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Reading Revelation

A Thematic Approach

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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A biblical-theological appreciation of Revelation using the tools of narrative criticism, showing how the complex themes fit into a meaningful whole.The Book of Revelation can be read in various ways. Where interpretation opts not to venture beyond Revelation or approach the book as a forecast of end-time events, it typically favours either going behind the text, in search of a socio-historical context of origin to which it might refer, or else standing in front of the text and investigating the book's reception history, or its present relevance and impact. Comparatively little interpretative work has been undertaken inside the text, exploring the mechanics of how Revelation 'works', still less how its complex parts might fit together into a meaningful whole. Gordon Campbell considers Revelation to be a coherent narrative composition that draws its hearer or reader into its text-world. In Reading Revelation: A Thematic Approach, Campbell gives an innovative account of Revelation's sophisticated thematic content. Mindful of Revelation's narrative verve, or its architecture en mouvement (as Jacques Ellul once put it), Campbell plots a series of thematic trajectories through the book. On this reading, parody and parallelism fundamentally shape the whole narrative. As a first-ever integrated account of Revelation's macro-themes, Reading Revelation makes an important contribution to Revelation scholarship. In its light, the book may justifiably be seen as the 'crowning achievement' of the Scriptures.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-07-26
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt650 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFoundations in New Testament Criticism
Antal sidor452
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9780227173831

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Foreword to the English editionPreface to the English editionForeword to the French editionPreface to the French editionMethodological introductionPart One: God reveals himselfIntroduction to Part One1. Divinity and pseudo-divinity2. True sovereignty and usurped claimsHistorical detour 1: Is daily life in Asia's cities accessible?Historical detour 2: Is the sea monster decipherable?Historical detour 3: Is christological parody decodable?3. Legitimate adoration and bogus worshipHistorical detour 4: Is political parody detectable?Historical detour 5: Is the bogus worship identifiable?Conclusion to Part OnePart Two: Humanity finds itselfIntroduction to Part Two4. Genuine testimony and counter-proclamation5. Faithful belonging and counter-allegiance6. Bride-city and whore-cityHistorical detour 6: Is 'Babylon' translatable by Rome?Historical detour 7: Is the woman of Revelation 12 identifiable?Conclusion to Part TwoPart Three: When God and Humanity meetIntroduction to Part Three7. Broken covenant and new covenantHistorical detour 8: Is an economic critique of Rome plausible?Conclusion to Part ThreeEpilogueBibliographyIndex of passages in RevelationIndex of other Biblical referencesIndex of references to ancient literatureThematic IndexAuthor Index