Isn't it time to start winding Classics departments down? Or is there stuff still left to cover? I don't want to rush anybody, but I also feel like there's some more useful work in astronomy or materials science we could put these people on.
-
-
I work in biblical studies and ancient Near Eastern history. The Dead Sea Scrolls are only recently published, and the field is changing rapidly. Take a look at
@SethLSanders work for an example of entirely new ways to see ancient texts that have political implications for today.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
And scholars like
@NyashaJunior are asking questions that scholars haven’t yet asked, even after millennia. It’s difficult to imagine saying the definitive, final word about texts that have been of crucial importance to a wide variety of communities for millennia... -
Also, Ryan: good to meet you! A quick question, if you happen to know: is there a ton of Ptolemaic papyri waiting to be published — any recent big caches that you know about? Or are they done with big archives like Menches and Zenon, and they’re publishing isolated scraps now?
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.