Patheos

BuddhistCatholicContemplativeEvangelicalGeneral ChristianHinduJewishLatter-day SaintMuslimNew VisionsProgressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Patheos

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos Patheos on Facebook Patheos on YouTube

religionprof

Late Antiquity

Select a Category 1 Corinthians 1 John 1 Peter 1 Samuel 1 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Corinthians 2 Kings 2 Peter 2 Samuel 2 Thessalonians 2 Timothy academia Acts of the Apostles afterlife Akhaten Alcatraz American Academy of Religion Amos Anglican Arabic Aramaic archaeology art artificial intelligence astronomy atheism atonement Babylon 5 Baptists Battlestar Galactica Bible Biblical Studies Carnival biblioblogging Black Mirror Blade Runner Book of Job book review Buddhism Call for Papers China Christianity Christmas Christology Chronicles Coptic creation Daniel Deuteronomy Doctor Who Dune Easter Ecclesiastes economics education Eldad Keynan Enoch Seminar Ephesians eschatology Esther Evangelicals evolution Exodus Expanse Ezekiel Ezra fantasy Fringe fundamentalism Galatians games Ge'ez genealogy Genesis Gnosticism Gospel of Jesus' Wife Gospel of John Gospel of Judas Gospel of Luke Gospel of Mark Gospel of Matthew Gospel of Peter Gospel of Thomas Greek Harry Potter Hebrew Hebrews Hinduism historical Jesus history Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Holidays horror Hosea humor incarnation India inerrancy information literacy inspirational Intelligent Design Ireland Isaiah Islam Israel Italy James Jeremiah John the Baptist Jonah Joshua Judaism Jude Judges Judith Lamentations languages Latin Leviticus libraries literature Lord of the Rings LOST Mandaeans Mandaic memes Methodism Micah monotheism morality Mormons movies music mythicism NASSCAL Nehemiah new perspective New Testament news Numbers Orthodox paganism panentheism pantheism Patheos Paul and his letters Pentecostals Philippians Philippians 2:6-11 philosophy physics Planet of the Apes podcast politics Progressive Christianity Protestantism Proverbs Psalms pseudoscience racism religion Revelation Roman Catholicism Romania Romans Ruth scams science science fiction Secret Gospel of Mark Society of Biblical Literature Song of Songs Star Trek Star Wars Stargate Swahili Syriac Taoism technology Terminator The Handmaid's Tale The Hobbit The Matrix theodicy theology theory Timeless Titus tomb Torchwood travel TRON Uncategorized United Kingdom Westworld X-Files young-earth creationism Zechariah

Select a Month October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 February 2007 January 2001

April 2022

April 09, 2022

AAR Conference Paper for 2022: “Late Antique Texts and Earlier History: The Case of John the Baptist and Mandaean Sources”

I mentioned in a previous blog post that I will present a conference paper in...

March 2020

March 12, 2020

TELA at #AARSBL19

Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity was involved in multiple sessions at the American Academy of...

February 2020

February 02, 2020

Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity #CFP #AARSBL2020

Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity American Academy of Religion Program Unit Traditions of Eastern Late...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Mandaeans and Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity at #AARSBL19

Below are details about our TELA sessions at AAR in San Diego. I thought I'd...

August 2019

August 10, 2019

Religion, Medicine, Disability, and Health in Late Antiquity First Book Workshop

ReMeDHe First Book Workshop May 2020, Chicago, IL (directly prior to the North American Patristics...

February 2019

February 19, 2019

Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity 2019 #CFP

I have shared the call for papers for the Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity program...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

#CFP Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity 2019 Call for Papers #SBLAAR19

The Call for Papers for the 2019 AAR Annual Meeting is now available! I am...

May 2018

May 21, 2018

#CFP Regional Late Antiquity Consortium of the Southeast Meeting (ReLACS)

Call for Papers: Regional Late Antiquity Consortium of the Southeast Meeting (ReLACS) October 25-26, 2018...

March 2017

March 06, 2017

Studies in Late Antiquity

A new open access journal has been launched: Studies in Late Antiquity. This is...

February 2017

February 12, 2017

Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity #AARSBL17 Call for Papers

Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity Unit Statement of Purpose: This program unit focused on Late...

December 2016

December 14, 2016

Triple-Sponsored #CFP for #AARSBL17 – The Impact of Digital Humanities on the Study of Non-Canonical Texts

The Impact of Digital Humanities on the Study of Non-Canonical Texts One or two Traditions...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

Aramaic Magic Bowls at #AARSBL16

I found that there is one disadvantage to blogging on one's phone: it can look...

November 03, 2016

Call for Papers: Mapping Transformations Towards a Christian Late Antiquity

Via Gerhard van den Heever: New Testament Society of South Africa: Early Christian Studies Subgroup...

February 2016

February 19, 2016

Call for Papers on Aramaic Magical Bowls

The American Academy of Religion's Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity program unit, and the Society...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

2016 AAR Call for Papers: Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity

The call for papers for the American Academy of Religion 2016 Annual Meeting in San...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Traditions and Religious Worlds of Late Antiquity – #AARSBL15 Monday Afternoon

Traditions or Eastern Late Antiquity co-sponsored a session with the SBL section on Religious Worlds...

November 16, 2015

Magic Bowls at #AARSBL15 in Atlanta

For those interested in Judaism, Mandaeism, Late Antiquity, ancient magic, Aramaic, and any number of...

October 2015

October 10, 2015

Syriac Summer School

VHMML has added a range of resources to its website, including a school for learning...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity AAR Call for Papers 2015

Here's the Call for Papers for the Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity AAR sessions for...

January 2014

January 16, 2014

AAR Call for Papers (Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity)

The American Academy of Religion call for papers for the 2014 annual meeting is now...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

#AARSBL Day 3

Yesterday I chaired the "Traditions of East Late Antiquity" exploratory session. Apparently exploratory sessions get...

July 2013

July 03, 2013

SBL Program Book Available

Thanks to Dan McClellan for pointing out that the Society of Biblical Literature 2013 Annual...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

AAR Traditions of East Late Antiquity Session

Here is the lineup for the Traditions of East Late Antiquity Exploratory Session that will...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

AAR and SBL Call for Papers: The End is Near!

First, Daniel Kirk shared some advice about browser issues when submitting paper proposals - in...

December 2012

December 05, 2012

Free Book: Age of spirituality: Late antique and early Christian art, third to seventh century

Via the blog Hieroi Logoi, I learned that the catalog from a Metropolitan Museum of...

Related posts from Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

Mourning John and Dancing Jesus?

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

The Murder of the Beloved Son

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

John the Baptist Was Once More Famous Than...

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

Where I'll Be (November 2025 Edition)

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Patheos on Facebook Patheos on YouTube

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Copyright 2008-2026, Patheos. All rights reserved.

Subscription Support Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In

Follow Patheos Patheos on Facebook Patheos on YouTube