Lynn R. Huber – Teaching and Writing about the New Testament, Revelation, and Gender

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Lynn R. Huber
Elon University
CB 2340
Elon, NC 
USA 27244
lhuber@elon.edu

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I was honored to be the speaker for trans day of remembrance @truittcenter Of course I talked about Revelation and the genderqueer/ trans Lam who shares the throne with God. #transdayofremembrance

@thebiblefornormalpeople is offering a couple on a class I did for them called Not Kirk Cameron’s Apocalypse! Check it out! #rapture #revelation #apocalypse

Ethiopian Apocalypse Cycles

This is a great volume! Honored to gave the chance to read it in advance and write an endorsement. #apocalypse #apocalypticliterature #revelation1

Today, I started reading the work of Maria W. Stewart (1803–1879), one of the first (or the first) Black American woman political authors and orators. Stewart was born in CT and orphaned at 5 years of age. At that time, she was forced to become an indentured servant to a clergyman. She educated herself using the clergyman’s library and attended Sabbath schools, a practice she continued after being freed from servitude at the age of 15. She married in her twenties and took her husband’s last name. Eventually, she lived and worked in New York.

Took a look at some interesting old Bibles today @elonbelk including this one with some engravings related to Revelation. This Bible was massive and in addition to these engravings it had sections on the natural history of the Bible (info about animals, birds, plants, stones, etc), descriptions of different Christian denominations, church history, charts, Bible dictionary, etc. #revelation #illustratedbible #antiquebibles

As I think about Revelation’s use of color, I’ve been engaging the idea of ekphrasis. In her book on ekphrasis and Revelation, Robyn Whitaker emphasizes how vivid description is not simply deployed to create a sense of versimilitude. Rather, ekphrasis creates an affective encounter in which audience members experience what it is like to see a thing. Color, I think, plays a role in this.

Read this! Published in 2001 this is now a “classic” in Revelation studies. It’s a great introduction to how Roman material culture can illuminate the text. It is methodologically rich and full of ancient references which are valuable for understanding Revelation. Moreover, Friesen is interested in Revelation’s ethical worldview and impact. He’s a scholar with a conscience.

Read this!!