Revelation and the politics of apocalyptic interpretation:
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Waco, Tex. Baylor University Press ©2012
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Beschreibung:Proceedings of a conference held Oct. 7-10, 2010 at Duke Divinity School
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John's apocalyptic revelation tends to be read either as an esoteric mystery or a breathless blueprint for the future. Missing, though, is how Revelation is the most visually stunning and politically salient text in the canon. Revelation and the Politics of Apocalyptic Interpretation explores the ways in which Revelation, when read as the last book in the Christian Bible, is in actuality a crafted and contentious word. Senior scholars, including N.T. Wright, Richard Hays, Marianne Meye Thompson, and Stephan Alkier, reveal the intricate intertextual interplay between this apocalyptically charged book, its resonances with the Old Testament, and its political implications. In so doing, the authors show how the church today can read Revelation as both promise and critique
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (pages cm)
ISBN:1280789492
160258561X
1602585636
9781280789496
9781602585614
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