The Woman Babylon and the Marks of Empire Andrew Seubert Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia

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The Woman Babylon and the Marks of Empire Andrew Seubert Hagia SophiaThe "Great Whore" of the Book of Revelation the hostile symbolization used to illustrate the author's critique of empire has attracted considerable attention in Revelation scholarship. Feminist scholar Tina Pippin criticizes the use of gendered metaphors "Babylon" as a tortured woman which she asserts reflect an inescapably androcentric, even misogynistic, perspective. Alternatively, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza understands John's rhetoric and imagery