03026nam 2200577 a 450 991078977990332120230617032956.01-283-19749-997866131974980-567-40163-4(CKB)2670000000106942(EBL)742953(OCoLC)741690071(SSID)ssj0000524441(PQKBManifestationID)12223072(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524441(PQKBWorkID)10547739(PQKB)10894021(MiAaPQ)EBC742953(Au-PeEL)EBL742953(CaPaEBR)ebr10488171(OCoLC)893335791(EXLCZ)99267000000010694220030224d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA new heaven and a new earth[electronic resource] the meaning and function of the Old Testament in Revelation 21.1-22.5 /David MathewsonLondon ;New York Sheffield Academic Pressc20031 online resource (297 p.)Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;238Library of New Testament studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-6226-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-256) and indexes.CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH IN REVELATION 21.1 -5 A; Chapter 3; PROPHETIC LEGITIMIZATION AND EXHORTATION IN REVELATION 21.5B-8; Chapter 4; NEW JERUSALEM AND NEW TEMPLE IN REVELATION 21.9-17; Chapter 5; PRECIOUS STONES AND DIVINE PRESENCE IN REVELATION 21.18-21; Chapter 6; THE INCLUSION OF THE NATIONS AND THE HOLY CITY IN REVELATION 21.22-27; Chapter 7; PARADISE RESTORED AND RENEWED IN REVELATION 22.1 -5; Chapter 8; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsIn this book the author attempts to move beyond merely identifying and substantiating OT allusions in Revelation to considering how the presence of OT allusions and echoes affects reading Rev. 21.1-22.5 and how the OT functions within the context of the entire work. The author concludes that a variety of semantic effects are evoked by the author's continuous intertextual appeal to the OT: new creation, new exodus, new Jerusalem, new covenant, bridge, new temple-priesthood, paradise restored and renewed, inclusion of the nations, prophetic legitimization. The numerous allusions function to shapJournal for the study of the New Testament.Supplement series ;238.Library of New Testament studies.228.06228/.06Mathewson David1508371MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789779903321A new heaven and a new earth3739727UNINA