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The book of Revelation : a biography /

The life and times of the New Testament's most mystifying and incendiary bookFew biblical books have been as revered and reviled as Revelation. Many hail it as the pinnacle of prophetic vision, the cornerstone of the biblical canon, and, for those with eyes to see, the key to understanding the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Beal, Timothy K. (Timothy Kandler), 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Series:Lives of great religious books.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Pale Rider: Obscure Origins; CHAPTER 3 Apocalypse Not Now: Augustine's Tale of Two Cities; CHAPTER 4 Cry Out and Write: Hildegard's Apocalypse; CHAPTER 5 Mind's Eye: Joachim in the Forests of History; CHAPTER 6 September's Testament: Luther's Bible vs. Cranach's Revelation; CHAPTER 7 New World of Gods and Monsters: Othering Other Religions; CHAPTER 8 Heaven in a Garage: James Hampton's Throne Room; CHAPTER 9 Left Behind, Again: The Rise and Fall of Evangelical Rapture Horror Culture
  • CHAPTER 10 Post Script: Revelation Becomes UsFURTHER READING; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX