The New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation

A Study of Revelation 21-22 in the Light of its Background in Jewish Tradition
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-3-16-147477-4
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 129, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 563 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe

There is a development between expectation for the rebuilding of the New Jerusalem/Temple in the Old Testament and the coming of the New Jerusalem/Temple in Revelation. In Revelation, there is a dynamic relation between the New Jerusalem and the Heavenly Jerusalem: the New Jerusalem is the descent of the Heavenly Jerusalem. Moreover, there is no Temple building which was expected as the eschatological promise in the Old Testament but rather God and the Lamb is the Temple. How can this shift be explained?Pilchan Lee examines the exegetical tradition which existed between the Old Testament and Revelation. He assumes that as the exegetical tradition, the early Jewish (apocalyptic) literature functions as a key element for forming the idea of the New Jerusalem in Revelation. John's main argument is that the church (which is symbolized by several images) is placed in heaven now (chapters 4-20) and the church (which is symbolized by the New Jerusalem) will descend to the earth from heaven in the future (21-22).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Pilchan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Jerusalem/Temple Idea in the Old Testament:
- Introduction
- The Book of Ezekiel
- The Book of Isaiah
- The Book of Jeremiah
- The Book of Zechariah

2. The Jerusalem/Temple Idea in the Early Jewish Literature:
- Introduction
- 1 (Ethiopic Apocalypse of) Enoch
- 2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch
- Tobit
- Sectarian Works at Qumran
- The Fourth Book of Ezra
- 1 Baruch
- 2 (Syriac Apocalypse of) Baruch
- Baruch
- The Apocalypse of Abraham
- Pseudo-Philo (Latin Title, Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum: Hereafter LAB)
- The Sibylline Oracles, Book 5
- Yavnean Movement: Rabbinic Response to the Temple Destruction
- Bar Kokhba Revolt

3. The Jerusalem/Temple Idea in the New Testament

4. The New Jerusalem in Revelation
- Introduction
- Structural Analysis: Structure and Composition
- Contextual Analysis I
- Contextual Analysis II: Babylon the Harlot (17:1-19:10) and the Transition from Babylon to the Great to the New Jerusalem (19:11-21:8)
- Exegetical Analysis: The New Jerusalem (21:1-22:5)
- Thematic Analysis: The Relation of the Heavenly Temple and the New Jerusalem in Revelation

Das neue Jerusalem in der Offenbarung des Johannes. Eine Studie der Offenbarung 21-22 vor dem Hintergrundes der jüdischen Tradition. Von Pilchan Lee.

Pilchan Lee untersucht die exegetische Tradition, die zwischen dem Alten Testament und der Offenbarung existierte. Er geht davon aus, daß als exegetische Tradition die frühe jüdische (apokalyptische) Literatur als ein Schlüsselelement in der Gestaltung des neuen Jerusalems in der Offenbarung funktionierte. Das Hauptargument des Johannes besteht darin, daß die Kirche (die durch verschiedene Bilder symbolisiert wird) jetzt im Himmel ist (Kapitel 4-20) und daß die Kirche (die durch das neue Jerusalem symbolisiert wird) in Zukunft vom Himmel auf die Erde herunterkommen wird (21-22).

How can we understand the New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation against the background of the Jewish tradition? Pilchan Lee uses the early Jewish literature for the interpretation of the New Testament text.

Über Autor(innen)

Lee, Pilchan
Born 1959; currently Associate Professor and head of the New Testament department in Westminster Graduate School of Theology, Seoul, Korea.