Sophia in the Shell
Live posting my reading of books related to religion. Often academic books, sometimes translated primary sources.
Also on Reddit as /u/Sophia_in_the_Shell, check out /r/AcademicBiblical.
@shahansean.bsky.social
Professor, historian, specialist in Mashriqī Studies at 𝕿𝖍𝖊 Ohio State University
@jonmsweeney.bsky.social
Author ‘Thomas Merton’, ‘Complete Francis of Assisi’, ‘Meister Eckhart's Book of...’, ‘Sit in the Sun’, etc. Partner@Monkfish Books. Editor@Living City mag. Lousy RC married to rabbi. Father of 4. Lover cats/dogs. Moving back to Vermont soon.
@dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social
Academic books, journals and news from the Religion, Bible, and Theology department at De Gruyter Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Posts by our editors.
@anthonydbaker.bsky.social
Theology Professor at Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas. Theologian in residence at St Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church, Round Rock, Texas.
@timhowles.bsky.social
Research Fellow, University of Oxford Theology, philosophy, ethics, politics, environmental humanities Associate Director @LSRIOxford Anglican Priest https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/revd-dr-timothy-howles
@jricole.bsky.social
Historian, essayist: Middle East, South Asia, Islam, Social History, Foreign Policy, Environment, Culture, Progressive Politics; Signal: Juan Cole
@drmscott.bsky.social
DFG Eigene Stelle, Universität Regensburg | PhD in NT from St Mary’s University, London | https://brill.com/display/title/68985?rskey=KqpGym&result=10
@allisonbarbee.bsky.social
PhD student @ Emory - thinking about bodies, gender, and disgust in the New Testament & apocrypha
@sambaudinette.bsky.social
phd from uchicago. scholar of the middle ages, philosophy, theology, and religion. aspiring psychoanalyst. on the aristotelian left.
@epinicion.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Byzantinist. Dr. Also possibly spider from space. He/him.
@klhkhistorian.bsky.social
Cat-obsessed doctrix of medieval history working in arts & humanities communications; public humanities & alt-ac/post-ac advocate; cute critters, nature, baking, crafts, art, nerdom.
@josephkelly.bsky.social
Hebrew Bible PhD. I'm interested in the many ways ancient people would have answered the question, "Is God good?"
@julia-rosethorn.bsky.social
Ph.D. candidate at the HUC-JIR in Cincinnati, educator, feminist, historian. Focusing on women and the ideology that subordinates them in the HB.
@covrig.bsky.social
Historian of Chinese religions Religion, philosophy, West Europe, East Asia and everything in between. Mostly dad jokes, bad humor and memes - mostly memes. Curious, asking questions and using this platform to know more people.
@laurenrndll.bsky.social
PhD Theology student at Durham University researching the paratext of Codex Amiatinus, exploring palaeography, philology and manuscript cultures.
@medievalireland.bsky.social
Medievalist | Celticist | Research Asst Prof @TCDHistory. PI of Early Irish Hands @Research Ireland, CLÓSCAPE @TLRH, and Wandering Books. Passionate about all things medieval Irish, manuscripts, palaeography, and early Christianity in the insular world.
@mbrandonmassey.bsky.social
PhD NT and Early Christianity | Independent Scholar | Historical Jesus | History of Scholarship | Synoptic Gospels | https://hcommons.org/members/brandonmassey/
@ldgreen.bsky.social
PhD historian and intertemporal anthropologist of the ancient Mediterranean and the present; writer by nature, poet through trauma, author, if I can ever figure out the publishing industry 🤞luccadanielgreen.com
@emilycolgan.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Biblical Studies at Trinity College, NZ. Researching eco hermeneutics (Bible+Ecology, Routledge series) and rape culture, religion, Bible (Routledge Focus series). Co-host: Bloody Bible Podcast. Co-director of Shiloh Project. Pākehā She/her
@archaeoten.bsky.social
Archaeologist, historian, sometimes ethnographer .. eventually History & Art Hist. prof. Defintivelly, construtive skeptict, dyslexical & systematical Eclectic https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/ https://uned.academia.edu/MTenreiroBermudez
@racheldanley.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Sterling College. John’s Gospel and temple spaces. PhD Aberdeen MA’s Gordon-Conwell. All views mine.
@andrewhwaller.com
NT PhD-doer, Ridley College; characterization/rhetoric in Luke–Acts. Smell those Douglas Firs. barth.party lukanpriorities.com
@daevans.bsky.social
Religion and History Teacher and Lecturer. New Testament and Early Christianity Scholar. Book Review Editor.
@byzcapp.bsky.social
Historian of art, architecture, and landscapes. Writing about space and place. Creating digital projects about Byzantium, Cappadocia, and the complicated spaces we/they occupy. #CUNY alum #LinkedData #DigitalArchaeology #maps [personal account/opinions]
@libraryofjoy.bsky.social
Interested in the New Testament. More of a reader than a writer. they/them 🏳️🌈
@medievalrevolt.bsky.social
Professor of Medieval History at the University of Andrews Author of House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France • The Jacquerie of 1358: A French Peasants' Revolt • Violence and the State in Languedoc, 1250-1400
@mortenbeckmann.bsky.social
Academic/ Translation Studies / Biblical Studies/ Associate Professor at University of Agder, Norway. Views my own
@jandrewdoole.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of New Testament Head of Department Biblical Studies and Historical Theology University of Innsbruck, Austria https://www.uibk.ac.at/bibhist/doole/index.html.en
@trenthipp.com
MA in Biblical Languages MA in Classics and Early Christianity (ip) Interested in Second Temple Judaism and Linguistics trenthipp.com
@jofoltz.bsky.social
Early Christianity & New Testament PhD Student @ Univ. of Denver | Research Fellow @ Ancient Enslaved Christians
@jiihnahn.bsky.social
Incoming PhD student at Princeton Seminary MTS’25 Vanderbilt Divinity School, M.Div'21 KBTUS
@dunderberg.bsky.social
Professor of New Testament studies, University of Helsinki Uuden testamentin eksegetiikan professori, Helsingin yliopisto
@adamrenberg.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Theology. Teaching Pastor. Historical theology, Christology, and the early church. Book on Eusebius of Caesarea with Brepols.
@madalinatoca.bsky.social
Late antiquity, epistolography, manuscripts | Humboldt Fellow in Bamberg. Research Associate at the University of Vienna and KU Leuven. Former Royal Society of Edinburgh Saltire Early Career Fellow in Classics at the University of Edinburgh
@revdrjohn.bsky.social
PhD history/theol of Jihad in Islam/Xnty Syriac and Arabic, academic dean, historical wargame designer, Orthodox Christian priest, IT consultant, Steampunk, SFfan, TCM, ex-TechnoDJ, Gestalt psychotherapist.
@eliaswonder.bsky.social
Building beloved community despite social awkwardness. Legally convicted, spiritually indicted, existentially on trial. UU intern minister, D.Min student, street theologian, making mischief, art, and questionable life choices all in the name of justice. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@msjess.bsky.social
Sipping whiskey while reading about people who lived a really long time ago is my coping mechanism. 🥃 In America but Costa Blanca is looking promising .🏖️ Human rights 🌈 Fascinated by linguistics. 👄 If it's odd I'm probably in.
@rationalityrules.bsky.social
Counter-apologetics and politics, coming at you! https://www.youtube.com/@rationalityrules https://www.youtube.com/@WoodfordStephen
@caitlynsheets.bsky.social
Queer Appalachian folklorist 🌈 🏔️ Passionate about documenting untold narratives & amplifying underrepresented voices Lover of 🍞 🐶📚💀
@farmehramirdust.bsky.social
Taking a short break from academia, I’m discovering myself again: Translator & Writer, Journalist, Juggler, and more. They/Them
@intertextualbible.bsky.social
ANE, Hebrew Bible, LXX, Dead Sea Scrolls, Samaritan, Pseudepigrapha, Deuterocanon, Classics, New Testament, Targum, Rabbinic, & Patristic literary relationships
@wayofhermes.com
Hermeticism is a joyful spiritual path that celebrates life and light. Learn more at: https://wayofhermes.com
@arminganguly.bsky.social
German-Brit rebel made in the 60s, RIBA architect & designer by trade. Tutor & writer by passion. Building dreams, breaking pencils. Living proof that realistic optimism is structurally sound 👍 Motto: 👉 #alwayslookup
@lorencrow.bsky.social
Hebrew Bible Scholar (Vanderbilt, 1994), Psalms scholar, historian interested in the Ancient Near East in the 7th century BCE, postulant for Holy Orders, currently dealing with recovery from a stroke.
@aliyanubalu.bsky.social
Pseudepigrapha, Second Temple Judaism, early Christianity, classics, linguistics.