03057nam 2200601 a 450 991078979730332120231101174244.01-283-19701-497866131970160-567-34957-8(CKB)2670000000106834(EBL)742843(OCoLC)741691662(SSID)ssj0000523888(PQKBManifestationID)12213175(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523888(PQKBWorkID)10546624(PQKB)11129959(MiAaPQ)EBC742843(Au-PeEL)EBL742843(CaPaEBR)ebr10490002(CaONFJC)MIL319701(OCoLC)893335542(EXLCZ)99267000000010683420070213d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLike a bride adorned[electronic resource] reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse /Lynn R. HuberNew York T&T Clark Internationalc20071 online resource (233 p.)Emory studies in early ChristianityDescription based upon print version of record.0-567-02674-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Half-title; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Reading through the ""Veil of Obscurity"": Interpreting Revelation's Imagistic Language; 2. KNOWING IS SEEING: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Theories of Metaphor; 3. Envisioning the City as a Woman: A Metaphorical Framework in the Jewish Literary Traditions; 4. Unveiling the Bride: Nuptial Traditions and Roman Social Discourse; 5. ""Alleluia . . . the wedding of the Lamb has come"": Reading Revelation's Nuptial Imagery; Conclusion ""Like a Bride Adorned"": Reading Metaphor in RevelationAppendix Babylon-A City without a Bride: Revelation 18:23Bibliography; Index of Biblical and Extrabiblical References; Index of AuthorsThe phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven. This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and its metaphorical language. In contrast to views that suggest Revelation's metaphorical language is simple adornment, Huber argues that Revelation's persuasive power resides within the text's metaphorical nature and she articulates a method for exploring how Revelation employs metaphor to shape an audience's thought. In order to gain aEmory studies in early Christianity.Metaphor in the BibleJerusalemIn the BibleMetaphor in the Bible.228/.06Huber Lynn R1490500MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789797303321Like a bride adorned3847721UNINA