Thank you for answering! That does make sense, even if it makes me a little sad.
So many people see this and get a moment of amusement and surprise but never think more about it: This is all of ancient history and archaeology: All of the fatty nooks and crannies lost to the decay of time until we take what remains and reimagine it as a leaner, purpose-built, brutal existence.
Rs: We gotta put biblical rules in schools Me: Holy shit! Like a debt jubilee every 7 years? Rs: Haha, no, not that one Me: like "you shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt"? Rs: Hahaha not that one either Me: so, uh, which rules exactly? Rs: Oh, you know the ones
Featuring an introduction by myself and an all-star list of article contributors, including @drewjakeprof.bsky.social@nabalkattu.bsky.social, and probably more Bluesky people whose handles I don't know!
Very excited to share that the abstract and table of contents for "Unruly Books: Rethinking Ancient and Academic Imaginations of Religious Texts" are now online. Check out the full information and pre-order here: www.bloomsbury.com/us/unruly-bo...
This volume explores the idea of the unruly book, from books now known by their titles alone to books that subverted structures of power and gender. The contrib…
Very excited to share that the abstract and table of contents for "Unruly Books: Rethinking Ancient and Academic Imaginations of Religious Texts" are now online. Check out the full information and pre-order here: www.bloomsbury.com/us/unruly-bo...
This volume explores the idea of the unruly book, from books now known by their titles alone to books that subverted structures of power and gender. The contrib…
Side note: what's the current best practice for talking about affinity animals? "Patronus" is out because ew TERFs, "spirit animal" and "totem" are appropriative of indigenous cultures...
I've been using foxes as my Affinity Animal for many years now. I collected some quotes to explain why. mostlydeadlanguages.tumblr.com/post/7530947...
eṭlu ša sibbat nēši iṣbatuni ina nāri iṭṭubu ša sibbat šēlebi iṣbatuni ussēzib "The man who seized the lion’s tail sank in the river; he who seized the fox’s tail was saved." — ABL 555 r.3-6...