Thinking and Seeing with Women in Revelation

<p>Lynn R. Huber argues that the visionary aspect of Revelation with its use of metaphorical thinking and language is the crux of the text's persuasive power. Emerging from a context that employs imagery to promote imperial mythologies Revelation draws upon a long tradition of using feminine imagery as a tool of persuasion. It does so even while shaping a community identity in contrast to the dominant culture and in exclusive relationship with the Lamb. <p/>By drawing upon the work of medieval and modern visionaries Huber answers a call to examine the way 'real' readers engage with biblical texts. Revealing how Revelation continues to persuade audiences through appeals to the visual and provocative imagery she offers a new sense of how the text metaphorical language simultaneously limits and invites new meaning unfurling a range of interpretations.</p>