Robyn Faith Walsh (@zafulotus.bsky.social)
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I may not be at
#AARSBL23
this year, but I’m told my book is! Please check it out at the
@CambUP_Religion
booth!!!
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Shameless self-promotion. My book, The Origins of Early Christian Literature, will be out with
@CambridgeUP
in the coming weeks. Please check it out and use WALSH2020 at checkout for a discount!
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I have been torturing some of you with this project for about two years now-- so happy to see that it's on its way! Congrats to
@thejcmort
and
@chriskeith7
on this impressive undertaking and congrats to all of the amazing contributors! A sneak peek at my contribution...
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Patiently waiting for my copy... but grateful to
@contango
to finally see my book in the world! ❤️
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It finally arrived! Thank you to everyone for your support and enthusiasm! 🙏🏻❤️
@CambUP_Religion
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The Date of the New Oxyrhynchus Sayings of Jesus P.Oxy. 87.5575
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Hi, friends! I wasn’t able to present in person this year, but prerecorded my paper. It’s a little rough (one take), but happy to share the Dropbox link if you DM. 🤓
#aarsbl23
@RedescribingXO
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Gospelof Luke be like...
Ridley Scott on historians having criticisms about ‘NAPOLEON’.
“When I have issues with historians, I ask: ‘Excuse me, mate, were you there? No? Well, shut the fuck up then.’”
(Source: )
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Worked for Paul.
You know who hates MLA, APA, Chicago and every other style of referencing? I do.
Just let me write my citations like this and leave me alone.
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I cite this tweet in class at least once a week
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A reminder that I'm offering a lecture in conjunction with the
@DidaskaloiTeam
project on August 10th. Mine is just one of a number of planned chats alongside
@maklelan
and
@candidamoss
-- check out their offerings as well at !
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I can't recommend
@maklelan
and his public courses highly enough. Another is coming up this week!
Final reminder of my upcoming online class on the divine council, taking place this Thursday, May 11, at 7 PM Mountain Time. Check out for info & registration.
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Looking forward to this release! What a great group and the proceedings of a terrific conference! 🤓🤓🤓
The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus
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Your annual reminder that a woman has never won the Achtemeier Award. Please APPLY APPLY APPLY!!!!! 🚨🚨🚨
Three awards are open for submission.
• A. R. Pete Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship
• David Noel Freedman Award for Excellence and Creativity in Hebrew Bible Scholarship
• Paul J. Achtemeier Award for New Testament Scholarship
Learn more here:
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Up next for
@DidaskaloiTeam
is my talk on "Ancient SciFi & Early Christianity" on Nov 28th!!!
Register at or directly at
Expect a lot of Paul, philosophy, & Lucian. Feel free to let me know what else you'd like to discuss! 🤓
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Thank you to everyone who came to last night's
@DidaskaloiTeam
lecture on SciFi & Early Christianity. A particular thank you to those who braved tech issues with the sign up. The recording is now available at . Stay tuned for more info on our next event!
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I'm working on an article right now that starts with a quote from Lil' Kim so, you know, this one hurts a little...
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Another plug for my upcoming
@DidaskaloiTeam
lecture-- this coming Sunday, April 28th! I will be lecturing on early Christian art in the Roman catacombs. Hope to see you there!!!! Register at:
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It is wonderful to see someone so deserving of an honor like this be recognized! Congratulations to
@candidamoss
!!!!!
I didn’t share this because I was waiting for
@americanacad
to realize their mistake. I am astonished and humbled by this enormous honor.
Candida Moss elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences via
@unibirmingham
@isawnyu
@littlebrown
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I used this at lunch today. Can confirm it is effective. 10/10. Posted for anyone facing awkward silence at
#AARSBL23
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I will be giving a talk for
@DidaskaloiTeam
in February on Paul with an emphasis on his letter to the Romans. You can pay what you like to register:
Trouble with the website? You can now also donate via Venmo:
Please sign up!
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I just remembered this is what YouTube is (kinda) for:
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Check out this interview with the wonderful Megan Lewis
@digi_hammurabi
! Bonus: we filmed this through an intense thunderstorm and you can hear in the background when God is angry with me.
Is the New Testament Actually Greek Literature? via
@YouTube
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Me with my inbox this semester
i just replied to a DM from a month ago and the dude sent back the Simpsons gif of Ringo Starr answering Marge's fan mail 30 years later LMFAO
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A reminder about our next upcoming lecture for
@DidaskaloiTeam
-- I will be talking about early Christian art and the Roman Catacombs, including some new images from my recent research trip! Register at:
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How is it possible to do an interview about early Christianity and have your host relate it visually to Kramer's karate lessons from Seinfeld? Watch and find out!
@paulogia0
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Please join me at the
@CambUP_Classics
Cambridge Forum next week to discuss my book, with an emphasis on ethical issues in the interpretation of texts and material culture!
Please join us Wednesday May 19th for our webinar with Robyn Walsh, author of The Origins of Early Christian Literature. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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This event is a MUST!
Misusing Books: Material Texts, Ritual Failure, and Lived Religion in the Late Roman Mediterranean - Oxford Talks
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I feel seen
The indisputable best cut in any Spielberg movie ever
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This is why I don’t take absolutely everything in the ancient world seriously.
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News!!! I can’t tell you how excited I am for this new venture with
@maklelan
and
@candidamoss
!!! 🤓🤓🤓
Two updates on my online classes. Visit for info & registration for the Revelation class.
@candidamoss
@zafulotus
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I feel like I'm already projecting a lot of Dan-Gable's-grandson-at-a-Medal-of-Freedom-ceremony energy this week, and it's only Monday.
#DanGable
#zoomedout
#MondayMood
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This was a difficult piece to write— I am pro-vaccine and I admire those who brought us that technology in record time. But I am calling for certain reforms to women’s healthcare. Thank you
@candidamoss
for encouraging me to write this!
via
@thedailybeast
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I had a wonderful time speaking to
@goodacre
for the NTPod about my new book with
@CambUP_Religion
! Thank you for the opportunity and the conversation!
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I haven’t stopped laughing. This is one of the best and craziest things I’ve ever seen.
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Doing my first
@reddit_AMA
this evening, 12/16 @ 8pm EST! Heard through the grapevine that there have been some discussions about my
@CambUP_Religion
book on r/AcademicBiblical, so I'm excited to field new questions!
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Looking forward to participating in this event next year with
@SLYProfessor
@maklelan
@JosiahBisbee
and others!
The cat is out of the bag. I’d previously mentioned that something I’ve been dreaming up for a few years now is finally taking place next year at
@BrownUniversity
, alongside a couple of my closest friends and colleagues,
@JosiahBisbee
and
@maklelan
. Watch the video until the end.
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Stay tuned for my revival of
#drunkhistory
called Drinking With Khonsu 🥂
A wonderful 3,200 year old Egyptian tablet listing the excuses of workers who failed to turn up for their shift!
Excuses include, among many, "busy brewing beer", "a scorpion bit him", and "drinking with Khonsu".
🏛️
@britishmuseum
#Egypt
#Ancient
#Archaeology
#History
#Egyptian
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Sometimes I wonder how I’ll look back at this Elizabeth Holmes/Tár sartorial phase…
We're recording some amazing lectures on the Apostle Paul today with Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh.
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I wrote this piece for
@Slate
on the impeachment trial this week!
In their zeal to remove certain public figures, the Romans inadvertently preserved and elevated the mythology of many of the same people they damned.
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A delightfully useless memory of the time a grumpy seagull wouldn’t get out of my shot in the Roman forum
#Rome
#seagull
#grumpyanimals
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This is so exciting! I started this piece several years ago in honor of François Bovon and it will be wonderful to see it in the world! Thank you
@ChanceBonar
and
@JuliaLindenlaub
!!! 🤓
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Arrived in Rome to blue skies but then a sudden, violent hail storm… followed by a beautiful sunset and a planetary alignment. Speaking as a staunch not-omen/astrology person, these are omens 🌩️🪐👻
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Attending
@alexichantz
and
@DanielB44771123
's
@RedescribingXO
idolatry panel with the little one and multitasking
#AARSBL23
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Thank you to
@SkinDawg1973
for this excellent and challenging review of my book!
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It’s possible I’ve been exclaiming “Ya blinded by them pinstripes” at people randomly since this aired.
Dunkin dropped the full version of the Super Bowl commercial with Ben Affleck and it’s absolute cinema 🤣
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Lots of Beatles talk over the last few days at various conferences. In appreciation… 🤓
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A reminder to sign up for
@maklelan
's public lecture tomorrow-- the first session for the new
#Didaskaloi
initiative!!!!
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TOMORROW!!!! Last chance to sign up at:
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🚨 Last call on tonight's lecture-- hope to see you there! And if you can't make it, or have had trouble with the website, remember you can always sign up after the fact at ! 🚨
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Congratulations again to
@SarahRollens
and
@path94
for putting together this wonderful volume for Willi Braun! 🤓
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🤣🤣🤣🤣 I swear I was happy and pleased! 😂
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Tomorrow I'll be presenting on diaspora archaeology for the 2024 Bible & Archaeology Fest-- hope to see you there!
Later in the day, I will be giving a talk for
@DidaskaloiTeam
on Paul's Letter to the Romans. Registration is still open-- link below!
🤓
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For anyone interested in a preview of my new book, I've posted the full Preface on :
Thank you once again for your interest and support!
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This is such an important article and it has radically changed the way I read ancient texts. A must read!!!
@candidamoss
I'm pretty excited about this one. My article on identifying changes made by enslaved literate workers to ancient manuscripts is out now in
@StudLateAntiq
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I'm freaking out.
It'll send a chill down your spine. Watch the teaser trailer for
#Ghostbusters
: Frozen Empire, coming soon exclusively to movie theaters.
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I had the pleasure of delivering a paper
@UNISA
this past week. It was a terrific opportunity to discuss ideas with this stellar group of scholars! And I certainly hope this isn't my last trip to South Africa! Now to work off this jetlag...
@McCutcheonSays
@JeremiahCoogan
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This piece is absolutely brilliant and a must read by
@candidamoss
!!!
My article on Enslaved Secretaries, Shorthand, and Collaboration is finally out with the Journal of Theological Studies (
@OUPReligion
). I have presented nuggets of it
@isawnyu
@scsclassics
@SBLsite
@CamDivinity
@SAMReligions
DM me if you don't have access.
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In Roman gladiator terms, Andabata v. Andabata? Honestly, this should be a sport.
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A reminder that I will be giving a lecture for
@DidaskaloiTeam
this weekend on Paul's Letter to the Romans!
If you can't be there on Sunday, recordings will be made available to watch on your schedule after the event!
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Bump! 👀🤓🌓✨
Up next for
@DidaskaloiTeam
is my talk on "Ancient SciFi & Early Christianity" on Nov 28th!!!
Register at or directly at
Expect a lot of Paul, philosophy, & Lucian. Feel free to let me know what else you'd like to discuss! 🤓
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Hooray! This was an amazing initiative and I’m so pleased to be one of the contributors. My chapter on Laodiceans is something of a tribute to François Bovon (a former mentor) and I’m grateful I was allowed to include it
@ChanceBonar
@JuliaLindenlaub
🤓
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@timfarrington
review
@nytimes
of
@candidamoss
God’s Ghostwriters conveys how exciting and dynamic her argument is, but doesn’t capture the sea change it represents for studies of book culture in the ancient world. 1/2
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@isaacsoon2
@ryancollman
I want to see them get rid of the arbitrary age requirement, which excludes those who go into the field later in life, those who have to work their way through school, and potentially those who take medical and parental leaves. Better to state a time limit past degree.
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Starting a project where I share the multiple folders I have from museum trips (as well as individual, interesting objects). Calling it "1 Minute Museums" :)
#rome
#Vatican
#vaticanmuseum
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Just to clarify, we've all had Nothing Compares 2 U in our heads on a loop for about 24 hours now, right?
#RIPSineadOConnor
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A wonderful interview with Willi Braun featuring the work of
@SLYProfessor
and yours truly 🙏🏻
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@BigSoxGuy
There's an alternative universe where he stayed in Fenway, took over the DH spot, and ended up in a HR record race with Judge... 😫
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Look no further!
From a wealthy British Landowner three centuries ago:
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A few of you have been in touch about still having trouble with the website; if you are unable to register for any reason, DM me! I'm setting up a separate list for anyone with tech issues & using Venmo. We'll have this sorted before
@maklelan
's next talk!
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Terrific piece-- and, selfishly, timely for me as my students have been asking about this phenomenon all semester!
The Meaning of Ancient Greek and Roman Artisan Signatures
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If you are in the Miami area this weekend, check out this event
@museumofgraff
in Wynwood! 🖌️
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