Geek • Musician • PhD @camdivinity • Lecturer in Biblical Languages & Linguistics at Bible College SA • Research in linguistics/Hebrew/Greek/LXX • Texan-Australianhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3lzpacjduvc2iI have moved from the “How am I going to write a paper on this topic” stage of research for my SBL paper and am now in the “How am I going to write a paper instead of a whole book” stage.26 Sep 2025 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzpacjduvc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3lvk2n3wmp22rGotta love this in Tobit 7:10-11: Ragouel: 1) Eat, drink, and be merry, Tobias! You get to marry my daughter, Sara! 2) Oh but maybe I should explain something to you. She’s married seven other men and each one dies on their wedding night. 3) Anyways, be merry! 😂04 Aug 2025 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvk2n3wmp22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3lmxm5bjljs2hSBL proposal accepted! See y’all in Boston this November!16 Apr 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxm5bjljs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3liijcrc2zk25Nothing like having your writing momentum ruined by MS Word freaking out at a font change you made to a *Greek* style by bolding all the *Hebrew* in the document. I’ve fixed it (by reverting), but this was a 20 minute interruption with me pulling my (metaphorical) hair out 🙄19 Feb 2025 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3liijcrc2zk25https://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3le542ven322vIt’s Christmas night/Boxing Day wee morning hours. I should go to bed. But the house is quiet, I have very nice bourbon, and there’s a JRPG to play.25 Dec 2024 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3le542ven322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3lbw3ns3fn22jGetting ready to cross the Pacific on my way home. Loved seeing old friends and making new ones at #sblaar24! It was a blast of a conference full of good papers, meetings, and food. See y’all next year in Boston! (Or in Sydney next August for the Septuagintally inclined 😉)27 Nov 2024 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbw3ns3fn22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3lbi456kqmc2uCame all the way to San Diego to get a chest infection. See all my #SBLAAR24 folks in 24 hours once the antibiotics have kicked in 😭21 Nov 2024 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbi456kqmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3lbbd7et3os2pOne flight down. Two more to go. The long one over the Pacific is starting now … see y’all soon in San Diego! #SBLAAR19 Nov 2024 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbd7et3os2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3lawyhvi3n22mAlmost time for that magnificent time of the year: #SBLAAR! Who else will be in San Diego next week?14 Nov 2024 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawyhvi3n22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3kk5yzfohkq2tThe academic year starts next week and that’s exciting (especially looking forward to my second-year Hebrew class!), but honestly I’m more stoked about seeing a group of my students tonight for our first D&D session of the year 🤷🏼‍♂️🤓30 Jan 2024 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kk5yzfohkq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3kjcdubbn3p2iCome work with me! Bible College SA is hiring a Faculty Leader. See the advertisement below and get in touch!19 Jan 2024 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjcdubbn3p2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3ke42xg7c552qCommencing 26+ hours of travel from Adelaide, South Australia, to San Antonio, Texas. Can’t wait to see everyone at SBL/ETS/IBR!13 Nov 2023 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke42xg7c552qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3kdlz7qmwde2lToday was the final exam for first-year Greek. And boy did my students PASS. (As much as I want to say the bottle of Blanton’s is the best part, the card with notes from each student is so touching, special, and perfect ❤️)07 Nov 2023 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdlz7qmwde2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3k4ihmoo2a62vIn Gen 33:4, when Esau runs to Jacob and kisses him, we have this spectacular verb ("he kissed him") where every letter is dotted. Why? There are a few theories, but the best by far is from Rabbi Yannay in Bereishit Rabbah 78:9: Esau didn't kiss Jacob ... he BIT him! (1/3)09 Aug 2023 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4ihmoo2a62vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3k4bdnpeske2oJust noticed that my new book with SBL Press, Discourse Markers in Early Koine Greek, has switched from “forthcoming” to “available!” Very grateful to see the fruit of years of labor and to hold it in my hands! https://cart.sbl-site.org/books/060477C06 Aug 2023 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4bdnpeske2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cjfresch.bsky.social/post/3k4apazw2if2hHello! Just getting set up over here, but I’m Chris and I like talking about linguistics, Classical Hebrew, and Ancient Greek. Also video games and D&D.05 Aug 2023 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:mgoff4w5x5g6gla54lt2tlsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4apazw2if2h