Andrew Jacobs (he/him)

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Samuel Fernandez has just published a sourcebook that provides the original text with an English translation and footnotes of the contemporary sources for the study of the Council of Nicaea (325) though the death of Constantine (337). It promises to be a major resource! brill.com/edcollbook/t...

Fontes Nicaenae Synodibrill.com "Fontes Nicaenae Synodi" published on 17 Jun 2024 by Brill | Schöningh.

Look, Ma, your little boy's on spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/0j14...

Andrew S. Jacobs, "Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy, Fiction, and the Vulnerable Bible" (Cambridge UP, 2023)open.spotify.com Listen to this episode from New Books Network on Spotify. What if the original teachings of Jesus were different from the Bible's sanitized 'orthodox' version? What covert motivations might inspire th...

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I read a good amount of old Onion stuff while writing this week and remembering “Earthquake destroys Etchasketchistan” was like seeing the face of god

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Sara Parks, @shaynasheinfeld.bsky.social and I are celebrating our honourable mention for BEST BOOK from @biajs.bsky.social with a giveaway of 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯! Enter by 14 August. To enter, like this post & quote it with why studying gender matters to you.

gonna be a hoot when his ear bandage switches from right to left and back again every day of the convention

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my stepmom had a stroke earlier this year but nothing can stand in her way when it comes to her true passion: making up mean nicknames for republican politicians and using them as if everyone already knows them. she had "juvenile delinquent vance" in the chamber ready for today

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Not to late to register for this online workshop! It runs tomorrow!

We will hold an online workshop Tuesday July 16 at 12 noon Eastern (USA) time on searching and querying our database of richly annotated Coptic literature. All are welcome! Register here+:

Workshop: Searching the Coptic Scriptorium Database (ANNIS) July 16 (12 pm Eastern time USA)urldefense.com This online workshop will show participants how to use Coptic Scriptorium's database of richly annotated Coptic literature. Whether conducting basic word searches or finding certain grammatical constr...

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It's short for Juice Don'thave Vance

Total juiceless pick

but seriously why wouldn't every single interviewer ask him about his EXTREMELY negative comments about Trump from 2016? what changed? were you lying then or now? etc.!

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his Republican running mate.

Gross and Grosser

Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance has been named Trump’s 2024 vice presidential pick.

Trump names Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as vice presidential running matenpr.org Sen. Vance’s selection as Trump’s VP comes as the Republican Party leans into the former president’s MAGA messaging that has fired up the party’s base — yet could alienate a broader audience needed t...

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MR WESTON: My son, who I mailed away ten or twenty years ago, is coming to visit me soon! He does not mind that I mailed him away the second his mother died We wouldn’t have had anything to talk about. It was making dinner very uncomfortable EMMA, PT. III www.thechatner.com/p/emma-part-...

Emma, Part IIIwww.thechatner.com ISABELLA: And does no one ever visit you, poor little Papa in his lonesome treehouse?MR WOODHOUSE: No. No one ever doesISABELLA: Not even Miss Taylor, who was always your dearest friend, and wrapped h...

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She lay awake all Saturday night thinking "God swatted aside the bullet, now I too shall be an instrument of His will"

LOL at all the mfs who did their "Aileen Cannon may be an unorthodox jurist but she's serious and sincere about her honest convictions" pieces

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i thought this too i admit

if only there'd been a baby near by for him to grab .... too soon?

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I was *slightly* too old to be a 90210-er (although I watched the first couple of seasons), but HEATHERS has a place in my heart. RIP Heather #3.

help internet! my desktop mac has suddenly decided i don’t deserve internet access and is giving me the dreaded “wi-fi network could not be joined try moving closer to wireless router” message

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Another famous woman of the ‘90s who deserved a reexamination of how hard people came for her. She was good at what she did. variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ and ‘Charmed’ Star, Dies at 53variety.com Shannen Doherty, who played Brenda on 'Beverly Hills 90210' and starred in 'Charmed,' has died.

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richard simmons and dr ruth were the butt of constant jokes but in retrospect they were probably two of the best people in american public life in the 1980s

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Legendary 80s personalities Dr. Ruth and Richard Simmons dead within hours of each other?! Someone get eyes on Mr. T and Elvira!!!

it's fine, 3 of the professional accounts forward to the 4th one (although I still have to reply from the Original Forwarding Account), and one will be gone by September as I'm an emergency sub for the back half of a summer course but still

I Now Have Five Email Accounts, Let Me Out of Here: One Adjunct Academic's Story

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In other news listen to me talk about APOCALYPSE on @npr.org medievalsky 🗃️ www.withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/the-...

The End of the World! - With Good Reasonwww.withgoodreasonradio.org 24 years after Y2K, we are still here.

RIP, Dr. Ruth! This documentary was fascinating, especially on her earlier life/career (I think it's on Hulu): www.imdb.com/title/tt9353...

Ask Dr. Ruth (2019) ⭐ 7.7 | Documentary, Biographywww.imdb.com 1h 40m | Not Rated

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Slate is terrible at politics.

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If you want to block all the people who harassed Jamelle Bouie off the site at once, this list is handy. Hit subscribe, then block.

Weird Bouie reply guys

List by @hockeybear.bsky.social

What the name says. Some accounts on the list are truly horrible all the time and some just made a muteworthy skeet one time. This list is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Jamelle Bouie or anyone other than myself.

T is refusing to pick someone. No one knows who he wants to pick and neither does he. None of this is important to him. Stop reporting it like it's Machiavellian genius and start reporting on it as the political incompetence it is.

Donald Trump has said he plans to announce his running mate before or during the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday. As of Friday morning, he had not called any of his top three contenders to offer them the job, according to two advisers.

Trump’s Subtle Shift in His V.P. Calculationswww.nytimes.com Donald J. Trump appears to be giving more weight to political calculations in selecting a running mate, by picking someone who “helps you get elected.”

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Breaking News: A federal judge dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, allowing his creditors to pursue $153 million that he owes them.

Judge Dismisses Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Casewww.nytimes.com The decision means that the former New York City mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump will face his creditors without protection from federal bankruptcy laws.