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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827461803321

Autore

Moyise Steve

Titolo

The Old Testament in the Book of Revelation / / Steve Moyise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1995]

©1995

ISBN

1-283-20093-7

9786613200938

0-567-58863-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 115

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

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 (pages [147]-163) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE USE OF SCRIPTURE IN REVELATION 1-3; Chapter 3 JOHN'S USE OF DANIEL; Chapter 4 JOHN'S USE OF EZEKIEL; Chapter 5 THE USE OF SCRIPTURE AT QUMRAN; Chapter 6 REVELATION AND INTERTEXTUALITY; Chapter 7 EPILOGUE; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the relationship between the new context that John provides for his allusions and their context in the Old Testament. For example, did John choose texts to meet the needs of the recipients or did his meditation on the scriptures give him a unique insight into their situation? Ramsay held that local knowledge led to John's choice of texts whereas Beale believed that Revelation is a midrash on Daniel. Both are one-sided, as a study of John's use of Ezekiel shows. John based a number of his incidents on Ezekiel, in much the same order. Nevertheless, there are also major discont