Ancient Afterlives

In this episode of Ancient Afterlives, Joe Scales discusses all things related to the ancient synagogue with Drs Tine Rassalle and Rick Bonnie. This is part two of a two part interview, and we are going to organise a book giveaway on our Twitter page @AncientAlives for two books related to the synagogue. For more information please head on over to our Twitter page.

Dr Tine Rassalle is an archaeologist, researcher, writer, video gamer, and biblical scholar. Her work concentrates on the intersection of religious material culture and the archaeology of the Ancient Near East, with a focus on ancient Judaism and early Christianity. She received her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Autumn of 2021. Her thesis examined coin deposits found in synagogues in Late Antique Palestine. This dissertation can be found entirely online at www.ancientsynagoguecoins.com. Tine has spent time working for several academic and non-profit organizations, including the Kinneret Regional Project, ASOR Early Career Scholars Committee, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, and the Save Ancient Studies Alliance. She is about to start a new position as the curator for the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in New Orleans.

Dr Rick Bonnie received his PhD in Archaeology in 2014 from the University of Leuven. He is currently a University Lecturer in Museology in the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki, and a founding member of the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires. His research interests include museum and heritage ethics, object biographies, decolonisation and provenance issues, museum collection histories, and sensory archaeology. He is currently working on two projects: the first "Making Home Abroad: Understanding Migrant Experiences and Heritage Implementation in Finland," is funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation. The second: "Religious Responses to Climate Change in the Southern Levant," which is funded by a UH 3-year project.

Part 2 of our interview with Dr Katie Turner (independent researcher).

Dr Turner holds a doctorate in Theology & Religious Studies from King’s College, London. Her research interests include: the clothing and material culture of the New Testament period; and, the reception of the New Testament in art and drama. Most recently, she has published two articles for the T&T Clark Jesus Library entitled, ‘Clothing and Dress in the Time of Jesus’ and ‘Reading Christian Art: An Introduction’. Her monograph, Costuming Christ: Re-Dressing First-Century ‘Jews’ and ‘Christians’ in Passion Dramas is forthcoming with the Library of New Testament Studies. She is an advisor and contributor for Urbs & Polis, a digital hub supporting the study of early Christianity within its Greco-Roman context. She has also acted as a historical consultant for Mattel, Inc. and Rockridge Press.

You can find her on Twitter @DrKatieTurner.

Some good sources:

Turner, Katie. “Clothing and Dress in the Time of Jesus.” in Bloomsbury T&T Clark Jesus Library. London: Bloomsbury, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350928077.003.

Turner, Katie. “’The Shoe is the Sign!’ Costuming Brian and Dressing the First Century.” In Jesus and Brian: Exploring the Historical Jesus and his Times via Monty Python's Life of Brian, edited by Joan E. Taylor, 221-37. London: T&T Clark, 2015.

Cohen, Shaye D. "Those who say they are Jews and are not: How do you know a Jew in Antiquity when you see one?". In The Beginnings of Jewishness, 25-68. London: University of California Press, Ltd., 1999.

Fine, Steven. "How do you know a Jew when you see one? Reflections on Jewish Costume in the Roman World." In Fashioning Jews: Clothing, Culture, and Commerce, edited by Leonard J. Greenspoon, 19-28. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2013.

Kupfer, Marcia A., ed. The Passion Story: From Visual Representation to Social Drama. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008.

Landis, Deborah. "Scene and Not Heard: The Role of Costume in the Cinematic Storytelling Process." Unpublished PhD, The Royal College of Art, 2003.

Maeder, Edward, ed. Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1987.

Taylor, Joan E. What Did Jesus Look Like? London: T&T Clark, 2018.

This week's episode is the second half of a discussion with Ryan Turnball and Katherine Gwyther about utopia, its ancient origins and contemporary afterlife, hosted by Joseph Scales.

Ryan Turnball is a PhD student at the University of Birmingham, UK, based in Winnipeg, Canada, researching Christian theologies of place. He is the host of the True North podcast (@truenorththeo) which discusses Canadian political theology.

Katherine Gwyther is in the final year of a PhD in Hebrew Bible at the University of Leeds, UK where she is funded by a school doctoral scholarship. Her PhD project focuses on Exodus 20–23 and reads these chapters by an interdisciplinary engagement with the field of utopian studies. Outside of her PhD research, she is particularly interested in the book of Esther and has published on the themes of hybridity, resistance, and gender within the book.

Bibliography:

Ben Zvi, Ehud, ed. Utopia and Dystopia in Prophetic Literature. Publications of the Finnish Exegetical Society 92. Helsinki: Finnish Exegetical Society; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006.

Bloch, Ernst. The Spirit of Utopia. Translated by Anthony A. Wassar. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2000.

Fitting, Peter. "A Short History of Utopian Studies." Science Fiction Studies 36 (2009): 121–131.

Jameson, Fredric. Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions. London: Verso, 2005.

Levitas, Ruth. The Concept of Utopia. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1990.

Moltmann, Jürgen. Theology of Hope: On the Ground and the Implications of a Christian Eschatology. Translated by James W. Leitch. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993.

Moylan, Tom. “Mission Impossible? Liberation Theology and Utopian Praxis.” Utopian Studies 3 (1991): 20–30.

Sargent, Lyman Tower. Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Suvin, Darko. Metamorphoses of Science Fiction: On the Poetics and History of a Literary Genre. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1979.

Some bonus discussion with Katherine Gwyther and Ryan Turnbull about Dua Lip and her album Future Nostalgia (2020).

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This week's episode is a discussion with Ryan Turnball and Katherine Gwyther about utopia, its ancient origins and contemporary afterlife, hosted by Joseph Scales.

Ryan Turnball is a PhD student at the University of Birmingham, UK, based in Winnipeg, Canada, researching Christian theologies of place. He is the host of the True North podcast (@truenorththeo) which discusses Canadian political theology.

Katherine Gwyther is in the final year of a PhD in Hebrew Bible at the University of Leeds, UK where she is funded by a school doctoral scholarship. Her PhD project focuses on Exodus 20–23 and reads these chapters by an interdisciplinary engagement with the field of utopian studies. Outside of her PhD research, she is particularly interested in the book of Esther and has published on the themes of hybridity, resistance, and gender within the book.

Bibliography:

Ben Zvi, Ehud, ed. Utopia and Dystopia in Prophetic Literature. Publications of the Finnish Exegetical Society 92. Helsinki: Finnish Exegetical Society; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006.

Bloch, Ernst. The Spirit of Utopia. Translated by Anthony A. Wassar. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2000.

Fitting, Peter. "A Short History of Utopian Studies." Science Fiction Studies 36 (2009): 121–131.

Jameson, Fredric. Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions. London: Verso, 2005.

Levitas, Ruth. The Concept of Utopia. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1990.

Moltmann, Jürgen. Theology of Hope: On the Ground and the Implications of a Christian Eschatology. Translated by James W. Leitch. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993.

Moylan, Tom. “Mission Impossible? Liberation Theology and Utopian Praxis.” Utopian Studies 3 (1991): 20–30.

Sargent, Lyman Tower. Utopianism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Suvin, Darko. Metamorphoses of Science Fiction: On the Poetics and History of a Literary Genre. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1979.