SBL/AAR 2021 – San Antonio, TX

John’s Apocalypse and Cultural Contexts Ancient and Modern
11/22/2021
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Room: Crockett C/D (4th Floor) – Grand Hyatt
Theme: Revelation and Place

Olivia Stewart Lester, Loyola University of Chicago, Presiding

Colin McAllister, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
The Book of Revelation and the Gog/Magog topos: Sacred Space, Imagined Geography, and Portrayal of the “Other” (20 min)
Tag(s): Revelation (Biblical Literature – New Testament), Apocalyptic Literature and Related Works (Early Jewish Literature – Jewish Pseudepigrapha)

Discussion (5 min)

Robby Waddell, Southeastern University
The Market God and the Beast: The Economics of Ecological Place-Making in John’s Apocalypse (20 min)
Tag(s): Apocalyptic Literature and Related Works (Early Jewish Literature – Jewish Pseudepigrapha)

Discussion (5 min)

Yii-Jan Lin, Yale Divinity School
Immigration Records and Naturalization in the New Jerusalem (20 min)
Tag(s): Revelation (Biblical Literature – New Testament)

Discussion (5 min)

Roberto Mata, Santa Clara University, Respondent (15 min)

Discussion (20 min)