Kovacs / Rowland Revelation

The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4321-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries

This ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (theApocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society andculture, and its impact on the church through the ages.
* * Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse onsociety and culture.
* Shows the book's impact on the Christian church through theages.
* Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians,ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberationtheologians.
* Considers the book's effects on writers, artists, musicians,political figures, visionaries, and others, including Dante,Hildegard of Bingen, Milton, Newton, the English Civil warradicals, Turner, Blake, Handel, and Franz Schmidt.
* Provides access to material not readily availableelsewhere.
* Will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range ofdisciplines, as well as to general readers.
More information about this series is available from theBlackwell Bible Commentaries website athttp://www.bbibcomm.net/

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kovacs, Judith

Rowland, Christopher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations.
Series Editor's Preface.
Preface.
List of Abbreviations.
Introduction: The Apocalypse in History: The Place of the Bookof Revelation in Christian Theology and Life.
1. The Apocalypse in the Context of Jewish and Early ChristianLiterature.
2. Differing Patterns in the Reception of the Apocalypse: ASummary.
3. Point of View: Distinctive Emphases of this Commentary.
4. The Reception of the Apocalypse: Survey of ImportantInterpretations and of Artistic Representations.
Revelation 1.
Revelation 2 and 3.
Revelation 4.
Revelation 5.
Revelation 6.
Revelation 7.
Revelation 8.
Revelation 9.
Revelation 10.
Revelation 11.
Revelation 12.
Revelation 13.
Revelation 14.
Revelation 15.
Revelation 16.
Revelation 17.
Revelation 18.
Revelation 19.
Revelation 20.
Revelation 21.
Revelation 22.
A Hermeneutical Postscript: Evaluating the Readings.
Biographies and Glossary.
Bibliography.
Old Testament References Listed in the Margin of Nestle-Aland26th Edition of the Greek New Testament Text of Revelation.
Index of Biblical References.
General Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Judith Kovacs is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies atthe University of Virginia. She is the author of a forthcoming bookon the church fathers' interpretation of 1 Corinthians.
Christopher Rowland is Dean Ireland's Professor ofExegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and a Fellowof Queen's College, Oxford. His previous publications includeThe Open Heaven (1982), The Book of Revelation(1998), Christian Origins (revised edition, 2002) andRadical Christian Writings: A Reader (Blackwell, 2002).