Rev Dr Robyn J. Whitaker
BSc, BD (Hons), MTheol, PhD
Academic Publications
Below is a selection of my academic books and articles. Where they are available online I have provided links.
Revelation for Normal People
A Guide to the Strangest and Most Dangerous Book in the Bible
Publisher: The Bible for Normal People, 2023
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Even the Devil Quotes Scripture



The First Letter of Peter
Ekphrasis, Vision & Persuasion in the Book of Revelation
Terror In the Bible
Rhetoric, Gender and Violence
Published by the Society of Biblical Literature, 2021
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Articles and Chapters
“Apocalyptic Eschatology” in The Oxford Handbook of the Synoptic Gospels (2023), 412-429.​
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“1 Apocryphal Apocalypse of John,” in Early New Testament Apocrypha (2022).
“Invoking Jezebel, Invoking Terror: Exploring the Sexualization of Conflict in the Biblical Tradition” in Terror in the Bible: Rhetoric, Gender, and Violence (2021), 107-120.
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“The Tale of Two Feasts: Synkrisis in Matthew 14,” ABR 69 (2021), 1-14.
“Victim to Victor: The Appeal of Apocalyptic Hope,” Religions 11 (2020), 1-11.
“From Cross to Ascension: The Surprising Locus of Salvation in Luke-Acts,” ABR 65 (2017), 30-43.
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“A Failed Spectacle: The Role of the Crowd in Luke 23,” Bib Int 25.3 (2017), 399-416.
“The Poetics of Ekphrasis: Vivid Description and Rhetoric in the Apocalypse,” in Poetik und Intertextualität in der Apokalypse (2015), 227-240.
“Rebuke or Recall? Rethinking the Role of Peter in Mark’s Gospel,” CBQ 75 (2013), 666-82.
“Falling Stars and Rising Smoke: Imperial Apotheosis, Idolatry, and the Christology of Revelation,” in Imagery in the Book of Revelation (2011), 199-218.