The Metaphor of the City in the Apocalypse of John
The Metaphor of the City in the Apocalypse of John

Author: Eva Maria Räpple

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780820470832

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Throughout history, the vision of a new city - the heavenly Jerusalem coming down from heaven - has inspired human beings to dream about community, society, and the world. Acting as an incentive to turn unsatisfied longing into utopian ideas and, ultimately, action, the language of the Apocalypse of John has long inspired human imagination in a highly effective manner. This fact has contributed to its controversial role in the history of New Testament interpretation; its bizarre, often paradoxical language seems to veil, rather than reveal, its message. Interestingly, the Apocalypse has never ceased to be an inspiration for artists: unlike conceptual language, art does not restrict interpretation, but has the power to incite the reader or audience to imagine. Using artistic expression as paradigm, this book examines a central image - the city - as metaphorical material, investigating the dynamic, interpretive process from text to imagination.

Revelation
Revelation

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Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 0857861018

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The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Like a Bride Adorned
Like a Bride Adorned

Author: Lynn R. Huber

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2007-06-10

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 0567026744

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This book engages one set of conceptual metaphors in relation to Revelation's literary and social-historical milieu.

From Pentecost to Patmos, 2nd Edition
From Pentecost to Patmos, 2nd Edition

Author: Craig L. Blomberg

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2021-07-01

Total Pages: 681

ISBN-13: 1535940425

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Pairing depth of scholarship with contemporary application, the authors of From Pentecost to Patmos have produced a unique introductory New Testament textbook. Craig Blomberg and Darlene Seal provide the context and clarity that readers need to better understand Acts through Revelation, showcasing the historical, linguistic, and theological implications found in each book. This second edition includes expanded footnotes and a lengthier, up-to-date introduction to Paul. Newly added review questions, maps, and diagrams enhance the scholarship and make the resource truly user-friendly.

Revelation
Revelation

Author: Wilfrid J. Harrington

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780814659779

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"With updated bibliography"--Copyright page.

Sacra Pagina: Revelation
Sacra Pagina: Revelation

Author: Wilfrid J. Harrington

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0814683320

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More than any other New Testament writing the Book of Revelation demands commentary. Its often-bewildering text is easily open to less than scholarly interpretation. Father Harrington brings his scholarship to the Book of Revelation and conveys its Christian message. He puts the work in its historical and social setting 'a first-century CE province of the Roman Empire 'and explores its social and religious background and its literary character. Through Father Harrington we hear clearly the challenge of John, the prophet, to the Churches of his time 'and to ours 'not to compromise the Gospel message.

Thinking and Seeing with Women in Revelation
Thinking and Seeing with Women in Revelation

Author: Lynn R. Huber

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-09-12

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0567064182

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Lynn R. Huber argues that the visionary aspect of Revelation, with its use of metaphorical thinking and language, is the crux of the text's persuasive power. Emerging from a context that employs imagery to promote imperial mythologies, Revelation draws upon a long tradition of using feminine imagery as a tool of persuasion. It does so even while shaping a community identity in contrast to the dominant culture and in exclusive relationship with the Lamb. By drawing upon the work of medieval and modern visionaries, Huber answers a call to examine the way 'real' readers engage with biblical texts. Revealing how Revelation continues to persuade audiences through appeals to the visual and provocative imagery she offers a new sense of how the text metaphorical language simultaneously limits and invites new meaning, unfurling a range of interpretations.

A Commentary on the Apocalypse of John
A Commentary on the Apocalypse of John

Author: Edmondo Lupieri

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2006-11-09

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0802860737

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Edmondo Lupieri's main goal in A Commentary on the Apocalypse of John is to introduce readers to the mental and spiritual world of John as both a first-century Jew and a follower of Jesus. The fruit of over ten years of research, a constructive response to postmodern criticism, and an academic best-seller in its Italian edition, Lupieri's commentary offers both new proposals and traditional interpretations to shed light on this complex coda to the biblical message. In an illuminating preface Lupieri discusses the strange world of the Apocalypse and promises an open commentary, full of original treatments of knotty interpretive problems. Maintaining a strong historical perspective throughout, he examines the text of the Apocalypse line by line, paying careful attention to the Greek text, offering a new translation, making wide use of apocryphal, pseudepigraphal, and Qumran literature, and often analyzing John's Apocalypse as compared to other Jewish apocalypses. Thoughtful, thorough, and nonsectarian, Lupieri's Commentary on the Apocalypse of John will appeal to anyone with a serious interest in the meaning of the biblical text.