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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817156303321

Autore

Fekkes Jan <1923->

Titolo

Isaiah and prophetic traditions in the book of Revelation : visionary antecedents and their development / / Jan Fekkes III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , [1994]

©1994

ISBN

1-283-19375-2

9786613193759

0-567-15917-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series, , 0143-5108 ; ; 93

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

228/.06

Soggetti

Prophecy - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography (pages [291]-303) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1; JOHN AS A JEWISH-CHRISTIAN PROPHET; Chapter 2; JOHN AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; Chapter 3; Isaiah in Revelation 1-3; Chapter 4; Isaiah in Revelation 4-7; Chapter 5; Isaiah in Revelation 8-13; Chapter 6; Isaiah in Revelation 14-19; Chapter 7; Isaiah in Revelation 20-22; Chapter 8; RESULTS OF ANALYSIS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This work is concerned with the influence of biblical and prophetic traditions on the author of the book of Revelation, and in particular his use of the prophecies of Isaiah. First, John's own prophetic consciousness and expression is compared with previous Israelite-Jewish and early Christian prophetic conventions. This is followed by an evaluation of John's use of the OT in general, including a discussion of methodology for isolating allusions, the question of the validity of the terms quotation and allusion in Revelation, and the presence of thematic patterns in the author's choice of Scrip