@jonathan-tallon
New Testament lecturer at Luther King Theological College. Late antiquity research. He/him. Husband, father, coffee drinker. I take photos and write books. Based in Manchester UK. I always say yes to biscuits. www.bibleandhomosexuality.org
1/ I have done a data dive on ‘The Two Deprivations’ and the govt’s Green-Reform dilemma: parables.substack.com/p/the-two-de...
It references the work of @luketryl.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social
And secondly, Affirmative, a non-fiction book explaining why you can say yes to LGBTQ+ people and the Bible. Available as ebook or paperback at all major retailers.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739261607/
As it’s #WorldBookDay some shameless self-promotion. First, The Magdalene Secret, a fast-paced cosy mystery for anyone with an interest in papyri or Manchester, free on Kindle Unlimited:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1739...
this has reminded me of possibly the best book review I've ever seen, an anonymous marxist amazon review of the 1971 children's book "The Elephant and the Bad Baby"
A poster advertising the event with Sarah’s painting “the Madonna of Hampstead”
📣 Yesterday, Holly Morse and I were thrilled to install Encountering Biblical Bodies: Sarah Lightman's Biblical Women in the Glass Corridor Gallery at The University of Manchester.
Dydd gwyll Dewi Hapus
Phew. Fortunately, the Gorton & Denton result confirmed exactly what I already thought about all the major parties. Glad to know I was right.
Ooh look, it's up on Amazon even though it's currently available - expected publication at the end of August ... and Amazon amusingly places it alongside books that are very different from it!
www.amazon.co.uk/Anarchic-Spi...
If you host a house church in a flat, does the flat become listed?
Called, Tested and Tired: Women, Ministry and Baptist Life - a bit of rare bloggage on some of the things I've been hearing and observing in Baptist life recently.
Have a read and reflect and I'd be happy to chat
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On the vexed physis question, I will accept two, or one incarnate physis. Should be compulsory to answer before you get a passport.
Clearly it is affirmation that the person of Christ is one hypostasis and two ousia. If you can’t fully understand and affirm this, are you really British at all?
This is what @drewjakeprof.bsky.social tweeted, many years ago…
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The book was inspired by something @drewjakeprof.bsky.social tweeted, so the hero is called Jake Andrews as a nod to this 🙂
Small Prophets is gentle and watchable (BBC iPlayer) - has Detectorist vibes.
British person waking up and opening up Bluesky: woke Seahawks beat patriots. Trump hated on Bugs Bunny who sang at half-time. There were ads for an AI Jesus. Have I got this right?
#UKSFFBookBargains offers a daily deal on Some Desperate Glory by @emilytesh.net. 99p.
One of the best books of the last ten years. A very well deserved Hugo winner. If you've not read this you're missing out.
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Best wishes for whatever might be next
Thank you! Saw it in the day, using it with students in the evening.
I'm trying a new "see how well AI image gen is" test. This time I'm going to ask it to draw a map of the world, and then zoom in to Europe, the UK, Yorkshire and York to see when things start to get hazy.
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
He used (among other sources) St Paul’s Corinth by Jerome Murphy O’Connor, and Reading Romans in Pompeii by Peter Oakes. Also a shout out to Sarah Ruden’s book Paul Among the People.
Lego model of a Roman villa, with a street to the right. The roof has been taken off, so you can see the individual rooms and atria.
Another view - Lego model of a Roman villa, with a street to the right. The roof has been taken off, so you can see the individual rooms and atria.
View showing the entrance to the villa
Books used for research.
As part of his studies as a Baptist minister, my colleague Joey Redhead made this Lego model of the type of Corinthian Roman buildings (urban villa if someone wealthy, perhaps a craft shop if not) that the earliest churches might have met in. Enjoy.
#Bible #Lego
Thought I’d do a mega hread on NPR, partly because I’ve seen some London based commentary that doesn’t really get the bigger picture quite right imho
Black and white picture of ice patterns looking quite abstract.
The fountain in the quad at @lutherkingtheology.bsky.social has partly frozen, leaving some pleasant patterns in the ice.
#TinyJoys
I love doing these walks. It's a great way to notice what is happening on our doorstep and to get to know one another! The walks planned for Winter/Spring are 2-3miles max and involve a cafe stop. All welcome! Details below
#Manchester #Walking #Parish
I was at college for two years at the same time as Nick Clegg. I have zero memory of any interaction with him (or indeed any memories of him there at all - probably reciprocal).
Absolutely nobody asked for this BUT
English Anglican cathedrals that have burned down, fallen over, and sank into the swamp: a thread.
Could people be wearing cloaks because they’re an expensive possession and they thought they might be fleeing at short notice?
I woke up, saw this post, and immediately knew England had collapsed.