The People of God in the Apocalypse: Discourse, Structure and Exegesis

ISBN-13: 9780521836982 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 274 str.

Stephen Pattemore; John Court

Opis

This book examines how the original audience of the Apocalypse would have heard themselves portrayed in the visions of Revelation 4-22, and in what directions it would have motivated them. The challenge is following Christ's example of faithful witness, even to the point of death, and resisting rival claimants to the allegiance of the faithful. Stephen Pattemore uses Relevance Theory, a development in the linguistic field of pragmatics, to help understand Revelation against the background of allusion to other, biblical and non-biblical texts.

Recenzje

"...an important contribution to the study of Revelation 4-22..." - Ashland Theological Journal, Russell Morton

Spis treści

1. A question of relevance; 2. Relevance theory in biblical interpretation; 3. A cognitive environment for the Apocalypse; 4. Souls under the altar - a martyr ecclesiology; 5. Companions of the Lamb - a messianic ecclesiology; 6. The new Jerusalem, bride of the Lamb; 7. Summary and conclusions.