Megan R. Remington, Ph.D.

🌙 ancient Judaisms | animals, monsters & other nonhumans☀️ UCLA | traveling w/ @twremington, books & gelato | she/her | banner = Eleni Pratsi

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

Learning modern languages: She invited him to the restaurant for a party. Learning ancient languages: Someone summoned him to inspect the sacrificial entrails.

[Humanimal Conference @HumanimalConf]

#Humanimal2025 begins tomorrow, with keynote by @MillarSuzanna on Animals, Power, and Intersectionality in Samuel. Sessions on parasites, birds, and more to follow. Join us!

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[Humanimal Conference @HumanimalConf]

We’re back for more! Humanimal 2.0 is coming March 6-7. Submit a proposal to be part of this ongoing conversation: https://t.co/w0rEA6xkPQ

#Humanimal2025 #animalsandthebible #animalstudies

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@maiakotro Strange, unsolvable, and a gift to the world ☺️

[IOSCS @IOSCSOfficial]

Now available for pre-order: T&T Clark Handbook of Hellenistic Jewish Literature in Greek, edited by Marieke Dhont (T&T Clark: 2025). https://t.co/uoWpRYuhY9

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@ProfChrisMJones Same, read it at the beginning of grad school. I think very few scholars would argue that ancient Israelites were aware of patriarchy; that would be an anachronistic angle

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

The highlighted footnote is telling though.

Methodologically (not theologically), what exactly is a ‘biblical construct’? 🤔

Plus, a terms absence doesn’t mean the concept didn’t exist, e.g. legal terminology for violence against women like rape.

[Preston Sprinkle @PrestonSprinkle]

Wow! This is a bit of a game-changing essay from one of my favorite OT scholars…

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@lllogannnnn 😵‍💫🥴

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@lllogannnnn 🫨so many appropriate emojis

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

a terms absence *in the bible*

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

Patriarchy is centered on power (male), while suppressing care & relationality. It is destructive for women, but harms men as well: male violence against other men, higher risk of suicide, reduced relationship quality & lower life expectancy.
https://t.co/F8AS4UsOe1

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@AnnetteYReed

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@a_grzybowska_w Why choose to eat a meal intravenously just for the nutrients when instead you could be enjoying the texture, scent, and experience of it all?

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

Then Jonathan made a *friendship* 😑covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.

[Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @PP_Rubens]

Born (possibly) on this day in 1483, and died (alas!) on this day in 1520, Raphael. True genius of the renaissance. Here by himself, with a friend, in one of the great renaissance friendship portraits.

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@isaacsoon2 I agree that this is the most immediate solution. But what about long term? I’ve been thinking about exploitation and uncompensated labor in academia more generally and I think almost all of it falls under the umbrella of “service.” Can’t the people making admin salaries do it?

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@ancientbookshlf Less theologically encumbered bankrollers?

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@ancientbookshlf Thanks! Some very cool points of overlap for the academy and contemp. practice

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

Let’s get started on those 876 pages!🔥

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

@ChanceBonar Lol more dune memes please

[Megan R. Remington, Ph.D. @RemingtonMegan]

Does anyone else have those scholars that you return to often, not necessarily for what they say but how they say it?

And how you feel when you read them?

A poet-scholar is one of my favorite inspirations.