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New Testament / Late Antique & Early Medieval Christian Art PhD Student @ Univ. of Denver | Research Fellow @ Ancient Enslaved Christians

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So excited that I get to talk about Helena and her grave stele as part of the Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World program unit at SBL later this month! #SBL #SBL2025

07.11.2025 03:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years β€” ANCIENT JEW REVIEW Paula Fredriksen begins Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years with a question: considering the variety of gods and local deities present in both the ancient Mediterranean and the…

Today on AJR, Joseph Foltz reviews Paula Fredriksen's Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024).

14.05.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years β€” ANCIENT JEW REVIEW Paula Fredriksen begins Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years with a question: considering the variety of gods and local deities present in both the ancient Mediterranean and the Roma...

Excited to share that my latest book review of Paula Fredriksen's "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years," has just been published by AJR!

14.05.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to JDP faculty Dr. Christy Cobb's for her newest book! πŸ“–πŸŽ‰

You can find more info and buy it here: www.eerdmans.com/978080288413...

26.04.2025 01:27 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We had a great discussion about the medieval reception of Thecla (among other topics) at the AAR-RBS RMGP Regional Conference this weekend!

29.03.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts An essential resource for understanding slavery in the New Testament and early Christianity Β  Slavery permeated society in the ancient world. The realities ...

Thrilled to share that β€œAncient 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!

11.03.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seeing my name listed among so many important scholars is actually so scary haha #NAPS2025

15.02.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cycle of the Virgin, Chora Church, Istanbul Images: select color images from the Church of Chora, Wikimedia Commons, and Byzantine Legacy; full cycle in black and white in Underwood (1966); select color images in Ousterhout (2002; 2017); sel…

Added to e-Clavis: Materiae apocryphorum ~ Cycle of the Virgin, Chora Church, Istanbul. A series of mosaics with scenes from the Protevangelium of James. Entry created by Joseph Foltz and Darby Alvarenga, under the supervision of Christy Cobb. www.nasscal.com/materiae-apo...

06.12.2023 10:55 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cross with Prayer to Thecla Images: Dumbarton Oaks Other descriptors: Saint Thecla Votive Cross; Cross with Bust of St. Thekla Location: Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Accession Number: BZ.1952.5 Category: Liturgical Implem…

Added to e-Clavis: Materiae apocryphorum ~ Cross with Prayer of Thecla, compiled by Joseph Foltz, under the supervision of Christy Cobb.
www.nasscal.com/materiae-apo...

02.12.2023 12:20 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Added to e-Clavis: Materiae apocryphorum ~ Good Ship Thecla Sarcophagus Fragment (3rd/4th cent.). Compiled by Joseph Folz and Christy Cobb. www.nasscal.com/materiae-apo...

11.10.2023 12:54 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0