Robyn Whitaker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3892135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robyn Whitaker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitaker |
| SIGNATURE | WHITAKER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Divinity |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Apocalyptic Eschatology
Through an exploration of key traits such as messianic expectation, dualism, the kingdom or reign of God, determinism, judgment, and afterlife, this essay demonstrates how profoundly apocalyptic the Synoptic Gospels are in their eschatology. It also argues that the Synoptic Gospels show remarkable consistency with one another, and their Jewish precedents, in their presentation of apocalyptic eschatology. While Luke’s Gospel has traditionally been…
Victim to Victor
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 wh…
Ekphrasis, Vision, and Persuasion in the Book of Revelation
Robyn J. Whitaker demonstrates how a rhetorical analysis of the visions of God in the Book of Revelation reveals the persuasive role of the visions of God and the Lamb in John's argument against cultic images and worship. Through the rhetorical technique of ekphrasis, the author adapts his Jewish sources to make present a God who is perceived to be spatially or temporally absent. In doing so, he offers a verbal-visual image that seeks to combat t…
Victim to Victor
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 wh…
Ekphrasis, Vision, and Persuasion in the Book of Revelation
Robyn J. Whitaker demonstrates how a rhetorical analysis of the visions of God in the Book of Revelation reveals the persuasive role of the visions of God and the Lamb in John's argument against cultic images and worship. Through the rhetorical technique of ekphrasis, the author adapts his Jewish sources to make present a God who is perceived to be spatially or temporally absent. In doing so, he offers a verbal-visual image that seeks to combat t…
Victim to Victor
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 wh…
Apocalyptic Eschatology
Through an exploration of key traits such as messianic expectation, dualism, the kingdom or reign of God, determinism, judgment, and afterlife, this essay demonstrates how profoundly apocalyptic the Synoptic Gospels are in their eschatology. It also argues that the Synoptic Gospels show remarkable consistency with one another, and their Jewish precedents, in their presentation of apocalyptic eschatology. While Luke’s Gospel has traditionally been…
Art (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (2 works) · Revelation (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Afterlife (1 work)