Revelation / Ben Witherington III

Main Author: Witherington, Ben, III,, 1951-Language: англійська.Publication: Cambridge, U.K. : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003Description: xviii, 307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: 0521806097; 9780521806091; 0521000688; 9780521000680.Series: New Cambridge Bible commentaryDewey: 228/.077, 21Classification: 11.46 ; BC 5090Contents note: Introduction. The authorship, date, and audience of the Apocalypse ; The resources, rhetoric, and restructuring of Revelation ; Revelation in its social setting in Western Asia Minor ; The Christology of Revelation ; The genre of Revelation ; A brief tour of the book of Revelation -- Suggested reading on Revelation. The genre of Revelation ; Commentaries ; Rhetorical studies ; Sociological and anthropological approaches ; Classical and archaeological resources ; History of interpretation ; Theology ; Important monographs ; Articles of interest -- Commentary. Revelation 1.1-1.3 : visionary material : handle carefully ; Revelation 1.4-1.20 : the heavenly Son of Man ; Revelation 2-3 : postcards from the edge ; Revelation 4-5 : the throne room vision ; Revelation 6.1-8.5 : the seven seals ; Revelation 8.5-11.9 : the seven trumpets ; Revelation 12 : the woman and the dragon ; Revelation 13.1-14.5 : 666 and his spokesman ; Revelation 14.6-14.20 : three angelic messengers ; Revelation 15.1-16.21 : the seven eschatological plagues ; Revelation 17.1-19.10 : Babylon the harlot ; Revelation 19.11-21.8 : the rider on the white horse, redemptive-judgment, and the Messianic millennium ; Revelation 21.9-22.5 : the tour of the New Jerusalem ; Revelation 22.6-22.21 : the epilogue Abstract: Without sacrificing scholarly perspective or academic rigor, this book is written to be accessible for a wide audience--including pastors, scholars, teachers, seminarians, and interested lay people. A "Suggested Reading List" will serve as point of entry and as a helpful annotated bibliography for all readers. "Closer-Look" sections examine key elements of the Roman-Greco world that bear on the text's meaning while "Bridging the Horizons" sub-chapters connect this world with the cultural, political, and religious environments of today. The entire NRSV translation is provided throughout the text..Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes..Subject - Title: Bible | Bible -- Socio-rhetorical criticism | Bible | Bible -- Critique sociorhétorique | Bible | Bibel | New Testament | New Testament -- Socio-rhetorical criticism Subject - Topical Name: Socio-rhetorical criticism of sacred works | Openbaring van Johannes (bijbelboek) Online Resources:Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction. The authorship, date, and audience of the Apocalypse ; The resources, rhetoric, and restructuring of Revelation ; Revelation in its social setting in Western Asia Minor ; The Christology of Revelation ; The genre of Revelation ; A brief tour of the book of Revelation -- Suggested reading on Revelation. The genre of Revelation ; Commentaries ; Rhetorical studies ; Sociological and anthropological approaches ; Classical and archaeological resources ; History of interpretation ; Theology ; Important monographs ; Articles of interest -- Commentary. Revelation 1.1-1.3 : visionary material : handle carefully ; Revelation 1.4-1.20 : the heavenly Son of Man ; Revelation 2-3 : postcards from the edge ; Revelation 4-5 : the throne room vision ; Revelation 6.1-8.5 : the seven seals ; Revelation 8.5-11.9 : the seven trumpets ; Revelation 12 : the woman and the dragon ; Revelation 13.1-14.5 : 666 and his spokesman ; Revelation 14.6-14.20 : three angelic messengers ; Revelation 15.1-16.21 : the seven eschatological plagues ; Revelation 17.1-19.10 : Babylon the harlot ; Revelation 19.11-21.8 : the rider on the white horse, redemptive-judgment, and the Messianic millennium ; Revelation 21.9-22.5 : the tour of the New Jerusalem ; Revelation 22.6-22.21 : the epilogue.

Without sacrificing scholarly perspective or academic rigor, this book is written to be accessible for a wide audience--including pastors, scholars, teachers, seminarians, and interested lay people. A "Suggested Reading List" will serve as point of entry and as a helpful annotated bibliography for all readers. "Closer-Look" sections examine key elements of the Roman-Greco world that bear on the text's meaning while "Bridging the Horizons" sub-chapters connect this world with the cultural, political, and religious environments of today. The entire NRSV translation is provided throughout the text.

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