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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459542403321

Autore

Hongisto Leif

Titolo

Experiencing the Apocalypse at the limits of alterity [[electronic resource] /] / by Leif Hongisto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-95281-1

9786612952814

90-04-18680-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Biblical interpretation series, , 0928-0731 ; ; v. 102

Disciplina

228/.066

Soggetti

Other (Philosophy) in the Bible

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Apocalypse, a text looking for a reading -- pt. 2. Take up and read.

Sommario/riassunto

Applying current narrative criticism to the study of the Apocalypse, Hongisto underscores the oral nature of the narrative vis-à-vis the roles of the readers/listeners. EXPERIENCING THE APOCALYPSE AT THE LIMITS OF ALTERITY probes the interplay of meaning creation as readers/listeners encounter the narrative. The author shows how readers/listeners alike partake in the narrative design and become constructors of the narrative, given their own life experiences. Thus, the overarching reading context assists in the creation of a narrativity for the text. The form of the Apocalypse along with its imagistic quality convey a message that is not primarily cognitive, but is delivered and grasped by a sense of alterity encompassing the imaginary world of the text and the real world of the readers/listeners.