geoffreyssmith

Associate Professor, Religious Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Director of the Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins.

[geoffreyssmith @G_S_Smith]

@BBManuscripts @BrentLandau Thank you!

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Very pleased to learn that our (@BrentLandau) book is a finalist for the Hamilton Book Award!

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

The #HamiltonBookAwards celebrate @utaustintx authors, including @G_S_Smith from @LiberalArtsUT. His book, “The Secret Gospel of Mark” argues that the hotly debated document is neither a first-century alternative gospel nor a 20th-century forgery by the scholar who announced its discovery.

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

The #HamiltonBookAwards celebrate @utaustintx authors, including @BrentLandau from @LiberalArtsUT. His book, “The Secret Gospel of Mark” present the realities and misconceptions surrounding not only the now-lost manuscript but also its discoverer, Morton Smith.

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

The #HamiltonBookAwards celebrate @utaustintx authors, including @G_S_Smith from @LiberalArtsUT. His book, “The Secret Gospel of Mark” argues that the hotly debated document is neither a first-century alternative gospel nor a 20th-century forgery by the scholar who announced its discovery.

[Yale University Press @yalepress]

Ancient Jew Review praises The Secret Gospel of Mark by @G_S_Smith and @BrentLandau, describing the book as “written with verve and wit, technical without being arcane, and accessible without shortcuts or shoddiness.”
https://t.co/IktVzGUxfM

[geoffreyssmith @G_S_Smith]

We are hiring! The Department of Religious Studies at UT Austin is looking for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the field of Ancient Mediterranean Religions (AMR). Spread the word!

https://t.co/npq1HbJlg4

[geoffreyssmith @G_S_Smith]

REQUEST: As some of you may know, I have a passion project that I call Taano Beverages. Essentially I am part of a team looking to disrupt the alcohol industry, or at least encourage people to drink more adventurously. Read more and consider supporting at https://t.co/0soK3YyX7H

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@alfarojoshua3 @TheJohnRylands Thanks! Will do.

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A while back while working at the @TheJohnRylands, I found an envelope filled with Coptic fragments. Now that I've reassembled some of it, I see that it's a collection of biblical passages (mostly Psalms and Paul) arranged alphabetically. Academic friends, what is this genre?

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@AlanFarnes @TheJohnRylands May also be by theme. Rashe being the one pictured.

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@ConorMcDonough4 @TheJohnRylands This could be the answer. I need to see if I can make out enough of the text elsewhere to confirm that it is alphabetized by theme not first letter.

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@AntiqueThought @TheJohnRylands 6th-7th?

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@AlanFarnes @TheJohnRylands Don't have much of it, but it appears to be arranged alphabetically by the first letter of an imperative, usually directly taken from the biblical text.

[geoffreyssmith @G_S_Smith]

Taking a group of UT doctoral students to England today. Looking forward to piecing together some Coptic manuscripts!

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Just submitted for typesetting. Had fun with this one!

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@arielsabar has a wonderful new piece in the Atlantic on the Secret Gospel of Mark. Great summary of our (@BrentLandau) research plus some amazing new details about Smith himself that only Sabar could dig up! https://t.co/lvMP1w0nSi

[geoffreyssmith @G_S_Smith]

Many thanks to @ancientjew and @drewjakeprof for a thoughtful review of our recent book on the Secret Gospel of Mark. @BrentLandau @yalepress

[Ancient Jew Review @ancientjew]

Today on AJR, Andrew S. Jacobs reviews The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Controversial Scholar, a Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, and the Fierce Debate Over Its Authenticity by Geoffrey S. Smith and Brent C. Landau @yalepress @drewjakeprof
https://t.co/MceWqQiqv2

[geoffreyssmith @G_S_Smith]

Thank you @KellyHolob for the endorsement! @BrentLandau

[Kelly Holob @KellyHolob]

I’ve been reading the new secret gospel of Mark book for fun holiday reading, and it’s excellent so far! My favorite part is the way the authors really enliven the cast of quirky mid-century scholars. Great job, @G_S_Smith and @BrentLandau!

[geoffreyssmith @G_S_Smith]

@KellyHolob This makes me so happy to hear!

[University of California Press (is on Bluesky) @ucpress]

First of hopefully many of our authors we'll get to see at #AARSBL23!

1. VALENTINIAN CHRISTIANITY by Geoffrey Smith

2. STORIES BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM by Reyhan Durmaz

3. SOVEREIGN ATTACHMENTS by Shenila Khoja-Moolji (@SKhojaMoolji)