Robyn J. Whitaker

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  • Associate Professor, New Testament, & Inaugural Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, University of Divinity

I am a biblical scholar and historian with a particular interest in the contemporary use (and misuse) of the bible in debates about sexuality, gender and ethics. My latest book is "Even the Devil Quotes Scripture: Reading the Bible on Its Own Terms" (Eerdmans, 2023).
I have research expertise in apocalypticism and the related topics of end of the world speculation, martyrdom, and images of evil. I am published in the areas of the visual culture of the Graeco-Roman world, its impact on biblical rhetoric, New Testament, and Judeo-Christian apocalyptic literature.
I am also the founding Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, a centre for public theology in the heart of Melbourne.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Associate professor, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
  • 2018–2022
    Senior lecturer, Pilgrim Theological College
  • 2016–2018
    Lecturer, Trinity College Theological School
  • 2014–2016
    Postdoctoral fellow, Union Theological Seminary in New York
  • 2012–2014
    Adjunct professor, Princeton Seminary

Education

  • 2014 
    University of Chicago, PhD
  • 2006 
    University of Divinity, MTheol
  • 1998 
    University of Divinity, BD (Hons)
  • 1995 
    Monash University, BSc

Publications

  • 2023
    Revelation for Normal People: A Guide to the Strangest and most Dangerous Book in the Bible, Bible for Normal People
  • 2023
    Even the Devil Quotes Scripture: Reading the Bible on Its Own Terms, Eerdmans
  • 2021
    Terror in the Bible: Rhetoric, Gender, Violence, SBL Press
  • 2017
    A Failed Spectacle: The Role of the Crowd in Luke 23, Biblical Interpretation 25.3
  • 2017
    From Cross to Ascension: The Surprising Locus of Salvation in Luke-Acts, Australian Biblical Review
  • 2015
    Ekphrasis, Vision, and Persuasion in the Book of Revelation, Mohr Siebeck
  • 2013
    Rebuke or Recall? Rethinking the Role of Peter in Mark’s Gospel, Catholic Biblical Quarterly

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Biblical Literature
  • Fellowship for Biblical Studies

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