Matthew R. Crawford

@mattrcrawford

Director, Research Program in Biblical and Early Christian Studies @IRCI_ACU in Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria

Joined June 2009

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Jul 3

I am delighted to announce @IRCI_ACU 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! candidate.aurion.cloud/acu/production…

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Jun 16

A small discovery: the Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität includes an entry for εὐάγγελμα with a single ref: Didymus, De Trin 1.29.8. The term shows up nowhere else in TLG. The ms actually reads ἐπαγγέλματα which was misread in the 1769 editio princeps and a new ed in 1975.

mattrcrawford's tweet image. A small discovery: the Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität includes an entry for εὐάγγελμα with a single ref: Didymus, De Trin 1.29.8. The term shows up nowhere else in TLG. The ms actually reads ἐπαγγέλματα which was misread in the 1769 editio princeps and a new ed in 1975.

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Jun 11

So far the standard version of @Copilot can't transcribe an 11th c Greek manuscript and in fact made up a completely different text it claimed was the transcription. Seems to have picked up βασιλέα from the first line, misread it as a similar word, and then ran with it.

mattrcrawford's tweet image. So far the standard version of @Copilot can't transcribe an 11th c Greek manuscript and in fact made up a completely different text it claimed was the transcription. Seems to have picked up βασιλέα from the first line, misread it as a similar word, and then ran with it.

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · May 28

Spotted today at the Vatican Museums. An unusual depiction of the evangelists as oarsmen in a boat with Christ at the helm. Matthew is missing but we have John, Luke, and Mark, the so-called ‘Western’ order of the gospels.

mattrcrawford's tweet image. Spotted today at the Vatican Museums. An unusual depiction of the evangelists as oarsmen in a boat with Christ at the helm. Matthew is missing but we have John, Luke, and Mark, the so-called ‘Western’ order of the gospels.

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Grant Macaskill@GrantMacaskill · May 23

I am still a little dazed by the prospect of taking up a role most recently held by John Barclay, but am excited to share this news. Lightfoot Professor of Divinity Appointment - Durham University durham.ac.uk/news-events/la…

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T.C. Schmidt@ProfTCSchmidt · May 20

Book Launch! Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ (Oxford University Press) has been released today. Thanks to a very generous donor, a free PDF of the book can be found here josephusandjesus.com/purchase-page/ Share widely and follow for more updates — TC Schmidt

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · May 16

I am delighted to announce that I have received a fellowship from @AvHStiftung for a research stay in Tübingen to produce an edition of The Emperor Julian's Against the Galileans and to study its 20th c. reception, including a German translation from the Third Reich.

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Stephen C. Carlson@sccarlson · May 9

Come study with us! Ph.D. Scholarship opportunity to work on the Late Antique translation of texts.

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IRCI_ACU@IRCI_ACU · Apr 17

Registration is still open for our Makarios conference on Love of Neighbor and Human Flourishing (deadline 15 May) which will take place at ACU’s Rome campus in partnership with Baylor, Harvard, and Boston College! @BaylorISR @HFHarvard @BostonCollege >

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Apr 15

I wrote a short piece on Easter and the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea abc.net.au/religion/1700-…

mattrcrawford's tweet card. This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when Catholic and Orthodox Easter celebrations coincide — an occasion to reflect...

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Mar 12

Coming this July. cambridge.org/au/universityp…

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IRCI_ACU@IRCI_ACU · Mar 11

IRCI's Jonathan Zecher has just publish an open-access article in Harvard Theological Review, "The Fate of the Dead between Origen(ism) and Orthodoxy in Gaza." Link in reply.

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Feb 16

IRCI scholars Stephen Carlson and Joey McCollum were pleased to be asked to launch Dr Robert Turnbull’s book on Codex Sinaiticus Arabicus and the furture of New Testament textual criticism.

RRobert Turnbull@RobTurnbull · Feb 14

Yesterday I had my book launch and I was honoured to have @TourEmily, @mbird12, Alexander Treiger, Stephen Carlson and Joey McCollum speak about the book. Here is a playlist of what they had to say: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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IRCI_ACU@IRCI_ACU · Feb 4

The 2025 Seminar 1 schedule for the BECS Global Seminar Series is now available with contributions from Sarah Corrigan, Stephen Carlson, Bronwen Neil, Sabrina Inowlocki, and David Woods.

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IRCI_ACU@IRCI_ACU · Nov 26

Congratulations to two teams led by IRCI scholars for Discovery Project grant success from the Australian Research Council totalling almost a half a million dollars! 1/3

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Nov 24

Just a reminder about our reception tomorrow night with the University of Divinity. If you’re in San Diego for SBL/AAR, stop by!

MMatthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Nov 12

We are excited to be partnering this year with @UniDivinity to host a reception at the annual meeting of AAR/SBL. Details below. Come along and say hello if you're going to be in San Diego!

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Nov 12

We are excited to be partnering this year with @UniDivinity to host a reception at the annual meeting of AAR/SBL. Details below. Come along and say hello if you're going to be in San Diego!

IIRCI_ACU@IRCI_ACU · Nov 12

Join Australian colleagues for drinks and nibbles at a reception sponsored by ACU and the University of Divinity at AAR/SBL, #AAR #SBL on the conference Monday from 6-8 pm, Mission Brewing, 131 14th St, San Diego!

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Nov 5

In collaboration with @HFHarvard, @BaylorISR, @BosColTheology ACU's Rome campus will next year host the second biennial Makarios conference on human flourishing. Details below. CFP currently open with a deadline of 1 December. Would love to see you there!

IIRCI_ACU@IRCI_ACU · Nov 5

CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2025 biennial Makarios conference on the role of love for one's neighbor in the Christian tradition. Paper abstracts of up to 300 words and an up-to-date CV should be uploaded by December 1st, 2024 (details below).

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Matthew R. Crawford@mattrcrawford · Oct 23

The IRCI is organising a meet-up for Australian HDR students in Theology who are attending SBL. If you’re interested in going or would like more information, please contact @sccarlson

SStephen C. Carlson@sccarlson · Oct 23

Australian HDR students in Biblical Studies/Theology who are going to SBL/AAR, I’m organising a meet-up of Aussie HDR students at SBL like last year. The plan is to meet from 11:45 to 12:15 on the Saturday. If you’re interested, please let me know!

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IRCI_ACU@IRCI_ACU · Oct 4

IRCI's Jonathan Zecher will be leading a workshop on "Discovering the 'Melbourne Gospels'" on 25 Nov 2024, as part of the Being Human event.

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