Thinking and Seeing with Women in Revelation

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Synopsis

Lynn R. Huber argues that the visionaryaspect of Revelation, with its use of metaphorical thinking and language, isthe crux of the text's persuasive power. Emerging from a context that employsimagery to promote imperial mythologies, Revelation draws upon a long traditionof using feminine imagery as a tool of persuasion. It does so even whileshaping a community identity in contrast to the dominant culture and inexclusive relationship with the Lamb. By drawing upon the work of medieval and modern visionaries, Huber answers acall to examine the way 'real' readers engage with biblical texts. Revealinghow Revelation continues to persuade audiences through appeals to the visualand provocative imagery she offers a new sense of how the text metaphoricallanguage simultaneously limits and invites new meaning, unfurling a range ofinterpretations.

Book details

Series:
The Library of New Testament Studies (Book 475)
Author:
Lynn R. Huber
ISBN:
9780567064189
Related ISBNs:
9780567662613
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
224
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2013
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality