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Yii-Jan Lin is an Associate Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School, Yale University, where she teaches and conducts research at the intersection of biblical studies, critical theory, and cultural politics. Her work bridges textual scholarship with contemporary social issues, particularly concerning race, gender, immigration, and affect.
Education:
- Ph.D., New Testament, Religious Studies, Yale University
- M.A., New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- M.A., English Literature, University of Chicago
- B.A., English Literature, Pomona College
Professor Lin’s research centers on the Book of Revelation, textual criticism, and the politics of biblical interpretation. She explores how metaphors of race, family, and biological inheritance shape scholarly practices in New Testament studies. Her recent work investigates the cultural construction of cuteness and its affective power in religious and political discourse. She also examines how apocalyptic imagery is mobilized in debates over immigration and national identity.
Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward interdisciplinary engagement, combining biblical scholarship with insights from critical race theory, gender studies, affect theory, and postcolonial critique. The articles span topics from the genealogy of textual criticism to the emotional rhetoric of Revelation, reflecting a deep commitment to decolonizing and democratizing biblical interpretation.
Scientific Awards and Honors:
- Elected Member, Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas
- Co-chair, Minoritized Criticism and Biblical Interpretation Section, Society of Biblical Literature
- Steering Committee, Ethnic Chinese Biblical Colloquium
- Steering Committee, New Testament Textual Criticism Section, SBL
- Steering Committee, Bible in America Section, SBL
- Editorial Board, Journal of Biblical Literature
Professor Lin actively contributes to academic governance and inclusive scholarship. She advises graduate students and participates in multiple research networks, including the Greco-Roman Lunch and the Ancient Societies Workshop. She has received external funding and fellowships supporting her research on immigration and apocalypse. Her current projects include further exploration of scripturalization, affect, and the political theology of inclusion.
She is affiliated with the Society of Asian Biblical Studies and the European Association of Biblical Studies, and her work appears in leading journals such as Journal of Biblical Literature, Early Christianity, and TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism.
