A Heavenly Chorus

The Dramatic Function of Revelation's Hymns
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-16-153126-2
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 381, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 233 mm x 156 mm, Gewicht: 617 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe

The claim that Revelation's hymns function as did Classical tragic choral lyrics insofar as they comment upon or interpret the surrounding narrative has become axiomatic in studies of Revelation. Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler marks an advance in this line of inquiry by offering an exegetical analysis of Revelation's hymns alongside a presentation of the forms and functions of ancient tragic choruses and choral lyrics. Evaluating the hymns in light of the varieties and complexities of ancient tragic choruses, he demonstrate that they are not best evaluated in terms of choral lyrics generally, but in terms of dramatic hymns in particular, insofar as they constitute mythological-theological reflections on the surrounding narrative, and function to situate the surrounding dramatic activity in a particular mythological-theological contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schedtler, Justin Jeffcoat

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Geistliche Musik, Religiöse Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christlicher Gesang, Kirchenmusik, Gebetsbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik

Über Autor(innen)

Schedtler, Justin Jeffcoat
Born 1977; 1999 BA in Liberal Arts, Saint Olaf College; 2007 MA in Religious Studies, Luther Seminary; 2011 MA in Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota; 2013 PhD in New Testament, Emory University.