Tony Burke
@tonyburke.bsky.social
Religious Studies prof., York University, Toronto; writes on Christian apocrypha
Just arrived. Excited to dig in.
September 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just arrived. Excited to dig in.
I was interviewed on the Patristica podcast (youtu.be/AVKCrvZODf4) about the Apocrypha of Symeon Metaphrastes Project (a collaborative collection of translations; information here: www.tonyburke.ca/the-apocryph...).
August 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I was interviewed on the Patristica podcast (youtu.be/AVKCrvZODf4) about the Apocrypha of Symeon Metaphrastes Project (a collaborative collection of translations; information here: www.tonyburke.ca/the-apocryph...).
Our final month in Regensburg: one last country to visit and a book to finish. Only one of those is accomplished. www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/08/02/m...
August 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our final month in Regensburg: one last country to visit and a book to finish. Only one of those is accomplished. www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/08/02/m...
June in Regensburg (okay, only a week or so in Regensburg, the rest of the time was Ireland, Bratislava, Budapest, and Oslo). But Regensburg did treat us to Just Like Abba! www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/07/02/m...
July 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
June in Regensburg (okay, only a week or so in Regensburg, the rest of the time was Ireland, Bratislava, Budapest, and Oslo). But Regensburg did treat us to Just Like Abba! www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/07/02/m...
More work and play in Regensburg (and a trip to Dubrovnik). www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/05/03/m...
May 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
More work and play in Regensburg (and a trip to Dubrovnik). www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/05/03/m...
Visiting Pilate's final resting place and talking Infancy Thomas in Glasgow. www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/04/04/m...
April 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Visiting Pilate's final resting place and talking Infancy Thomas in Glasgow. www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/04/04/m...
Announcing a new project on translating the apocryphal hypomnemata of Symeon Metaphrastes. Details here: www.tonyburke.ca/the-apocryph...
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Announcing a new project on translating the apocryphal hypomnemata of Symeon Metaphrastes. Details here: www.tonyburke.ca/the-apocryph...
From Religious Studies at York Twitter account: The administration at York University has suspended admissions to the Religious Studies program . . .
The faculty have written this statement. We ask you to will distribute it widely and write to York's administration to protest this decision.
The faculty have written this statement. We ask you to will distribute it widely and write to York's administration to protest this decision.
February 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
From Religious Studies at York Twitter account: The administration at York University has suspended admissions to the Religious Studies program . . .
The faculty have written this statement. We ask you to will distribute it widely and write to York's administration to protest this decision.
The faculty have written this statement. We ask you to will distribute it widely and write to York's administration to protest this decision.
This is the only other image I have, alas.
December 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM
This is the only other image I have, alas.
Half a book written (this portion on apocryphal acts and other apostolic texts). Now to “finely” edit. Give me strength.
November 21, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Half a book written (this portion on apocryphal acts and other apostolic texts). Now to “finely” edit. Give me strength.
Apocrypha at the ICMS. @brandonwhawk.bsky.social has organized two sessions at Kalamazoo. I will be presenting on apocrypha in the Golden Legend.
May 8, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Apocrypha at the ICMS. @brandonwhawk.bsky.social has organized two sessions at Kalamazoo. I will be presenting on apocrypha in the Golden Legend.
Kind words about MNTA 3 from Paul Foster.
March 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Kind words about MNTA 3 from Paul Foster.
Review in RBL of MNTA 3 by Gerbern Oegema. He calls it "much-acclaimed" (nice!) but spends most of review fussing over the title of the series which he admits, by vol. 3, is not about to change. His final paragraph:
December 2, 2023 at 11:43 PM
Review in RBL of MNTA 3 by Gerbern Oegema. He calls it "much-acclaimed" (nice!) but spends most of review fussing over the title of the series which he admits, by vol. 3, is not about to change. His final paragraph:
Highlights include MNTA 3 (of course) and Jacob Lollar’s fresh-off-the press translation of the Doctrine of Addai.
November 13, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Highlights include MNTA 3 (of course) and Jacob Lollar’s fresh-off-the press translation of the Doctrine of Addai.
Love this illumination of Thecla from the Stuttgart Passionale (12th cent.)
October 31, 2023 at 7:06 PM
Love this illumination of Thecla from the Stuttgart Passionale (12th cent.)
A movie I’ve watched far too many times. (Hint: check the ALT text)
September 10, 2023 at 10:46 PM
A movie I’ve watched far too many times. (Hint: check the ALT text)