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Great news!
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
Hey folks!
Kinda checked out, here
Find me at @mjmcoomber.bsky.social
Love to keep the conversation going!
Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber retweeted
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!
Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber retweeted
📣📣Survival is published!
I definitely cried as I opened this box of copies of my new book. I am so glad it’s published & hope trauma survivors find it useful. I’m so proud of it - it really matters
@SCM_Press @Westcott_House @CamDivinity @CamTheoFed
#trauma #spirituality
Well, this looks cool!
Now available in the Duke Library @FurmanU. Excited for my parables of Jesus class to use this volume.
Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber retweeted
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/2…
For an English translation see: jessicaclarke.co.uk/ara-paci…
For my original review see: jessicaclarke.co.uk/full-ara…
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
@AymerMargaret, @rajnadella, @maiakotro, @kj_mrphy, @thejcmort, @chrispet72
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!
So glad to be a part of this project. My contribution was on social-scientific approaches to biblical studies. Check it out!
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-Stat…
My colleague @LisaDawnPowell’s book is 🔥
"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! 📖
Get your copy here: bit.ly/482Y9C7
Great & important Data over Dogma (aren’t they all?) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber retweeted
Transgressing Boundaries conference: The Myth of Multiculturalism in Esther: Comparing Western and Persian Empire “Tolerance". Alexiana Fry
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Genesis 1–11, by Ron Hendel, is brand new in the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary Series!
Came back from my 8am class to find this gem mysteriously sat at my door (I play old-time music)
Can’t wait to give it a spin tonight ❤️
ALT Vinyl album of fiddle noir African-American fiddlers on early photograph records 1925 to 1949
Check out this great article on premodern slavery for your students (or for yourself)
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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
We don’t need billionaires to save us. We need them to get out of the way
nytimes.com/2024/08/04/busin… via @NYTimes
