Erin Galgay Walsh

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Researcher, teacher, and writer specializing in early and late antique Christianity, biblical interpretation, and Syriac literature | Editor in Chief for Ancient Jew Review
New Dissertation Spotlight on #ancientjewreview! Alexander Pierce writes about the concept of “sacramentum” within the works of Augustine @histodons @religion #lateantiquity #Augustine #EarlyChristian #earlychristianity https://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2023/3/22/augustines-latin-christian-synthesis
Augustine’s Latin Christian Synthesis — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW

Augustine drew on the central Christian idea of sacramentum —a technical but expansive concept indicating the mysterious conjoining of the sensible to the intelligible, the human to the divine—to produce a unified theory of existence that stands in contrast to the dualisms of his time.

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Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW

My book attempts to address this particular historical context and argues for not only a general religious tolerance in the early centuries of Islam, but for an overlapping of sectarian boundaries throughout the period.

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Today a new book on #ancientjewreview about Michal Beth Dinkler’s Literary Theory and the New Testament #BiblicalCriticism https://www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2022/8/26/literary-theory-and-the-new-testament
Literary Theory and the New Testament — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW

Throughout Literary Theory and the New Testament , Dinkler builds a persuasive case for the contributions literary theory continues to make to the field of New Testament studies.

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Guess I should post an #introduction: I’m a professor in Chicago teaching history, religion, and philosophy. I’m pro cats, saving democracy, science (both ancient and modern), and sci fi. Still figuring this out!
Trying out a new platform! I’ll post about my research in the fields of early Christianity, late antiquity, and Syriac literature. Hello! @academicchatter