Scriptures in the Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature

Essays in Honour of Steve Moyise

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Scriptures in the Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature

Essays in Honour of Steve Moyise

This volume addresses one of the key issues in the study of the Book of Revelation and the apocalyptic genre more broadly - the re-use within these texts of the Jewish Scriptures. A range of expert contributors analyse specific themes and passages, and also explore wider methodological questions, aiming particularly to engage with the ground-breaking work in this field of Steve Moyise. Divided into three sections, the book first focuses on hermeneutical questions, such as the role of 'typology' in interpretation, and the relationship between the 'original meaning' of a scriptural text and the sense it acquires in a new literary context. In the following section, a series of chapters offers detailed exegetical engagement with the Book of Revelation. These probe the scriptural background of some of its major theological themes (e.g. time, sounds and silence) and significant passages (e.g. the Song of the Lamb and other hymns), and highlight fresh aspects of its reception by both ancient and modern audiences. The final section considers the place of scripture and its interpretation in a selection of other early Jewish and early Christian apocalyptic writings (including 1 Enoch, Paul's Letters and the First Apocryphal Apocalypse of John).

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English
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272

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Pagination
272
Number of pages
272
Weight
0.455

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Open Library
OL46060902M
ISBN 13
9780567695895
OCLC/WorldCat
1377818021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.5040/9780567695918

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