The Book of Revelation : A Biography /

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Few 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 past, present, and future. Others denounce it as the work of a disturbed individua...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beal, Timothy K. (Timothy Kandler), 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bible. > Revelation.
Bible. > Revelation > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Revelation > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History.
Eschatology.
11.46 study and interpretation of the New Testament.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Nonfiction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Pale Rider: obscure origins
  • Apocalypse not now: Augustine's tale of two cities
  • Cry out and write: Hildegard's Apocalypse
  • Mind's eye: Joachim in the forests of history
  • September's testament: Luther's Bible vs. Cranach's Revelation
  • New world of gods and monsters: othering other religions
  • Heaven in a garage: James Hampton's throne room
  • Left behind, again: the rise and fall of evangelical rapture horror culture
  • Post script: Revelation becomes us.

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