bethanyjoanna.bsky.social
Ph.D. in New Testament, Wheaton College | Female patronage & benefaction in Greco-Roman world & Southern Levant | Epigraphy & Material Culture
👤 Joined on 31 August 2023
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@bethanyjoanna.bsky.socialMore details on all the above… SERVUS by @emmasouthon.bsky.social is a fascinating, humane, and important reassessment of Roman slavery and the lives of the enslaved — this book will make you look at ancient history very differently
Show PostThe “Scholar of the Year 2026” award from the Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences has arrived. #OldTestamentStudies #Theology #BiblicalStudies #UGI #AcademicLife
Show PostWanna introduce Roman trade to your class 🌍? I’ve noted it before but 1 of the most engaged activities I do all year is to have students make budgets from a salary I give them & using prices from Diocletian’s Price Edict (301 CE). Then they have to figure out how to ship it using Orbis.Stanford.edu.
Show Post184 new cuneiform tablets ✍️ (total), dating to c.1400 BCE. “Preliminary examination of the texts has revealed references to military activities, epidemics, the death of an infant princess & requests for assistance sent to the king by Hittite military commanders” www.heritagedaily.com/2026/10/184-...
Show PostOoh, aah: book proofs! The actual monograph won't be published until 2027, but very satisfying even to get to this stage.
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