09 PM
November 12, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Snippet from the linked posting in the previous tweet:
September 15, 2024 at 4:06 PM
The next issue of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (22.3) won’t be fully out until November, but here’s my (open access) editorial to whet your appetite! @robertjmyles and I have more exciting stuff in the pipeline too, so stay tuned! Link to full text:
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September 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
A shiny new CFP for JSHJ based on some things @robertjmyles and I articulated in our first editorial:

More here: www2.brill.com/JSHJ

Please share!
June 25, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Granted, I’ve got a list of over 60 things I want to cover with my students this summer, but just in case: what pops into your mind as something that would be great to talk about in a class like this? 

(Obviously this is not a Historical Jesus class 😂)
March 10, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Snow zoomies! And classes cancelled tomorrow 😵‍💫
January 16, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Happy holidays, folks!
December 24, 2023 at 6:13 PM
Last week of classes. Stay strong.
December 5, 2023 at 1:42 PM
💔 (Jerusalem, 2010)
October 11, 2023 at 1:39 AM