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Like a bride adorned [[electronic resource] ] : reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse / / Lynn R. Huber



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Autore: Huber Lynn R Visualizza persona
Titolo: Like a bride adorned [[electronic resource] ] : reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse / / Lynn R. Huber Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : T&T Clark International, c2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
Disciplina: 228/.06
Soggetto topico: Metaphor in the Bible
Soggetto geografico: Jerusalem In the Bible
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Revelation
Appendix Babylon-A City without a Bride: Revelation 18:23Bibliography; Index of Biblical and Extrabiblical References; Index of Authors
Sommario/riassunto: The 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 a
Titolo autorizzato: Like a bride adorned  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-19701-4
9786613197016
0-567-34957-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789797303321
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Serie: Emory studies in early Christianity.