Warren, M.J. (2017) Tasting the Little Scroll: A Sensory Analysis of Divine Interaction in Revelation 10:8–10. Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 40 (1). pp. 101-119. ISSN 0142-064X
Abstract
The ingestion of the scroll in Rev. 10:8–10 is a key element of how John experiences God’s revelation and transmits it to others. Using sensory analysis, I propose that the scroll’s ingestion represents a shared understanding of how the consumption of otherworldly food in narrative grants access to the divine realm and thereby transmits divine knowledge. The privacy of taste (as opposed to the shared senses of sight or hearing) suggests that participants in this kind of eating experience God in the most intimate way. The special way that John accesses these divine revelations—through consuming the little scroll— shows that he is granted privileged access to God’s knowledge, which, when translated into visions, allows others to participate in this intimacy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 SAGE Publications. This is an author-produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Journal for the Study of the New Testament. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy |
Keywords: | Apocalypse; eating; John; Revelation; scroll; senses; sweetness; taste |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Fonds de Recherche du Quebec - Societe et Culture UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2017 14:43 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2019 12:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X17723489 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0142064X17723489 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:117332 |