Michael Pregill

Scholar of Late Antiquity, comparative scriptures. Qur'an and Bible, Classical Islam. Vegan. Kama'aina. Fellow of The European Qur'an project, 2021-2023.

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

My article “From the Mishnah to Muḥammad: Jewish Traditions of Late Antiquity and the Composition of the Qur’an.” It discusses the question of qur'anic authorship in light of the Qur'an's intertextual connections to biblical and Jewish literature. Happy to share, DM for a copy

[Yale Classics Lib @YaleClassicsLib]

Studies in Late Antiquity Vol. 7, No. 4 (2023) https://t.co/hXGopRVPLp @ucpress @StudLateAntiq

[Designing Film @DesigningFilm]

Katsuhiro Otomo has said that Syd Mead’s design for the Light Cycles of Tron (1982) was the design starting point for Kaneda’s bike in Akira.
I have no evidence to support a link to Luigi Colani’s 1973 Frog motorcycle design study but there is a striking resemblance.

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

Hey folks! I am now working as the Ambassador for re:3D in Austin. We are giving away a Gigabot industrial 3D printer to an individual or organization that will use it for the benefit of their community. If you know of someone who might qualify, please encourage them to apply!

[re:3D @re3Dprinting]

Gigaprize 2024 is LIVE! We’re giving away a Gigabot 4 3D printer to an individual or organization committed to making a difference in their community. For more information see our website at https://t.co/AwGlIyAADu

#DreamBigPrintHuge #3dprinting #gigabot

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

I seldom come out here now, but I couldn't not with this

[knight @Eknight7793]

Thread of Mecha designers, what they're famous for, and some of my thoughts on them

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

"the circumstances incompatible with life that have been architectured by this military assault"

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@MarvelToyNews I was puzzled by Moon Knight's bling at first, but this is the 80s Fist of Khonshu version, right?

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@mpgPhD The deadest. Bound still slaps so hard 😵‍💫

[Gritty is the Way @Gritty20202]

Anthony Bourdain won an award for that episode

this was his acceptance speech

[Amila Buturović @amila295]

Adam Shatz: "The birth of a global movement in opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, and in defence of Palestinian rights, is, if nothing else, a sign that Israel has lost the moral war among people of conscience." Israel’s Descent https://t.co/VriznqupUC

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@ProfIRMF Ilyse, help

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@ProfIRMF Is... is it because he didn't learn karate, it was actually... within him all along 🙃

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@GrecoSinis54160 @shahanSean And also, as all academics know, committees are terrible at getting things done anyway

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@GrecoSinis54160 @shahanSean You don't need a committee to account for obvious redational-editorial activity... you already have a culture of this in late antique Christianity and Judaism, with little institutional support in most instances

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@amahaf2 @shahanSean Hello! Thank you!

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@lftr___ @shahanSean I think you are missing the irony

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

A SOLO PROTESTOR IN TOKYO CREATED A MOVEMENT

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@Mar_Musa OH YEAHHHH

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@MalikiMuscle @shahanSean These exchanges would be much better if they were sillier, we were funnier, and everyone stopped being an assh*le and grew a sense of humor

[Michael Pregill @michael_pregill]

@lftr___ @shahanSean Yeah, that puts the problem to rest for sure