Revelation and the Revealed Jesus
The Candler Foundry
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Dates: July 8 - July 29, 2025
Course Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM ET (Online)
Course Description
Exiled on the island of Patmos, John receives a revelation: he sees and hears Jesus of Nazareth. What unfolds from there--images of lampstands and dragons--all ultimately point back to how the Crucified and Risen Jesus is revealed in the present world. In this four-week course, we will look at John's apocalypse and ask questions such as:
What is Jesus revealed to be?
How does the identity of Jesus shape John's description of the believing community?
How does evil parody God's divine rule and good creation?
What guidance does Revelation offer us? What guidelines does it give us for evaluating and responding to things that are hard to make sense of?
For more information, please email our Assistant Director of Community Learning and Partnerships, Donnell Williamson, at dwilliamson@emory.edu.
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Meet the Instructor
Dr. Elizabeth Arnold
Elizabeth "Ebby" Arnold is the Scholar in Residence for The Candler Foundry. She holds a PhD in New Testament from Emory University and her dissertation focuses on the wilderness in Luke-Acts. Through both The Candler Foundry and Candler’s MDiv program, Ebby teaches courses on a variety of subjects, including the Gospels, Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, and Luke-Acts. Ebby is currently creating Candler Foundry's Foundations in Faith and Leadership, an online certificate program for community- and church-based theological education. Her research areas include the literary interpretation of scripture, humor and emotion in the Bible, and the intersection of the church and the academy.
If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to reach out to Ebby at elizabeth.arnold@emory.edu.
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