| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 232 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Library of New Testament studies ; 337 |
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies |
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Library of New Testament studies ; 337.
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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| Contents |
Conceptual framework and method. The reach of Pistis Iesou in Revelation ; The literary parameters of Revelation -- The storyline in Revelation. Discerning the storyline from the end ; Discerning the storyline from the middle : setting and sequence ; Discerning the storyline from the middle : characters and plot ; Discerning the storyline from the beginning : setting and sequence ; Discerning the storyline from the beginning : characters and plot ; Retracing the storyline of Revelation -- The meaning of Pistis Iesou in Revelation. Pistis Iesou : literary and structural considerations ; The meaning of Pistis Iesou in Revelation |
| Summary |
Scholars generally see the aspiration of the Roman Empire and the imperial cult in Asia Minor as the great villain in "Revelation", treating the depiction of a cosmic conflict in the book mostly as metaphors that hold little or no explanatory power in the story. This book pursues the conviction that the cosmic conflict imagery is the primary and controlling element in the account. Such a reading puts the war-in-heaven theme in the foreground and calls on interpreters to pay more attention to the heavenly being whose attempt to subvert the truth about the divine government is the unre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-219) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Divinity
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| SUBJECT |
Jesus Christ fast |
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Bible. Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Revelation fast |
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Bibel Offenbarung des Johannes gnd |
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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Divinity of Christ
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567405418 |
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0567405419 |
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1283197537 |
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9781283197533 |
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9786613197535 |
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661319753X |
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