Who rides the beast? : prophetic rivalry and the rhetoric of crisis in the churches of the apocalypse /

This study offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the Book of Revelation as a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churches. Evidence is taken from social, economic and literary contexts of the time.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duff, Paul B., 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Bible. > Revelation > Socio-rhetorical criticism.
Bible. > Revelation
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
Socio-rhetorical criticism of sacred works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Was there a crisis behind Revelation? An introduction to the problem
  • 2. Setting the stage: urban Christianity in Western Asia Minor
  • 3. The issues: evidence from the letters to the seven churches
  • 4. The actors: people and parties behind the Book of Revelation
  • 5. Wealth, commerce, and the merchant class
  • 6. The rhetoric of innuendo: opposition, equivalence, and indirect accusation
  • 7. The women of Revelation: binding "Jezebel" to "Babylon"
  • 8. The out-of-control female: John's use of gender stereotypes
  • 9. True and false prophets: binding "Jezebel" to the beast from the earth
  • 10. Conclusion. The rhetoric of exclusion.

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