Christy Cobb
PhD in New Testament & Early Christianity /
Associate Prof @ Univ. of Denver /
Slavery, Gender, Sexuality /
Single Mom by Choice (SMC) to a 8 yo
- Reposted by Christy CobbIn response to the deluge of messages on casting in The Odyssey: Helen was born from an 🥚 Don’t talk to me about historical veracity.
- “The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academy.” -bell hooks
- Reposted by Christy Cobbjust want to say again that empathy is resistance. it requires bracketing everything this world has taught us to value — hierarchies of wealth, status, power, etc. — and meet others as humans first. this is why it’s also a practice, not an attribute. you *can* train yourself to bracket thusly.
- Just published my first piece for the Conversation! It’s on Thecla and her reception within Christianity. theconversation.com/thecla-the-b...
- Reposted by Christy CobbI wrote a number of pieces for National Geographic this Christmas and was delighted to be able to share the work of colleagues I deeply admire. First up this piece about angels featuring quotes from Christy Cobb and the work of @emuehlbe.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
- Important thread!
- Reposted by Christy CobbGod, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org! I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy! Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
- My recent volume, Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts, is currently on sale through Amazon for only $4. If you’re interested, here’s the link! a.co/d/2CiYMh6
- Thanks to @allisonbarbee.bsky.social for letting me know!
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- And I just learned today that this isn’t a typical academic practice!
- Reposted by Christy CobbMy conversation with @christycobb.bsky.social and Katherine Shaner on their book Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts will be available tomorrow wherever you get podcasts! But you can watch or listen now for $5 a month on Patreon. Thanks to @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social for the copy.
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- Reposted by Christy CobbMy conversation with @christycobb.bsky.social and Katherine Shaner on their book Ancient Slaver and Its New Testament Contexts from @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social will be out wherever you get podcasts next Wednesday. But you can hear or watch it now for $5 a month on Patreon.
- Reposted by Christy CobbBiblical stories of enslaved people appear to treat them as mere props for the ‘real’ story, causing modern readers to miss the forces at work. Listen to the #BibleAndBeyond podcast interview with @clcobb629 discussing forced prostitution as one example. earlychristiantexts.com/enslaved-bib...
- Reposted by Christy CobbBaptism font in the temple of Jupiter at Cumae. The temple was transformed into a church in the 5th c. 📷 flic.kr/p/ePJvXk #photography #archaeology #Classics #EarlyChristianity #LateAntiquity #Italy
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- Reposted by Christy Cobband you can preorder my second book too! though i might wait. i’m hoping OUP gives me one of those special discount codes.
- Reposted by Christy Cobbhey friends, you can now pre-order my element. and if you don’t want to pre-order, don’t worry! it’ll be free for download for about two weeks after publication.
- Reposted by Christy CobbToday on AJR, Joseph Foltz reviews Paula Fredriksen's Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024).
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- Reposted by Christy CobbThe Annual Kirk Lecture is Tuesday, May 6th, with speaker Dr. Shayna Sheinfeld discussing: "Defiance and Power: Gendered Resistance in First-Century Judaea" Location: Community Commons 1700. Time: Tuesday, May 6. Light refreshments at 6:00, lecture at 7:00. RSVP: click.ecomm.du.edu?qs=537b8c8fd...
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- This is so so helpful! Thank you @kholob.bsky.social
- I’ve put together a list of funding sources for graduate students in biblical studies and early Christianity. Most of these are only available to students in the U.S. but many of them don’t have citizenship requirements. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
- Reposted by Christy CobbProofs! Excited for this to appear in the forthcoming volume “Writing, Enslavement, and Power”
- Reposted by Christy Cobb✨ proofs day ✨ for God, Slavery, and Early Christianity! I’m thrilled that the dissertation-turned-book will be out in the world some time this fall, and hope that folks enjoy wading through hundreds of pages about the Shepherd, slavery, spirit possession, and the formation of Christian ethics.
- Reposted by Christy CobbI just had an article published in Source: Notes in the History of Art titled "(I’ve Got the) Magic Stick: The Virgus and Vitis in Roman Imperial and Early Christian Art." Always pleased to slip in a reference to Lil' Kim in a piece on imperial iconography: www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/6TCKK...
- Reposted by Christy CobbCongratulations to JDP faculty Dr. Christy Cobb's for her newest book! 📖🎉 You can find more info and buy it here: www.eerdmans.com/978080288413...
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- Reposted by Christy CobbToday, @christycobb.bsky.social and I’s JSNT article dropped! Go read “The Rhetoric and Ethic of Translating and Representing Enslaved Persons in New Testament and Early Christian Studies” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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- Reposted by Christy CobbThis is high art
- Reposted by Christy CobbI did this. Takes maybe one minute. Via American Historical Association. p2a.co/DdtlGIT
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- Reposted by Christy CobbIt was good to open the @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social e-mail newsletter and see a book co-edited by my former student @christycobb.bsky.social among the featured titles.
- Reposted by Christy CobbI may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
- Reposted by Christy CobbThese rumors have been confirmed, Blueskis. I am enraged.
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- Reposted by Christy CobbPleasantly surprised to see this a few weeks earlier than expected. Congrats to @christycobb.bsky.social Kat Shaner and all the contributors. Looking forward to digging in.
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- Reposted by Christy CobbThrilled to receive my copy of Ancient Slavery and its New Testament Contexts (ed. @christycobb.bsky.social & Kat Shaner)! This is bound to be an important and accessible teaching tool for classes on slavery & Christianity
- Reposted by Christy CobbIt’s here! So immensely proud of this volume and privileged to have worked alongside some fantastic scholars. Thanks so much to @christycobb.bsky.social @katherineshaner for inviting me to do this!!
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- Reposted by Christy CobbThrilled to share that “Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts,” edited by @christycobb.bsky.social and Katherine A. Shaner is coming out soon! I had the privilege of working as an editorial assistant on this important volume. Check it out!
- Reposted by Christy CobbCatch @chancebonar.bsky.social and I here: www.eerdmans.com/978080288413...
- Reposted by Christy CobbA piece of exciting news: @christycobb.bsky.social and I's "The Rhetoric and Ethic of Translating and Representing Enslaved Persons in New Testament and Early Christian Studies" was accepted for JSNT! We're hoping it'll benefit the field as we continue to acknowledge legacies of slavery.
- Reposted by Christy Cobbhey the #NAPS2025 program is uuuuuup! www.patristics.org/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Christy CobbHeads up #ancientsky and please RS: ReMeDHe is accepting nominations for the Heidi Marx Prize for the best article published in the last 3 years on medicine, health, and healing in the ancient Mediterranean Deadline is firm at March 1 Details here: www.remedhe.com/the-heidi-ma...
- Reposted by Christy Cobb"The ways in which race and ethnicity are constructed in the Bible makes a difference for how contemporary readers engage the biblical text." Read Gay L. Byron's article. #BlackHistoryMonth buff.ly/3t6HRbo
- Reposted by Christy CobbJOB: Tenure-track position at Spelman College in African American Religions with subfields including (but not limited to) womanist theology/ethics, African religious traditions in the diaspora, queer studies in religion, decolonial studies in religion, and/or science and religion. Deadline: 3/10
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- I’m currently co-teaching a course on Hildegard of Bingen and this week the students created medieval illuminated manuscripts! Each piece features words from Hildegard (excerpts). They did such a fantastic job! Here are some samples.
- Reposted by Christy CobbComing soon! Things Unseen: Essays on Evidence, Knowledge, and the Late Ancient World---from @ucpress.bsky.social
- Reposted by Christy CobbNASSCAL is officially on Instagram! If you like (or merely tolerate) IG & love apocrypha, please take a moment to give us a follow! www.instagram.com/nasscal_apoc...
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