The climax of prophecy : studies on the book of Revelation
The Apocalypse of John is a work of immense importance and learning. Yet among the major works of early Christianity included in the New Testament it has received relatively little scholarly attention. This work is a significant contribution to remedying this neglect. The author examines the meticulous literary artistry, creative imagination, radical political critique and profound theology of the Apocalypse of John. It is a sustained enterprise to understand both the form and the message of the Apocalypse in its literary and historical contexts. An invaluable and illuminating work for students
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xviii, 550 pages)
9780567544599, 0567544591
458563913
Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: IS JOHN A ''MYSTICAL'' DOCUMENT?; Part I HELLENISTIC AND HELLENISTIC-JEWISH MYSTICISM; Chapter 2 HELLENISTIC MYSTICISM; Chapter 3 HELLENISTIC-JEWISH MYSTICISM AS IN PHILO; Part II PALESTINIAN MYSTICISM IN THE FIRST CENTURY CE; Chapter 4 MYSTICAL FEATURES IN THE HEKHALOT LITERATURE; Chapter 5 EVIDENCE OF MERKABAH MYSTICISM IN PRE-CHRISTIAN WRITINGS; Chapter 6 EVIDENCE OF MERKABAH MYSTICISM IN THE CHRISTIAN ERA; Chapter 7 THE APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE OF THE LATE FIRST CENTURY. Chapter 8 THE YOHANAN BEN ZAKKAI TRADITIONChapter 9 THE INFLUENCE OF KEY PASSAGES FROM SCRIPTURE; Chapter 10 CONCLUSION (FOR PART II); Part III ''MYSTICISM'' IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN; Chapter 11 INTRODUCTION (TO PART III); Chapter 12 THE ASCENT-MOTIF IN JOHN; Chapter 13 A VISION OF GOD ON THE THRONE; Chapter 14 THE ''SENDING OF THE SON'' IN JOHN; Chapter 15 THE JOHANNINE IDEA OF INDWELLING; Chapter 16 THE LIGHT-MOTIF IN JOHN; Chapter 17 THE JOHANNINE LOGOS; Chapter 18 THE ESOTERIC ELEMENTS IN JOHN; Chapter 19 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011