A new heaven and a new earth [[electronic resource] ] : the meaning and function of the Old Testament in Revelation 21.1-22.5 / / David Mathewson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789779903321
• Autore: Mathewson David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2003
• ISBN: 1-283-19749-9; 9786613197498; 0-567-40163-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Collana: Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 238; Library of New Testament studies
• Disciplina: 228.06; 228/.06
• 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 (p. [237]-256) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH IN REVELATION 21.1 -5 A; Chapter 3; PROPHETIC LEGITIMIZATION AND EXHORTATION IN REVELATION 21.5B-8; Chapter 4; NEW JERUSALEM AND NEW TEMPLE IN REVELATION 21.9-17; Chapter 5; PRECIOUS STONES AND DIVINE PRESENCE IN REVELATION 21.18-21; Chapter 6; THE INCLUSION OF THE NATIONS AND THE HOLY CITY IN REVELATION 21.22-27; Chapter 7; PARADISE RESTORED AND RENEWED IN REVELATION 22.1 -5; Chapter 8; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book the author attempts to move beyond merely identifying and substantiating OT allusions in Revelation to considering how the presence of OT allusions and echoes affects reading Rev. 21.1-22.5 and how the OT functions within the context of the entire work. The author concludes that a variety of semantic effects are evoked by the author's continuous intertextual appeal to the OT: new creation, new exodus, new Jerusalem, new covenant, bridge, new temple-priesthood, paradise restored and renewed, inclusion of the nations, prophetic ; legitimization. The numerous allusions function to shap