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The ladies and the cities : transformation and apocalyptic identity in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, the Apocalypse and the Shepherd of Hermas /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Humphrey, Edith McEwan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : T & T Clark, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 17.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: APOCALYPSES AND TRANSFORMATION; What is an Apocalypse?; What Kind of Transcendence?; What Kind of Symbol?; Proposed Method; Chapter 2 CHIASMUS AND TRANSFORMATION IN JOSEPH AND ASENETH; The Story; The Present Consensus; The Vision Sequence as Apocalypse; Examples of Short Chiasmus in Joseph and Aseneth; The Threefold Structure of Joseph and Aseneth; The Structural Chiasmus of Joseph and Aseneth; The Structure of the Vision Sequence; The Transfiguration of Aseneth as Confirmation
  • Aseneth, the Recipient of MysteriesThe Breadth of the Apocalypse; Chapter 3 VERBAL AND VISUAL TRANSFORMATION IN 4 EZRA; Unity as a Presupposition; The Role of Vision 4; Author as Bold Skeptic: Harrelson; The Consolation of a Community: E. Breech; Uriel as Author's Voice: Harnisch, Brandenburger, Collins, Longenecker; Ezra in Tension: Thompson and Desjardins; 'Experience' as the Key: Hayman and Stone; The Complexity of Ezra's Lament; The Complexity of Vision 4; The Mourning and Glorious Israel; The Blessing of Ezra; 'Apocalypse' and 'Revelation'
  • Chapter 4 TRANSFORMATION AND CONTINUITY IN THE APOCALYPSETraditional Source Theory: Spitta, Völter, Charles; No Attempt to Structure: Rissi, Kraft; Intricate Structure: Lund, Bowman, Lohmeyer, Rousseau, Gager; Scrolls as a Structuring Device: Bornkamm, Yarbro Collins, Schüssler Fiorenza; Genre and Symmetry: Reflection and Analysis of the Proposed Structures; Reinforcement of the Two-Scroll Structure; The Centrality of Chapters 10-14; The Woman of Chapters 12 and 21: A Re-Examination of Yarbro Collins's Distinction; Hidden and Revealed Glory; Epics of Wrath and Return; The People of God
  • Chapter 5 REALISTIC TRANSFORMATION AND ESCHATOLOGICAL VISION IN THE SHEPHERD OF HERMASThe Shepherd of Hermas as an Apocalypse; The Unity of The Shepherd of Hermas; The Structure of Hermas; The Centrality of Vision 3; The Church as Mystery; Thematic Frames; Four Media of Revelation; The Transformation of the Church and the Seer; The Church as Tower; The 'Messages' Embedded in the Action; Praise without Reason; Chapter 6 TRANSFORMATION AND IDENTITY; The Perspective of Apocalyptic Transformation; Transformation and Identity; Transformation and Humility; Transformation and Suffering
  • The Allusive SymbolTransformation and the Lady; Prospect; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z