Ben Rae

Christian. Married. 2 daughters. Studying for a PhD in Divinity at the University of Cambridge. Poetry and Narrative in Ecclesiastes.

[Ben Rae @Ben_Rae]

According to @guardian today “In Australia the new coalition government wasted little time in lifting the country’s ban on nuclear generators...” Which will come as a shock to Labor after they thought they’d won in a landslide.

https://t.co/jKToOk1VPn

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@RobSWalk Great work Robert! Congratulations

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Enjoying a manuscript viewing at the Bodleian as part of Oxbridge Day. Here’s a 17th century Torah scroll open at Exodus 35. You can spot the sabbath commandment beginning about 1/3 of the way down the second column.

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The fact checkers ⁦@BBCNews⁩ are not filling me with confidence. “And in Australia, as winter moves closer, clocks will go back on 6 April. All but one location shifts clocks by one full hour.” They forgot about WA, QLD, & NT, 2/3rds of the landmass. https://t.co/NW9aVywNPd

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@shaw_davidm Great news Dave. Looking forward to hearing what God does through you at PBC.

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@lllogannnnn @slmgoldberg @suzania @paulthomasloan @Drjamesljohnson @jasonstaples No, I don’t think Jews who are trusting in Jesus have to act like Gentile believers, but for me the question is, are they free to give up their ancestral customs and act like Gentile believers?

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@PetrosMalik It’s probably the adrenaline crash that comes after any event that you rev yourself up for.

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England could have backed themselves to take 2 wickets after the drinks break and win the series. Instead they stuffed around, wasting time, hoping for rain and have lost the series. All of which makes me very happy 😆
#ENGvAUS

[Ben Rae @Ben_Rae]

Don Paterson on the superiority of footnotes to endnotes - “I dislike having to leave my place every five minutes to go rummaging in the basement for something I could have found in the kitchen drawer.”

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@suzania Fascinating. What building is this?

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@tropicalDUBSAR @Tyndale_House @JamesBejon @GHeathWhyte Great to meet you Lucas, even though I can’t rival the star power of the poor man of Nippur himself! @GHeathWhyte

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@toosmallathing1 Thanks again for burning down Catania airport a couple of days before we were due to leave. There’s a reason I skipped EABS for ISBL this year!

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

OK, our final -and biggest- Loeb give-away for the summer: 31 of them by the looks of it! Sophocles, Euripides, Cicero, Sallust, Suetonius, and the dirtiest poet of all, Martial in 3 vols. Draw 10pm Thurs BST: just RT and follow us before then! And vote below for 1 or 2 winners!

[Res_Australes: Ancient World Studies, Australasia @res_australes]

#blog The Patrologist - Upcoming classes in July, 2024 https://t.co/rx4TBfpYSW; In-person Greek class, October 2024!https://t.co/JRM4y2CcM3

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@TimothyALeePub Brilliant. I’m definitely keen to get the Targum to the Megilloth.

[Liam Bright @lastpositivist]

Sing, o muses, of the wrath of Achilles, and how generally things turned out pretty great for all involved

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Summer mornings in Cambridge working my way through Targum Onkelos

@TimothyALeePub #BibleReaders

[Clare Hall @clarehall_cam]

On the 19th of June, Clare Hall hosted its Annual Cricket Match, drawing College members, friends, and family to Leckhampton Field.

For a full recap of the day, enjoy a report written by John Drew, along with photos from the match: https://t.co/DhkPe5ipSt

[The Gospel Coalition Australia @TGC_Au]

"I’m not arguing against putting sin to death. I am arguing, rather, against this vague, non-directed sense of God’s general displeasure and disappointment with most of us most of the time."
—Rory Shiner

https://t.co/wGWsfmKd6l

[Ben Rae @Ben_Rae]

@TGC_Au Spot on Rory. Excellent piece.