The ‘Great Whore’ of Babylon (Rev 17) as a Non-Survivor of Sexual Abuse

Autor:	Judith König
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Whore of Babylon sexual abuse sexual violence female cities revelation of John Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790
Zdroj:	Religions, Vol 13, Iss 3, p 267 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2077-1444 86673580
DOI:	10.3390/rel13030267
Popis:	The article aims to re-read Rev 17:16 amid the catastrophic patterns of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Employing narratological methods as well as a close reading of the text, it is argued that Rev 17:16 can be coherently read as the violent sexual punishment of an anthropomorphic female character. Signals in the text point to God’s involvement in this punishment and to its overall positive evaluation. Considering reader’s realities in the context of sexual abuse and its cover-up, the article argues for the necessity of taking a positional stance while reading biblical ‘texts of sexual terror’. Such a positional stance must have visible effects on a responsible reading and interpretation of the ‘great whore’s’ story.
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