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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817324303321

Autore

Bauckham Richard

Titolo

The climax of prophecy : studies on the book of Revelation / / Richard Bauckham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2005, c1993

ISBN

1-282-30973-0

9786612309731

0-567-54459-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Disciplina

228.06

Soggetti

Revelation

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

Contents; Introduction; 1. Structure and Composition; 2. The Use of Apocalyptic Traditions; 3. Synoptic Parousia Parables and the Apocalypse; 4. The Worship of Jesus; 5. The Role of the Spirit; 6. The Lion, the Lamb and the Dragon; 7. The Eschatological Earthquake; 8. The Apocalypse as a Christian War Scroll; 9. The Conversion of the Nations; 10. The Economic Critique of Rome in Revelation 18; 11. Nero and the Beast; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

The Apocalypse of John is a work of immense importance and learning. Yet among the major works of early Christianity included in the New Testament it has received relatively little scholarly attention.This work is a significant contribution to remedying this neglect. The author examines the meticulous literary artistry, creative imagination, radical political critique and profound theology of the Apocalypse of John. It is a sustained enterprise to understand both the form and the message of the Apocalypse in its literary and historical contexts.An invaluable and illuminating work for students,