Biblical scholar, Episcopal priest, anti-fascist | amazon.com/author/coomber | Posts mine | he/his | Standing w/ š³ļøāšš³ļøāā§ļø
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āDope Teacherā
Might become my new profile bio
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Great news!
14 Nov 2024
I am excited to announce that in May 2025 I will be succeeding @Yale @YaleDivSchool Professor Emeritus John J. Collins as the General Editor of the world leading Yale Anchor Bible Series. It's an honor for me to serve as the steward of this important series.
@PTRBirmingham
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13 Nov 2024
Hey folks!
Kinda checked out, here
Find me at @mjmcoomber.bsky.social
Love to keep the conversation going!
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4 Nov 2024
Book launch: Nathan MacDonald 'The Making of the Tabernacle and the Construction of Priestly Hegemony' at the Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Humanities! With Hindy Najman, Liane Feldman, Arjen Bakker, Julia Rhyder, Harald Samuel , Konrad Schmid, and Nathan MacDonald!
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22 Oct 2024
š£š£Survival is published!
I definitely cried as I opened this box of copies of my new book. I am so glad itās published & hope trauma survivors find it useful. Iām so proud of it - it really matters
@SCM_Press @Westcott_House @CamDivinity @CamTheoFed
#trauma #spirituality
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Well, this looks cool!
21 Oct 2024
Now available in the Duke Library @FurmanU. Excited for my parables of Jesus class to use this volume.
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5 Sep 2024
La Repubblica article on the controversial absence of slave characters in the new Roman Theatre Exhibition at the Ara Pacis Museum roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2ā¦
For an English translation see: jessicaclarke.co.uk/ara-paciā¦
For my original review see: jessicaclarke.co.uk/full-araā¦
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21 Oct 2024
Received the cover for Economics and Empire in the Roman World!
So grateful to these writers:
- Roland Boer
- Christina Petterson
- Richard Horsley
- James Crossley
- Carolyn Osiek
- Warren Carter
- Kelly Murphy
And endorsers:
- Margaret Aymer
- Maia Kotrosits
- Raj Nadella
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21 Oct 2024
Prepping for shoulder surgery in a few hours to fix a torn bicep tendon. The operation should only take about an hour, but recovery will be six months.
Any good thoughts/prayers appreciated. Thanks!
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21 Oct 2024
So glad to be a part of this project. My contribution was on social-scientific approaches to biblical studies. Check it out!
21 Oct 2024
The State of Old Testament Studies is here! My copies arrived today. It was a joy to work with such a wonderful collection of gifted and knowledgeable scholars.
You can still preorder it for 30% off. It is available on November 5.
bakeracademic.com/p/The-Statā¦
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13 Oct 2024
My colleague @LisaDawnPowellās book is š„
13 Oct 2024
"A thought-provoking and welcome addition to the growing literature on disability in Christian systematic theology."
Great to see this positive review of The Disabled God Revisited by @LisaDawnPowell from @JournalMoral! š
Get your copy here: bit.ly/482Y9C7
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30 Sep 2024
Great & important Data over Dogma (arenāt they all?) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcasā¦
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13 Sep 2024
Transgressing Boundaries conference: The Myth of Multiculturalism in Esther: Comparing Western and Persian Empire āTolerance". Alexiana Fry
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10 Sep 2024
Genesis 1ā11, by Ron Hendel, is brand new in the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary Series!
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4 Sep 2024
Came back from my 8am class to find this gem mysteriously sat at my door (I play old-time music)
Canāt wait to give it a spin tonight ā¤ļø
ALT Vinyl album of fiddle noir African-American fiddlers on early photograph records 1925 to 1949
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2 Sep 2024
Check out this great article on premodern slavery for your students (or for yourself)
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20 Aug 2024
If you need it, hereās a letter he wrote on hope
Love Nick Cave
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5 Aug 2024
LOVE the nostalgia that comes with finding neglected websites with that '90s internet vibe (you can almost hear the dial-up modem)
ALT homescreen of a theological website last updated in 2005
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But wait, thereās more!
ALT Old-school link page
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4 Aug 2024
We donāt need billionaires to save us. We need them to get out of the way
nytimes.com/2024/08/04/businā¦ via @NYTimes
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