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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789797303321

Autore

Huber Lynn R

Titolo

Like a bride adorned [[electronic resource] ] : reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse / / Lynn R. Huber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : T&T Clark International, c2007

ISBN

1-283-19701-4

9786613197016

0-567-34957-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Emory studies in early Christianity

Disciplina

228/.06

Soggetti

Metaphor in the Bible

Jerusalem In the Bible

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 nature and she articulates a method for exploring how Revelation



employs metaphor to shape an audience's thought. In order to gain a