Books by Robyn J . Whitaker
SBL Press, 2021
This volume of essays, inspired by Phyllis Trible's Texts of Terror, examines the terrorizing pot... more This volume of essays, inspired by Phyllis Trible's Texts of Terror, examines the terrorizing potential of biblical texts as they intersect with issues of context, gender, caste, violence, and colonization/imperialism.
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SCM Press, 2020
Ed. Jenn Strawbridge. Co-authored with members of the St Augustine Seminar for the Lambeth Confer... more Ed. Jenn Strawbridge. Co-authored with members of the St Augustine Seminar for the Lambeth Conference
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Mohr Siebeck, 2015
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Papers by Robyn J . Whitaker
Terror in the Bible: Rhetoric, Gender, and Violence, 2021
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Australian Biblical Review, 2021
Matthew 14 contains two famous feasts. In one, John the Baptist is beheaded by Herod at his birth... more Matthew 14 contains two famous feasts. In one, John the Baptist is beheaded by Herod at his birthday banquet and, in the other, Jesus feeds over five thousand people. Despite following one another, they are rarely read together. I argue that Matthew employs the rhetorical technique of synkrisis in his arrangement of the Markan material. In doing so, Matthew emphasises the comparative aspects of the two feasts to present contrasting portraits of two kingdoms.
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Religions, 2020
Jewish apocalyptic literature emerged as a form of resistance literature during the intertestamen... more Jewish apocalyptic literature emerged as a form of resistance literature during the intertestamental period. A product of marginalized communities, such literature is highly political, articulating the worldview of the politically oppressed and those who considered their religious freedoms to be under threat. As resistance literature, apocalypses cathartically utilize vivid descriptions of violence and poetic symbols of hope to encourage those who identify as victims to maintain their resistance to political pressure or injustice. This paper explores the ways the Christian Book of Revelation builds on this tradition to envisage hope in the face of systemic evil, political oppression, and injustice. Neither the noun nor verb for hope appear in Revelation, yet its eschatological vision of vindication, victory, and shared rule in New Jerusalem for those who are oppressed has inspired many Christians to hope for a new world order with significant implications for the present. After considering the historical context of Revelation, this paper will examine the ways the apocalyptic imagination of Revelation continues to be invoked and (mis)used in contemporary Christianized political discourse. I argue that the Book of Revelation continues to appeal precisely because it offers a framework for believing that the victim will become the victor in the eschaton.
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Australian Biblical Review, 2017
Luke's particular portrayal of Jesus' crucifixion and its relationship to spectacle culture has r... more Luke's particular portrayal of Jesus' crucifixion and its relationship to spectacle culture has received extensive scholarly treatment. Luke frames the crucified Jesus as a spectacle in a way that suggests his death is noble and Jesus himself is an athlete or martyr in the arena. Missing from these conversations is how we might interpret Luke's resurrection and ascension in light of ancient spectacle culture and what impact these readings have upon the theology and soteriology of Luke–Acts. This paper argues that Luke shifts the readers gaze from cross to ascension and in doing so firmly locates salvation in the ascension of Jesus, not his death or even resurrection. Comparisons with Greco-Roman understandings of benefaction and imperial apotheosis further highlight the unique locus of salvation in Luke's gospel.
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That Jesus' death is uniquely portrayed as a spectacle of death in Luke's Gospel is widely acknow... more That Jesus' death is uniquely portrayed as a spectacle of death in Luke's Gospel is widely acknowledged. Most scholarship has focused on the figure of Jesus, his self-control and emotions, to debate how much it concurs with the ancient ideal of noble death. Little attention, however, has been given to the role of the crowd in Luke's passion. This paper analyzes the role of the crowd in Luke's passion to argue that Luke has framed the cross in a manner fitting of death in the arena. By emphasizing the crowd's size, placement, and role in the drama, I argue that Luke presents Jesus' death as a failed spectacle and suggest some political and theological ramifications.
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Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2013
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Book Reviews by Robyn J . Whitaker
Journal of Theological Studies, 2022
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SBL Central, 2020
Book Title: The Book of Revelation: A Biography
Author: Timothy Beal
Series: Lives of Great Rel... more Book Title: The Book of Revelation: A Biography
Author: Timothy Beal
Series: Lives of Great Religious Books
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Copyright: 2018
Page Count: xvii + 265
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JTS, 2017
A review of "The Ending of the Canon: A Canonical and Intertextual Reading of Revelation 21–22," ... more A review of "The Ending of the Canon: A Canonical and Intertextual Reading of Revelation 21–22," Külli Tõniste . Pp. xvi + 233. (Library of New Testament Studies, 526.) London and New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2016. isbn 978 0 56765 794 7 and 795 4. Hardback £70; ePDF n.p.
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Books by Robyn J . Whitaker
Papers by Robyn J . Whitaker
Book Reviews by Robyn J . Whitaker
Author: Timothy Beal
Series: Lives of Great Religious Books
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Copyright: 2018
Page Count: xvii + 265
Author: Timothy Beal
Series: Lives of Great Religious Books
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Copyright: 2018
Page Count: xvii + 265