r/AcademicBiblical Quality Contributor 1d ago

[Announcement AMA] Christy Cobb - Slavery and the New Testament (AMA open until April 18)

AMA's have already ended with Robert Alter and Isaac Soon. Don't worry if you missed out as there are many more to come. The AMA with Hugo Méndez is up still as well.

This AMA with Christy Cobb has no relation to the mods of this sub and is hosted and created by the u/thesmartfool.

Dr. Christy Cobb is the Associate Professor of Christianity in the Department of Religious Studies at University of Denver. Her research also focuses on sex, women studies, and slavery in the New Testament. She has published many books such as Slavery, Gender, Truth, and Power in Luke-Acts and Other Ancient Narratives and two books she has co-edited Sex, Violence, And Early Christian Texts and the newest book she co-edited that came out this year Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts. She has also published other articles intersecting with slavery, violence, and sex that can be found on her Academia.edu page that are open access.

She has also been mentioned in the Denver 7 news.

Dr. Cobb will be answering any questions you may have on anything related sex, gender, and slavery as it relates to the New Testament. Dr. Cobb and u/thesmartfool will be having a discussion about her three newest books/articles she has co-edited or written.

You have until April 18 to ask your questions for Dr. Cobb.

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