02746nam 2200553 a 450 991046290090332120200520144314.090-04-25154-510.1163/9789004251540(CKB)2670000000360755(EBL)1187246(MiAaPQ)EBC1187246(nllekb)BRILL9789004251540(PPN)184915031(Au-PeEL)EBL1187246(CaPaEBR)ebr10699977(CaONFJC)MIL487383(OCoLC)845255440(EXLCZ)99267000000036075520130524d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediardacarrierRevelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism[electronic resource]by Eric J. GilchrestLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, Mass. Brillc20131 online resource (342 p.)Biblical Interpretation Series ;Volume 118Description based upon print version of record.90-04-25153-7 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preliminary Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greco-Roman Utopia -- 3. Jewish Utopia -- 4. The Utopia of Revelation 21–22 -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.In Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism , Eric J. Gilchrest offers a creative and compelling reading of Revelation 21-22 as understood through the lens of ancient utopianism. The work is in two parts beginning with a detailed portrait of ancient utopianism based on Greco-Roman and Jewish traditions. The portrait sketches the “topography” of the utopian landscape, which includes a thorough account of various traditions using fourteen utopian topoi or motifs. The author then moves to a description of Revelation’s new Jerusalem in light of these two utopian traditions. With sensitivity to how this text would have been read by each utopian perspective, the author constructs a unique reading of a classic passage that highlights the variety of ways the text originally may have been heard.Biblical interpretation series ;Volume 118.UtopiasUtopian socialismElectronic books.Utopias.Utopian socialism.228/.06Gilchrest Eric J913008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462900903321Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism2045132UNINA