Ryan M Armstrong
- May 6
- 5 min
Wonderland keeps us laughing at authority figures
By Jay Kroeger, OSU 2026 Ryan Armstrong occasionally features outstanding student papers like this one. The local time is 8:00 PM and you...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Apr 18
- 4 min
How Sara Japhet taught me that every voice needs to be heard
Sara Japhet recently passed away. She was an incredible person, and she left a personal impact on my life, my pedagogy, and my...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Jan 22, 2023
- 1 min
Protests in Wonderland and The Wizard of Uz: We Don’t Need No Education
The next two Saturdays I'll be presenting at the Lewis Carroll Society of North America! My colleague, Ben Hedges, will also discuss some...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
"500 Days of Audrey," or, "She said 'yes'"
I had a pretty exciting Valentine's Day this year. The book of Job and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland both have a "frame tale." They...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
(Lack of) Revelation in the Book of Job
In a recent YouTube video, I talked about epistemology in Job, Alice in Wonderland, and the reception-history of Alice in the Matrix. Job...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Dissertation Defended! A Lesson on being Genuine like Job
“For you have not spoken to me honestly, like my servant Job has.” -Job 42:7 Last week, I successfully defended my dissertation and...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Book of Job in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Piecing together clues to trace the steps of early preservers of the Bible My family recently convinced me to watch the show Psych. It's...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Bible's Best Rap Battle
I recently talked about the importance of poetry with good trash talk, comparing the book of Job to hip hop rap battles. Please watch the...
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Ryan M Armstrong
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
Bible and Culture
Welcome to the Frabjous Blog of Ryan M. Armstrong I'm a Bible scholar with an interest in wide facets of history and culture. I write a...
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