Biblical Archaeology Review @biblicalarchaeology.org The magazine making the archaeology of the Bible accessible: discoveries, analysis, and more. Explore our extensive website (www.biblicalarchaeology.org), sign up for Bible History Daily emails, subscribe to BAR, or become an All-Access member!.
Atla @youratla.bsky.social *Collectors and Connectors in Religion & Theology*
Advancing the work of libraries & librarians worldwide
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John Hawthorne @johnhawthorne.bsky.social 
Gary Dumbrill @garydumbrill.bsky.social Posting mostly photos—street photography, art, places—often with historical/theological themes.
Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence @csbibleviolence.bsky.social What does the Bible say about violence? We promote and facilitate scholarship around Bible & violence, and provide accessible resources for the global church.
https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk | https://linktr.ee/csbvbristol
De Gruyter Brill Religion, Bible, and Theology @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.
Eric McDonnell @ericmcdonnell.bsky.social adjunct prof @ emory uni // digital initiatives manager @ society of biblical literature & sbl press // psalms & philology & poetry
Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social Professor | 2026-2027 Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar | Books: Growing God's Family; Addicted to Lust; Taking America Back for God; The Flag & The Cross; Religion for Realists; SOON: Fill the Earth and Subdue It | CV: https://tinyurl.com/mtvxvdfa
Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social Founded in 1880 to foster biblical scholarship.
nick webber @wicknebber.bsky.social Metamodern gardening. Musicmaker and guitar/keys/misc. in A Place For Owls.
Mario Tafferner @mtafferner.bsky.social Alttestamentler at Tyndale Theological Seminary (NL).
Matt Lynch @mattlynchot.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. OT at Regent College; Founder & co-host at OnScript Podcast; Author of Flood & Fury (IVP Academic)
Dr Michelle Fletcher @ntright.bsky.social New Testament Scholar | Apocalypse, Visual Culture | Deputy Director Visual Commentary on Scripture http://theVCS.org | King's College London | Secretary British New Testament Society | Siberian cat owner
IVP Academic @ivpacademic.bsky.social The academic imprint of InterVarsity Press USA @ivpress.bsky.social 📚 Affiliate member @aupresses.bsky.social.
More coming soon!
Chauncey Diego F. Handy @chaunceydiego.bsky.social Chicano Hebrew Bible Professor. Asst. Professor of Religion and Humanities at Reed College. Pentateuch, Race/Ethnicity, Latinx Interpretation. Quietly haunting the PC(USA) as an ordained minister from the island of misfit toys. él/they.
Dougald McLaurin III @dwmclaurin.bsky.social Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at LCU. Interested in Old Testament, Hebrew, Comparative Semitics, and Interpretation. 
@keithpinckney.bsky.social @keithpinckney.bsky.social PhD Cand. HB/OT University of St. Andrews
Bryan Bibb @bbibb.bsky.social Professor of Hebrew Bible, Furman University
Specialty: Ritual Theory, Translation Studies, Bible in Pop Culture
Linux enthusiast
Aspiring coder
Charles Meeks @charlesmeeks.com Associate Professor and Director of Anglican Formation and Studies at the Vancouver School of Theology
PhD in theology from St Mike’s, Toronto. History of exegesis, ecclesiology, sacraments, etc. Anglican priest.
charlesmeeks.com
Sheffield Phoenix Press @sheffieldphoenix.bsky.social Sheffield Phoenix Press—specializing in biblical studies. We support scholarship by continuing Sheffield's tradition of high quality academic publishing.
Andrew M. Brockman @andrewmbrockman.bsky.social Hebrew Bible Scholar, Part-time Professor at Saint-Paul University, I also do other things
Timothy Koller @timothykoller.bsky.social Husband & Father.
Seminary Professor & Associate Dean
Youth Sports Coach
PhD in Leadership Studies
Endlessly curious about how the world works.
#CPTSD
It Means What It Means Podcast @itmeanswhatitmeans.bsky.social A podcast in which a guy with “some college” and a day job has long-form conversations about biblical texts. http://patreon.com/ItMeansWhatItMeansPodcast
Kalev Creative @kalevcreative.bsky.social Studying, illustrating, writing
www.kalevcreative.com
@kalevcreative elsewhere
@kalevcreativewrites on Substack
Illustrations by @benlinalexanderart.bsky.social
Kaz Hayashi (林 和行) @kazhayashi.bsky.social PhD Hebrew Bible / Old Testament || Associate Professor of Old Testament at Bethel University/Seminary || Biblical Archaeologist || Bible and Christianity in Japan, Anime, and Manga
Dr. Joshua Turpin @turpin.bsky.social PhD Hebrew Bible, newly minted
Scholar of race, class and gender
Anarchist
Any pronouns
kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social editor and news junkie 📰 | augusta, georgia 🍑| probably up too late 🌙
Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social Full prof, biblical studies, but in a cool way. Author, dreamweaver etc.
Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social historian of early christianity, scholar of magic & heresy, critic of empires, neurospicy, bleeding heart
books: magic and heresy (https://bit.ly/4mo1fY4) and smoke & mirrors (https://bit.ly/43ygshX). now writing about teleology, epistemicide, and empire.
Nyasha Junior @nyashajunior.bsky.social (she/her)
amateur & professional bookworm
NyashaJunior.com
Dr Meredith JC Warren @drmjcwarren.bsky.social Dr MJC Warren. Director of the Sheffield Centre for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies & Editor in Chief of the Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies. PhD, Early Judaism & New Testament. Settler & Manitoba Metis Federation citizen. She/her/wiya
Simcha Gross @simchagross.bsky.social Associate Professor of Ancient Jewish History, UPenn
https://upenn.academia.edu/SimchaGross
Megan Nutzman @megannutzman.bsky.social Ohio State Classics faculty, formerly ODU History dept; PhD from UChicago; MTS+ThM from HCHC; history + material culture of ancient religion; chanter, knitter, weaver; Minnesotan; author of Contested Cures bit.ly/3sMTELi
Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social andrewjacobs.org | Advising Fellow, virginia.edu | ed., Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity (bit.ly/cup-erla) | 👑🐝 = Queen Bee in NYT Spelling Bee
Eric Vanden Eykel @evandeneykel.bsky.social Ph.D. Christian Origins, Associate Professor of Religious Studies. Black Lives Matter. Views expressed here are my own, and do not reflect the views of my employer.
he/him
Maia Kotrosits @maiakotro.bsky.social https://maiakotrosits.wordpress.com
PhD. Ancient things. Early Christianity & Cultural Studies.
Out now: After Transformation: A Lyrical History of Christian Late Antiquity (Duke UP). Recently: The Lives of Objects (Chicago UP, 2020).
Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social Michigander with ideas about ancient history, writing, cats, bikes
I'm probably gonna ask you what you're writing
New book! Things Unseen, available open access from University of California Press: https://luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1525/luminos.253
Krista Dalton @kristadalton.bsky.social Associate Professor of Religion at Denison University
Author of How the Rabbis Became Experts (Princeton, 2025)
Co Editor-in-Chief http://ancientjewreview.com
Series co-editor Theoria with Fordham UP https://fordhampress.com/theoria.
Caroline (Carrie) T. Schroeder @ctschroeder.bsky.social Solo mom, teacher, writer, friend, Chloe's person. Author/ed Children & Family in Egyptian Monasticism http://tiny.cc/umx8lz, Monastic Bodies, Melania. carrieschroeder.com. Co-founder copticscriptorium.org. Prof @ OU. Opinions mine not my employer's
Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social Advisor and Lecturer @ UVA
Working on early Christianity, slavery, & Roman Palestine
Cat dad | Minnesotan | 🏳️🌈 | http://chancebonar.com
Books: bit.ly/3R8LXbo + bit.ly/4iMBSwy + bit.ly/4dBmCSk
Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social Professor. Writer. Columnist. Erratic historian. Typo Queen.
Shayna Sheinfeld @shaynasheinfeld.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Religion. Research: Ancient Judaism & Christianity; Gender; Apocalypse; Pop Culture. Jew. She/her.
Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com Historian: 1st Century Material Culture | New Testament Reception | Religion & Pop-Culture | Clothing, Costume, Film
Co-Host: www.GodsAndMoviemakers.com
More about me: www.KatieTurnerPhD.com
Robyn Faith Walsh @zafulotus.bsky.social Associate Prof of New Testament and Early Christianity & Gabelli Senior Scholar @ University of Miami; Professorial Research Fellow @Universität Wien (2026–2028)
https://linktr.ee/robynfaithwalsh
http://robynfaithwalsh.com
DJ Aged P @akma.bsky.social AKMA is a priest, lecturer (New Test., Greek, Early Church, Crit Theory), writer, gamer; Glasgow, Oxford, now parish ministry in Abingdon-on-Thames. Will not try [in vain?] to take away the pain of being a hopeless unbeliever.
http://akma.disseminary.org
#VeryAsian Dr. Sid Sudiacal (he/him/siya) 🇵🇭🇨🇦 @drsids.bsky.social Filipino Canadian scholar interested in the intersection of psychology, history, and theology.
Views are my own.
Christy Cobb @christycobb.bsky.social PhD in New Testament & Early Christianity /
Associate Prof @ Univ. of Denver /
Slavery, Gender, Sexuality /
Single Mom by Choice (SMC) to a 8 yo
Dr. Jennifer Quigley @jenniferquigley.bsky.social Associate Professor of New Testament
@candlertheology
UMC elder
Views my own, not my employer- B Eric J. Harvey, Ph.D. @blindscholar.bsky.social PhD in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East from Brandeis, postdoc at Stanford. Interests in disability, myth, economics, and materiality. More at www.blindscholar.com.
Daniel C. Smith @dcsmith.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Whitman College. Writing on bodies, rituals, and social history in the Roman Empire
Arthur Urbano 🌍📷🏛️🛫🇮🇹🤌😷 @arturoviaggia.bsky.social Prof @ Providence College and lifelong resident of #RhodeIsland (more or less)
#Sabbaticaling
#EarlyChristianity
#Photography
#VirtualTravel
#SartorialTheology
#Interfaith
#Covid
Posts about ma figghia (that's Sicilian), my toddler daughter, too!
Stephen L. Young @slyprofessor.bsky.social #BLM | Professor in Mountains of NC | Nerd about Religious Studies - Mediterranean Antiquity | I study how ancient and modern Christians imagine history | Cycling | he/him | Writes @RDispatches | OpinionsMine
Tony Keddie @tonyk.bsky.social Associate Professor, Ancient Mediterranean Religions, UT Austin. Specialist on the texts and material culture of ancient Jews and Christians, ancient imperialism and economics, and the modern politics of biblical interpretation.
Jamey Walters @jedwardwalters.bsky.social History professor. Former manuscript cataloger. Research: Ancient Mediterranean Religions, Syriac manuscripts, Syriac Literature. He/him.
M Adryael Tong, Ph.D. @madryaeltong.bsky.social Assistant Professor of New Testament and Judaic Studies. HBCU Stan. Theoryhead. Views my own. RT ≠ endorsement.🌹🥢🏳️🌈 #FlyEaglesFly #NotMeUs she/היא
Sara Ronis @sararonis.bsky.social associate professor of theology at St. Mary's University TX. I think a lot about demons, fetuses, and other weird things.
She/Her
Tony Burke @tonyburke.bsky.social Religious Studies prof., York University, Toronto; writes on Christian apocrypha
Miriam De Cock @miriamjane5.bsky.social Assistant Professor in New Testament and Early Christianity at Dublin City University. Writing about early Christian exegesis, exegetical culture, and notions of "home" in Christian Late Antiquity. she/her
Jill Hicks-Keeton @jillhickskeeton.bsky.social 
Dr. Nick Elder @nickelder.bsky.social Assoc Prof of NT | Ancient Media | Papyri | Positive Vibes Critical Pedagogy | Un/Specs Grading | 2000–2020s Dad Rock | Midwesterner
Rob von Thaden @rvontha.bsky.social Denizen of the North Coast who cogitates about cognition, sacred texts, and other sundries. Should be writing about Galatians. (Views are my own)
Greg Given @greggiven.bsky.social "A happy, footnote-drugged maniac who disturbs the book mites in a dull volume, a foot thick, to find in it a reference to an even duller one."
Joseph A Marchal @jamarchal.bsky.social author, Appalling Bodies (OUP)
co-editor, Trans Biblical (WJK)
founding co-editor, QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion
counter-kyriarchal killjoy
professor, religious studies + women’s and gender studies
a bit of a mess here
Jeremiah Bailey @ntecprof.bsky.social Historian of Early Christianity. Occasional speculative fiction writer. Constant speculator about the occasion of ancient documents. I do not speak for my employer.
Lynn Huber @lhuber.bsky.social Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University. I write about Revelation and gender, queer hermeneutics. Currently working on a book about color, race, and Revelation. Originally from PDX. I love dogs. I craft and make art.
www.lynnrhuber.com
Leslie Baynes @lesliebaynes.bsky.social Assoc. prof of New Testament and Second Temple Judaism at Missouri State University. My new book forthcoming from Eerdmans: Between Interpretation and Imagination: C. S. Lewis and the Bible (2025). #academicbluesky
Cavan Concannon @cavanconcannon.bsky.social John R. Tansey Chair in Christian Ethics
Professor of Religion at USC
cavanconcannon.com
Jordan Rosenblum @profrosenblum.bsky.social Professor of Classical Judaism, University of Wisconsin-Madison; studies ancient food and plays modern guitar (he/him)
Jaeda the Fabulous @jaedarising.bsky.social Bible scholar lost in library land
Ryan Collman @ryancollman.bsky.social NT PhD (Edinburgh) | Early Judaism, Circumcision, Paul, Early Christianity |
Check out my book with De Gruyter
Sarah Parkhouse @sarahparkhouse.bsky.social Researcher in early Christianity, (late) antiquity, gods & rituals, landscape & place, gospel literature, martyrs, gnostics, Coptic Egypt, and Roman amphitheatres. https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/sarah.parkhouse
Stephen C. Carlson @sccarlson.bsky.social Associate Professor in Biblical and Early Christian Studies at Australian Catholic University (Ph.D. Duke, New Testament, 2012). Många bäckar små gör en stor å.
Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social Some time writer, educator, and curator; full time Mary Mag Hag | Currently lecturing @uomreligion
Alexi Chantziantoniou @alexichantz.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (Crandall University) | PhD (Cantab) | Ancient Mediterranean Religion, incl. Early Judaism and Christianity
Matt Chalmers @mjchalmers.bsky.social Educator, researcher, scholar of religion | nota bene: guy to ask about Samaritans
Yonatan Adler @yonatan.bsky.social Archaeology and Early Judaism
Associate Professor
@arieluniversity
Author of:
The Origins of Judaism (Yale 2022)
Between Yahwism and Judaism (Cambridge 2025)
Brandon Massey @mbrandonmassey.bsky.social PhD NT and Early Christianity | Independent Scholar | Historical Jesus | History of Scholarship | Synoptic Gospels | https://hcommons.org/members/brandonmassey/
Mark McEntire @markmcentire.bsky.social Professor of Biblical Studies in Nashville, Tennessee. Former writer of books.
Paul D. Wheatley, Ph.D. @pauldwheatley.bsky.social Asst. Prof. NT and Greek, Nashotah House Theol. Sem. Mark, Paul, Baptism, Greco-Roman ritual and reading, Rabbis, Origen, Classical Narratology. Manuscript looker, vinyl listener, dad style guru, too many boots and books. Episcopal Priest. Texas forever.
John W. Martens @jwmartens.bsky.social Director, Centre for Christian Engagement at St. Mark’s College, UBC. Professor of Theology. What Matters Most: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-matters-most/id1650272494?i=1000628524619. Opinions my own.
Phil Harland @philharland.bsky.social Professor. Ancient history, vinyl records, biking, tap dancing
Dr Tom de Bruin @tdbiii.bsky.social (he/they) non-binary New Testament & Early Christianity scholar, author, sci-fi fan. Assistant Prof Radboud University | Editor of JIBS
Joseph Ryan Kelly @josephkelly.bsky.social Hebrew Bible PhD. I'm interested in the many ways ancient people would have answered the question, "Is God good?"
Emily A. Schmidt @fabulousmissem.bsky.social "The one with all the opinions"
Feminist. Girl Scout. Faire Geek. she/her
Dr Emma Swai @emmajoyswai.bsky.social PhD Theology (Biblical Studies/Disability Studies).
Researches New Testament presentations of disability and intersections of identity. 
Rev. Dr. Jesse Ophoff @jbophoff.bsky.social Studies #lateantiquity #earlychristianity and #earlymedieval stuff. Small town America pastor with the UCC. Also into fantasy, sci-fi, role play, and the wilderness. he/him/his
Dan Batovici @danbatovici.bsky.social ERC CoG 2025 (claim.univie.ac.at) | FWF START Award 2024 (GenAut.univie.ac.at) | Co-host of @tetraseminar.bsky.social (TeTra.univie.ac.at) | Co-editor RBECS.org | Bits and bobs, manuscript studies, and the reception of EC literature. In Vienna.
Michael Kochenash @mkochenash.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellow of Religious Studies at Washington & Jefferson College | pronounced "CAUTION-osh" | he/him
Jeff Hubbard @jeffreymhubbard.bsky.social Assistant Prof NT, Grove City College
PhD Baylor University
Christopher W. Skinner @skindawg73.bsky.social Professor of NT-EC at Loyola Chicago. Writing on Mark's Christology & Fourth Gospel reception, and slowly producing the Anchor Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas.
Beatle fan. Fender guitars. Father of 3 (1 is a T1D).
https://www.christopherwskinner.com/
Jarkko Vikman @jarkkovikman.bsky.social PhD in biblical studies & early Christianity (Uni. Helsinki). Kerava, Finland. My evil twin is a Lutheran pastor. He/him.
Dor HaMidbar @dorhamidbar.bsky.social Some Religion, some Conspiracism, some Māori wairuatanga | Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, ngā Pākehā
Heather Macumber @heathermacumber.bsky.social PhD/Hebrew Bible. Associate Professor of Biblical Studies. Obsessed with all things monsters, Revelation, biblical art & exilic narratives. she/her
Jenn Strawbridge @jennstraw.bsky.social Associate Professor in NT Studies - priest - Texan
Kylie Crabbe @kycrabbe.bsky.social ARC DECRA on Disability in early Christianity, Associate Professor of Biblical and Early Christian Studies @IRCI_ACU @ACUmedia, UCA Minister
@UnitingChurchAu, knitter, aspirational sports-er. Views my own.
Wil Rogan @wilrogan.bsky.social assistant professor of biblical studies at carey theological college. phd in new testament. on here to listen, learn, and connect with others about things that matter to us.
author of PURITY IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (T & T Clark)
Greg Carey @gregcareyphd.bsky.social author || professor of New Testament || pastor || Grampy || lover of democracy and decency || Jason Isbell stan || Rhodes || Vandy PhD
James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social Runs CenSAMM. Univ. of Cambridge & MF Oslo. Prof. & critical studier of religion, politics, John Ball/1381, A. L. Morton, apocalypticism, historical Jesus, English radical tradition. https://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-james-crossley
Robert Myles @robertjmyles.bsky.social Associate Professor at University of Divinity, Australia. Writes about Religion, historical materialism, New Testament, historical Jesus from below, etc.
www.robertjmyles.com
Emily Colgan @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