Fifth Ennead complete. Wondering about Plotinus's One | Brahman | Tao | Christian Panenthism. All encorage Apophatic thinking. Is that were similarity ends? #booksky #criticalbible #plotinus #greatbooks
September 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Fifth Ennead complete. Wondering about Plotinus's One | Brahman | Tao | Christian Panenthism. All encorage Apophatic thinking. Is that were similarity ends? #booksky #criticalbible #plotinus #greatbooks
Although perhaps Briseis and Chryseis are actually treated even worse than Bilhah and Zilpah. #booksky #criticalbible #homer
September 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Although perhaps Briseis and Chryseis are actually treated even worse than Bilhah and Zilpah. #booksky #criticalbible #homer
@wilgafney.bsky.social I believe I first read "womb slave" in your work. Powerful term. Reminded of it reading about the trafficked women in the opening bk of the Iliad & the lament of Sisera's mother in Deborah's Song #booksky #criticalbible
September 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
@wilgafney.bsky.social I believe I first read "womb slave" in your work. Powerful term. Reminded of it reading about the trafficked women in the opening bk of the Iliad & the lament of Sisera's mother in Deborah's Song #booksky #criticalbible
And this one, is more than just positing a common set of phrases in the air. #criticalbible #Plotinus is rifing on the same Platonic understanding that Paul was incorporating into Jewish Tradition to form Christianity, no? #booksky. Plato + TANAK = Christianity
September 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
And this one, is more than just positing a common set of phrases in the air. #criticalbible #Plotinus is rifing on the same Platonic understanding that Paul was incorporating into Jewish Tradition to form Christianity, no? #booksky. Plato + TANAK = Christianity
The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. - Gibbon, D&FRE, ch2 #booksky #criticalbible sick burn
September 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. - Gibbon, D&FRE, ch2 #booksky #criticalbible sick burn
#BiblicalHebrew #BiblicalGreek #CriticalBible #booksky Wilson's intro on transl. has me wondering about comparisons between her view on sonic fidelity to the ancient lang. and Robert Alter's. Really similar, no?
September 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
#BiblicalHebrew #BiblicalGreek #CriticalBible #booksky Wilson's intro on transl. has me wondering about comparisons between her view on sonic fidelity to the ancient lang. and Robert Alter's. Really similar, no?
Tacitus's Histories Book V is fascinating gris for the mind mill of #criticalbible thinkers.
September 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Tacitus's Histories Book V is fascinating gris for the mind mill of #criticalbible thinkers.
#criticalbible these passages were written so close together. Fascinating view of healing. Ps Vespasian was in Alexandria when this happened. #booksky
September 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
#criticalbible these passages were written so close together. Fascinating view of healing. Ps Vespasian was in Alexandria when this happened. #booksky
Vespasian reluctantly heals a blind man in the name of Serapis, the blind man "begged Vespasian ... moisten his cheeks ans eyeballs with his spittle." #booksky #tacitus Hist.bk4.81 cf. John 9:1-7 #criticalbible
September 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Vespasian reluctantly heals a blind man in the name of Serapis, the blind man "begged Vespasian ... moisten his cheeks ans eyeballs with his spittle." #booksky #tacitus Hist.bk4.81 cf. John 9:1-7 #criticalbible
"As You Like It," Act I, Scene I, Orlando laments, "Shall I keep your hogs and eat husks with them? What prodigal portion have I spent, that I should come to such penury." I like it when they put the literary cross reference right in the text. (Lk 15:11-32) #booksky #criticalbible
July 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
"As You Like It," Act I, Scene I, Orlando laments, "Shall I keep your hogs and eat husks with them? What prodigal portion have I spent, that I should come to such penury." I like it when they put the literary cross reference right in the text. (Lk 15:11-32) #booksky #criticalbible
Back to the Quote Mines!
Does Michael Jones from Inspiring Philosophy actually have convincing evidence for the Conquest? @missdiedra.bsky.social and I are eager to hear it. Come, and find out.
www.youtube.com/live/b9cZBQe...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Does Michael Jones from Inspiring Philosophy actually have convincing evidence for the Conquest? @missdiedra.bsky.social and I are eager to hear it. Come, and find out.
www.youtube.com/live/b9cZBQe...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
LIVE! with Q&A: Mike Jones has the best evidence for the Conquest — @InspiringPhilosophy response 📱
YouTube video by Kipp Davis
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July 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Back to the Quote Mines!
Does Michael Jones from Inspiring Philosophy actually have convincing evidence for the Conquest? @missdiedra.bsky.social and I are eager to hear it. Come, and find out.
www.youtube.com/live/b9cZBQe...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Does Michael Jones from Inspiring Philosophy actually have convincing evidence for the Conquest? @missdiedra.bsky.social and I are eager to hear it. Come, and find out.
www.youtube.com/live/b9cZBQe...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/60D7n55...
@shengtatsai.bsky.social, CJ Cornthwaite and I are hanging out this afternoon to facepalm and laugh at the disgraced philosopher, Trent Dougherty.
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
@shengtatsai.bsky.social, CJ Cornthwaite and I are hanging out this afternoon to facepalm and laugh at the disgraced philosopher, Trent Dougherty.
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
LIVE! with Q&A: Trent Dougherty pretends to be a historian, with @Sheng-Tsai & @cjcornthwaite📱
YouTube video by Kipp Davis
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July 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
www.youtube.com/live/60D7n55...
@shengtatsai.bsky.social, CJ Cornthwaite and I are hanging out this afternoon to facepalm and laugh at the disgraced philosopher, Trent Dougherty.
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
@shengtatsai.bsky.social, CJ Cornthwaite and I are hanging out this afternoon to facepalm and laugh at the disgraced philosopher, Trent Dougherty.
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/EiUnOoF...
Every Thursday night I read Hebrew on YouTube—usually with a friend, but I will be on my own tonight, 8ET/5PT. I'm continuing through the Book of Zechariah, and will be reading ch. 5 ...
I've gotta say ... this text is WILD.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Every Thursday night I read Hebrew on YouTube—usually with a friend, but I will be on my own tonight, 8ET/5PT. I'm continuing through the Book of Zechariah, and will be reading ch. 5 ...
I've gotta say ... this text is WILD.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Reading Hebrew with Dr. Kipp & friends: Q'ryat 'Ibrit 63—friendless with Zech 5:1 ff.
YouTube video by Kipp Davis
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June 25, 2026 at 10:09 PM
www.youtube.com/live/EiUnOoF...
Every Thursday night I read Hebrew on YouTube—usually with a friend, but I will be on my own tonight, 8ET/5PT. I'm continuing through the Book of Zechariah, and will be reading ch. 5 ...
I've gotta say ... this text is WILD.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Every Thursday night I read Hebrew on YouTube—usually with a friend, but I will be on my own tonight, 8ET/5PT. I'm continuing through the Book of Zechariah, and will be reading ch. 5 ...
I've gotta say ... this text is WILD.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Psalms is one of the best attested books of the Hebrew Scriptures in the Dead Sea Scrolls. This image is Psalms 133:1-3. Verse 3 is bracketed (modern font words above). The Divine Name, boxed in red, was often written in the Paleo script, unlike the rest of the text. #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
May 24, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Psalms is one of the best attested books of the Hebrew Scriptures in the Dead Sea Scrolls. This image is Psalms 133:1-3. Verse 3 is bracketed (modern font words above). The Divine Name, boxed in red, was often written in the Paleo script, unlike the rest of the text. #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Just a few office shots of "A Voice from the Desert: The Great Isaiah Scroll", a collection of essays curated by Marcello Fidanzio. This beautifully illustrated book truly speaks for itself!
Check it out here: www.vandenhoeck-rupr...
#CriticalBible
Check it out here: www.vandenhoeck-rupr...
#CriticalBible
May 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Just a few office shots of "A Voice from the Desert: The Great Isaiah Scroll", a collection of essays curated by Marcello Fidanzio. This beautifully illustrated book truly speaks for itself!
Check it out here: www.vandenhoeck-rupr...
#CriticalBible
Check it out here: www.vandenhoeck-rupr...
#CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/jGnokU-...
I will be talking all about the Tower of Babel with Maren in an hour.
Come and hang out.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
I will be talking all about the Tower of Babel with Maren in an hour.
Come and hang out.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Tower of Babel: MIS w/@DrKippDavis
YouTube video by Ms.Interpretations
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May 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
www.youtube.com/live/jGnokU-...
I will be talking all about the Tower of Babel with Maren in an hour.
Come and hang out.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
I will be talking all about the Tower of Babel with Maren in an hour.
Come and hang out.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
I'm through Ch 10 of the first Epilogue in War & Peace. Folks I don't know if I can finish. Tolstoy's absolute manosphere values expressed here are maddening. At least the Pastoral Epistles are short! #booksky #CriticalBible #tolstoy
April 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I'm through Ch 10 of the first Epilogue in War & Peace. Folks I don't know if I can finish. Tolstoy's absolute manosphere values expressed here are maddening. At least the Pastoral Epistles are short! #booksky #CriticalBible #tolstoy
I'll be on with Ms.Interpretations to talk about the social world of the Hebrew Bible (and, especially in Genesis) through the lens attitudes toward "the city."
www.youtube.com/live/EzyEHUU...
We start @6:30 PT (=9:30 ET).
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/EzyEHUU...
We start @6:30 PT (=9:30 ET).
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Country Folk, City Folk - MIS w/@DrKippDavis
YouTube video by Ms.Interpretations
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March 31, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I'll be on with Ms.Interpretations to talk about the social world of the Hebrew Bible (and, especially in Genesis) through the lens attitudes toward "the city."
www.youtube.com/live/EzyEHUU...
We start @6:30 PT (=9:30 ET).
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/EzyEHUU...
We start @6:30 PT (=9:30 ET).
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
youtu.be/3jKef0lV7j8?...
My conversation with Dr. Josh and @christycobb.bsky.social goes live today.
No. The New Testament absolutely did not end slavery.
... Everyone knows this, right?
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
My conversation with Dr. Josh and @christycobb.bsky.social goes live today.
No. The New Testament absolutely did not end slavery.
... Everyone knows this, right?
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
No, the New Testament did not end slavery: responding to @InspiringPhilosophy with Dr. Christy Cobb
YouTube video by Kipp Davis
youtu.be
March 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
youtu.be/3jKef0lV7j8?...
My conversation with Dr. Josh and @christycobb.bsky.social goes live today.
No. The New Testament absolutely did not end slavery.
... Everyone knows this, right?
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
My conversation with Dr. Josh and @christycobb.bsky.social goes live today.
No. The New Testament absolutely did not end slavery.
... Everyone knows this, right?
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
1 Enoch, book 5, esp. Chs 94 - 99, has kind of a negative Beatitudes (see Luke's woe to the ...) vibe. Common source? #criticalbible #booksky
March 28, 2026 at 5:35 AM
1 Enoch, book 5, esp. Chs 94 - 99, has kind of a negative Beatitudes (see Luke's woe to the ...) vibe. Common source? #criticalbible #booksky
www.youtube.com/live/P98Ffrn...
Wes Huff is leading a tour group this weekend through the new Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of the Bible, so this felt like a good time to talk. As it turns out, this stream is likely to be different from what I had originally planned ...
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
Wes Huff is leading a tour group this weekend through the new Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of the Bible, so this felt like a good time to talk. As it turns out, this stream is likely to be different from what I had originally planned ...
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
LIVE! with Q&A: Apologetics superstar @WesHuff the Museum of the Bible & the Dead Sea Scrolls 📱
YouTube video by Kipp Davis
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March 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
www.youtube.com/live/P98Ffrn...
Wes Huff is leading a tour group this weekend through the new Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of the Bible, so this felt like a good time to talk. As it turns out, this stream is likely to be different from what I had originally planned ...
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
Wes Huff is leading a tour group this weekend through the new Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of the Bible, so this felt like a good time to talk. As it turns out, this stream is likely to be different from what I had originally planned ...
📜 🪔 #CriticalBible
Don't be like Allie Beth Stuckey, join me and @missdiedra.bsky.social, and learn about what the Bible actually has to say about immigrants.
www.youtube.com/live/rX6YKMW...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/rX6YKMW...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
LIVE! with Q&A: Does God really love the immigrant? Responding to @AllieBethStuckey 📱
YouTube video by Kipp Davis
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March 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Don't be like Allie Beth Stuckey, join me and @missdiedra.bsky.social, and learn about what the Bible actually has to say about immigrants.
www.youtube.com/live/rX6YKMW...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/rX6YKMW...
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
www.youtube.com/live/5C-nzKN...
This is guaranteed to be super nerdy today. Come join me and @missdiedra.bsky.social on my channel for a chat about Psalms and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the invention of the Book of Psalms.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
This is guaranteed to be super nerdy today. Come join me and @missdiedra.bsky.social on my channel for a chat about Psalms and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the invention of the Book of Psalms.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
LIVE! with Q&A: The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls and the Invention of Poetry with @Vishanti 📱
YouTube video by Kipp Davis
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March 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
www.youtube.com/live/5C-nzKN...
This is guaranteed to be super nerdy today. Come join me and @missdiedra.bsky.social on my channel for a chat about Psalms and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the invention of the Book of Psalms.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
This is guaranteed to be super nerdy today. Come join me and @missdiedra.bsky.social on my channel for a chat about Psalms and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the invention of the Book of Psalms.
📜 🪔 #BiblicalHebrew #CriticalBible
Moses killing the Egyptian; breaking up a fight among Hebrews; discovering his crime is known and fleeing takes 650ish characters. Not words, characters. Holy Compact pro's Batman. #booksky #CriticalBible
March 1, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Moses killing the Egyptian; breaking up a fight among Hebrews; discovering his crime is known and fleeing takes 650ish characters. Not words, characters. Holy Compact pro's Batman. #booksky #CriticalBible