Dr. Elizabeth Schrader Polczer

Jeff Bezos Knows Which Way the Wind is Blowing He invested in disinformation and propaganda while destroying a trusted news institution.

Bezos personifies America's preference for convenience over justice. Oligarchy depends upon our momentary outrage simply scrolling on to the next post, rather than taking any action. Realizing that we are partially complicit, Hínár and I have decided to cancel Amazon. slate.com/podcasts/pol...

I've got two presentations coming up in the coming weeks: a lecture in New York City in February, and a retreat in Asheville, North Carolina in March. Details below. Hope to see some of you there!

Ooooh a new "Maria" changed to "Martha"! This is from a 12th-century drama attributed to Hilarius, a student of Abelard. Perhaps just a mistake - or perhaps a bit of confusion about which sister confessed Jesus as the Christ? ;) Thanks to Prof. Carol Symes for calling this to my attention!

Stopped by the @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social yesterday on our long layover in London. My husband and I had to say hi to the Marys and Jesus!

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Boston!

The Presence of Martha in the Archetype of the Bethany Narrative in John: A Counter-Response to Elizabeth Schrader Polczer Abstract. Richard Fellows responds to Elizabeth Schrader Polczer's article in the present volume.

And here is Fellows's response to my response: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/sblpress/tc/...

Missing the Forest for the Trees: A Response to Richard Fellows Abstract. Elizabeth Schrader Polczer responds to a 2023 article by Richard Fellows.

I've got a new publication about Mary and Martha in John 11 out today in the latest issue of TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism. Enjoy! scholarlypublishingcollective.org/sblpress/tc/...

Reading James Barker's new book from @ebyrbooks.bsky.social and realizing that in many respects we are saying the same thing: the gospels were influenced by literary multiformity in Greco-Roman and Second Temple Jewish circles (although his perspective is source-critical, and mine is text-critical).

Prolly

Poor Anabaptists!

Really lovely day today in Münster, Germany! I came here to present a boatload of new information to scholars at the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung, and gave a few recommendations for updates to the NA29 apparatus. 🤞🏻

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We're looking forward to hosting Pete Enns from @theb4np.bsky.social Eastern U for the CBA's upcoming regional conference at Villanova in March! Want to join us? The call for papers is here: assets.noviams.com/novi-file-up...

Art as Text: When Mary Was Lazarus’s Sole Sister — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW The question of how many sisters were portrayed with Jesus at the Raising of Lazarus in early Christian art has not previously been explored, and interestingly, the hypothesis that Martha was added la...

Fascinating new piece by @allykateusz.bsky.social:"of the sixty-one surviving third and fourth-century pieces of art that securely depict one or more sisters at the Raising of Lazarus, fifty-nine depict one sister (96%) while only two depict two sisters (4%)" www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2025/9/...

What would Jesus do?

Every once in a while, researching ancient manuscripts can give you a chuckle.

Why? The university just received a $2 billion gift from Phil Knight. Is this really the time to punish Humanities departments?

An Appeal from the Department of Religious Studies at University of Oregon - AAR A Note from the RSN Editor Religion scholars are currently facing numerous challenges, including issues of academic freedom and censorship, diminished budgets, department mergers and closures, job los...

The proposed elimination of U of O's Department of Religion is absolutely tragic. Oregon friends, please consider speaking up! aarweb.org/news/an-appe...

What the hell?!?!?!??!

NT job opening:

Trinity College Theological School in Melbourne, Australia, is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Biblical Studies (New Testament) commencing February 2026.

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I am delighted to announce the IRCI has 2 job openings in early Christianity (specialisation open, research-focus, early career). Closing date 15 Aug. Contact me with any questions. We hope you'll consider joining our excellent group of scholars!
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Ohhh I just noticed that Alexandrinus and Washingtonianus say the same thing. But they're the only two Greek witnesses up until the 5th century that do so.

I just noticed that up until the fifth century, every single surviving Greek manuscript of Luke 11:11 preserves a distinct rendition of Jesus's question. Obviously this is due to harmonization with Matthew 7:9-10, but honestly, it's impossible to tell what Luke actually wrote here.

Have fun in Asheville!

Assistant Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ. FT/TT. Deadline September 8.

Have fun!!

Congrats, Mark!

Picture of Elizabeth Schrader-Polczer and me. Next to us is the starting slide of her PowerPoint on the screen. The title of her presentation was "Revelation 13:18 in the Papyri"

This was so fun and wonderful today! I'm so grateful @libbiesp.bsky.social took the time to teach me and my students about textual variants of Rev 13:18 today. I learned a lot and very much enjoyed hearing Libbie teach. I love it, when you feel the passion people have for their research topics!

Thank you so much for the lovely invitation, Eva! It's great to see you and meet your students!

Agreed!