Janet Spittler

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Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Early Christian Literature and the New Testament
Christian Apocrypha

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New issue of Novum Testamentum Vol. 6, No. 3 (2024) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

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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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many thanks to editors @tonyburke.bsky.social, @brandonwhawk.bsky.social, @janetspittler.bsky.social! you can get copies here: wipfandstock.com/978166674640... or weirdly discounted Kindle version here: www.amazon.com/Life-Thecla-... preview here: www.nasscal.com/early-christ...

my slim new babies have arrived!

The Life of Thecla- Wipf and Stock Publisherswipfandstock.com Thecla was one of the most venerated saints in late antiquity. One of her followers created the Life of Thecla as an act of devotion in the fifth century, re...

I was very sorry to hear this morning that Keith Elliott passed away on Thursday of last week. He was a giant in the field of textual criticism, and was one of the very few scholars who made enormous contributions to the study of both canonical and apocryphal Christian literature.

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Coming Soon: The Life of Thecla, by Andrew S. Jacobs (@drewjakeprof.bsky.social). Visit NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series promotional page for access to a 20-page preview. www.nasscal.com/early-christ...

The Life of Theclawww.nasscal.com Thecla was one of the most venerated saints in late antiquity. One of her followers created the Life of Thecla as an act of devotion in the fifth century, rewriting the popular Acts of Thecla and t…

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Added to e-Clavis: Materiae apocryphorum ~ Thomas Tympanum, La Collégiale Notre-Dame (Semur-en-Auxois) (13 c.) with sculpted episodes from the Acts of Thomas and related texts. www.nasscal.com/materiae-apo...

Thomas Tympanum, La Collégiale Notre-Dame (Semur-en-Auxois)www.nasscal.com Images: Wikimedia Commons Clavis number: ECMA 165 Other descriptors: none Location: Bleds Portal of la Collégiale Notre-Dame, Semur-en-Auxois Category: tympana Related literature: Acts of Thomas, M…

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hey there! (coming... this fall, I think?)

Just back from the medieval congress and my kid is doing some fortune-telling with the astragalomancy kit I got her. Here’s mine:

Good times at ICMS with @brandonwhawk.bsky.social

UVa Religious Studies‘ call for a transparent account of what happened on May 4. Our faculty and students were among the 25 arrested. tinyurl.com/24vbwbab

Sweet baby Jesus, it says something when the Daily Progress goes scorched earth. This is well worth reading. And kudos to my amazing colleague who knows when to call the press and what to say. dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...

Reynolds Hutchins: Where is Jim Ryan?dailyprogress.com As violence unfolded steps away from the UVa president's official residence, where was he?

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Members of the UVA History department condemn yesterday's police action against our students and demand an honest explanation from the university of the decision to send riot police against peaceful protestors. Proud to co-sign this open letter with dozens of colleagues.

UVa faculty member describing her experiences with state police: youtu.be/XWusgb2i-DY?...

Geeta Patel, UVA Professor Speaks out About Individual Being Held without Bondyoutu.be BREAKING: Geeta Patel, UVA Professor speaks out about the individual being held without bond at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.

Local paper gets it pretty much right, for once.

Police raid UVa encampment, arrest anti-war protestersdailyprogress.com The quiet and peaceful protest on Grounds came to a violent and chaotic end Saturday afternoon.

Just pushed off grounds.

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Just learned of the death of David Konstan. A major loss. He was both a towering figure in the field and a very warm and generous person. He showed me a signal kindness at a moment of high vulnerability, which I will never forget.

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Dearest apocrypha lovers, please join us this upcoming Friday, May 3rd at 12EDT for our next First Fridays Workshop! This month will feature exciting work from @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social on P.Oxy.5577 and the Gospel of Mary. See you there!

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Apocrypha lovers, I'd like to draw your attention to our next First Fridays Workshop featuring the work of @jalollar.bsky.social. Next Friday, April 5th at 12 EDT we'll be discussing Lollar's work on Ephesians and competing Christianities in 2nd c. Ephesus. Not to be missed!

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Please share! CFP for the 10th meeting of the CISSR in Bertinoro, Italy! Come for the spectacular scenery, food, wine, and to watch your friends talk about their research! Deadline May 20. cissr.net/call-for-pap...

Programme Unitscissr.net For general information about the CISSR Annual Meeting on Christian Origins, see “Annual Meetings”. For registration and application procedures, see “Come partecipare” (in Italian) or “How to Particip...

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OPEN ACCESS! In Ritual Boundaries, Joseph E. Sanzo transforms our understanding of how early Christians experienced religion in lived practice through the study of magical objects, such as amulets and grimoires. www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520...

Ritual Boundarieswww.ucpress.edu A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In Ritual Boundaries, Joseph E....

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Apocrypha lovers, the best time of the month is nigh! Please join us next Friday, March 1st at 12EST for a stimulating discussion of Els Rose's piece, "The Apocryphal Acts and the Performativity of Medieval Liturgical Practices." See you there!

Two new volumes in Peeter’s SECA (grey and black) series have just been released, and both are open access! The first is a collection of essays on the Apocalypse of Peter, edited by Daniel Maier, Jörg Frey and Thomas Kraus.

www.peeters-leuven.be

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After a wintery hiatus, NASSCAL's First Fridays Workshop is officially back in session! Check out our first workshop of the year featuring a chapter from Angela Kim Harkins' recently published monograph on the Shepherd of Hermas. See you all next Friday, February 2nd!

Not open-access, but if anyone is interested and doesn’t have access to this via their library, let me know.

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Please join us this Friday (12/1) for a discussion of Cristian Cardozo Mindiola's work, "Framing the Reading Experience of an Aprocryphal Text: The Case of the 1 Apocryphal Apocalypse of John's Titles." RSVP for the zoom link!

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Just released: The Doctrine of Addai and the Letters of Jesus and Abgar, by Jacob A. Lollar (vol. 10 of NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series). Read a 20-page preview at the book's promotional page. www.nasscal.com/early-christ...

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Going to 2023 SBL with cash (or expense account) to buy books? Here’s my annual list of new Christian apocrypha books to check out. www.apocryphicity.ca/2023/11/13/c...