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UNINA9910461065903321 |
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Autore |
Huber Lynn R |
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Titolo |
Like a bride adorned [[electronic resource] ] : reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse / / Lynn R. Huber |
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New York, : T&T Clark International, c2007 |
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1-283-19701-4 |
9786613197016 |
0-567-34957-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Collana |
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Emory studies in early Christianity |
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Disciplina |
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Jerusalem in the Bible |
Metaphor in the Bible |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Reading through the ""Veil of Obscurity"": Interpreting Revelation's Imagistic Language; 2. KNOWING IS SEEING: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Theories of Metaphor; 3. Envisioning the City as a Woman: A Metaphorical Framework in the Jewish Literary Traditions; 4. Unveiling the Bride: Nuptial Traditions and Roman Social Discourse; 5. ""Alleluia . . . the wedding of the Lamb has come"": Reading Revelation's Nuptial Imagery; Conclusion ""Like a Bride Adorned"": Reading Metaphor in Revelation |
Appendix Babylon-A City without a Bride: Revelation 18:23Bibliography; Index of Biblical and Extrabiblical References; Index of Authors |
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The phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven. This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and its metaphorical language. In contrast to views that suggest Revelation's metaphorical language is simple adornment, Huber argues that Revelation's persuasive power resides within the text's metaphorical |
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nature and she articulates a method for exploring how Revelation employs metaphor to shape an audience's thought. In order to gain a |
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UNINA9910779916403321 |
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Political theory and partisan politics / / editors, Edward Bryan Portis, Adolf G. Gundersen, Ruth Lessl Shively |
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Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2000 |
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©2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-7914-9257-5 |
0-585-41951-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 226 pages) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GundersenAdolf G. <1958-> |
PortisEdward Bryan |
ShivelyRuth Lessl |
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Disciplina |
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Political science |
Politics, Practical |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan politics and whether political theory is itself separate from partisan politics |
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