Like a bride adorned : reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse /

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The phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven.€ This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and its metaphorical language.€...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huber, Lynn R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : T & T Clark International, ©2007.
Colección:Emory studies in early Christianity ; vol. 10.
Temas:
Bible. > Revelation > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Revelation
Bibel > Offenbarung des Johannes
Metaphor in the Bible.
Métaphore dans la Bible.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
Jerusalem in the Bible
Metaphor in the Bible
Metapher
Openbaring van Johannes (bijbelboek)
Bruiloft.
Metaforen.
Jerusalem > In the Bible.
Jérusalem > Dans la Bible.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reading through the "veil of obscurity" : interpreting Revelation's imagistic language
  • Knowing is seeing : ancient, medieval, and modern theories of metaphor
  • Envisioning the city as a woman : a metaphorical framework in the Jewish literary traditions
  • Unveiling the bride : nuptial traditions and Roman social discourse
  • "Alleluia-- the wedding of the Lamb has come" : reading Revelation's nuptial imagery
  • Conclusion : "like a bride adorned" : reading metaphor in Revelation
  • Appendix : Babylon, a city without a bride : Revelation 18:23.

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