A Feminist Companion to the Apocalypse of John
by Levine, Amy-Jill; Robbins, Maria MayoFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-07-05
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury T&T Clark
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Summary
The thirteenth volume in this landmark series examines the Apocalypse of John through post-colonial criticism, cultural studies, millennial studies, performance art, psychological analysis, gender theory, intertextuality, cultural anthropology, Roman history, history of religion, and rhetography.
Author Biography
Amy-Jill Levlne is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Maria Mayo Robbins is a doctoral candidate in religious studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Maria Mayo Robbins is a doctoral candidate in religious studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Abbreviations | p. x |
| List of Contributors | p. xii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Gender and Empire: Sexualized Violence in John's Anti-Imperial Apocalypse | p. 17 |
| 'They Have Not Defiled Themselves With Women…': Christian Identity According to the Book of Revelation | p. 33 |
| Women in Myth and History: Deconstructing John's Characterizations | p. 55 |
| 'Teaching and Beguiling My Servants': The Letter to Thyatira (Rev. 2.18-29) | p. 69 |
| Why Can't the Heavenly Miss Jerusalem Just Shut Up? | p. 88 |
| Re-membering the Whore: The Fate of Babylon According to Revelation 17.16 | p. 106 |
| Feminine Symbolism in the Book of Revelation | p. 121 |
| Jezebel Speaks: Naming the Goddesses in the Book of Revelation | p. 131 |
| A Man's Choice: Wealth Imagery and the Two Cities of the Book of Revelation | p. 147 |
| Unveiling the Bride: Revelation 19.1-8 and Roman Social Discourse | p. 159 |
| Hypermasculinity and Divinity | p. 180 |
| Ms. Calculating the Endtimes: Additions and Conversation | p. 205 |
| Bibliography | p. 228 |
| Bibliography of Primary Sources | p. 250 |
| Index of Biblical References | p. 251 |
| Index of Authors | p. 257 |
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