I just realized that the jacket I’m wearing today is older than my students, and I’m not sure if that says more about my age or my style.

Hi world! We know we’ve been offline for a while—burrowing into researching, writing, and interviewing for Season 2. (Stay tuned!) But we just had to emerge to share our new #podcast website. The same domain and same great content, with a visual lift! womenwhowentbefore.com

The tooth fairy had a follow up gift this time because big sis wanted to join in the fun. (She crocheted the turtle.) I have a feeling the tooth fairy gig is going to have a much shorter run with kid #2.

Found gear for Enoch scholars at Zumiez!

Getting ready to teach (and help faculty in other disciplines teach) Luke 10 (Good Sam). So far, some of my favorite commentators are Drs. A-J Levine, Emerson Powery, and Matt Thiessen. Who else would you add?

Proofs! This was such a fun article to write.

Spending my birthday morning thinking about 4 Macc and the pregnant male metaphor … and resisting the compulsion to do more class prep.

Join us on 10/13 at 1pm ET for an online panel with three recent recipients of the Shohet Scholars Grant -- Greg Given (Greg Given ), Rebecca Harris (Rebecca Harris) and Rachel Patt! Come hear about research supported by the Catacomb Society! Register: tinyurl.com/ICSShohet2024

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One of the best things in the world is learning that a student is enjoying the course so much they have decided to add a biblical studies major/minor. Even better when the texts we have read so far are Jubilees and 1 Enoch!

Did you miss our panel of recent Shohet Grant recipients last weekend? You can read more here about Rebecca Harris' (Rebecca Harris ) Shohet project "Living in the Liminal: The Present as a Place of Access in #Qumran Literature" catacombsociety.org/report_harris/

Totally obsessed with the fall color around campus right now.

I assigned all of 2 Maccabees for my students to read for class today, and they actually READ it!

Any biblical studies people aware of resources that are more accessible for people with dyslexia? Preferably audio … commentaries, public-facing scholarship.

Who am I likely to forget in the acknowledgments that I absolutely should not forget to thank?