Revelation and the Politics of Apocalyptic Interpretation
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
John’s apocalyptic revelation tends to be read either as an esoteric mystery or a breathless blueprint for the future. Missing, though, is how Revelation is the most visually stunning and politically salient text in the canon. Revelation and the Politics of Apocalyptic Interpretation explores the ways in which Revelation, when read as the last book in the Christian Bible, is in actuality a crafted and contentious word. Senior scholars, including N.T. Wright, Richard Hays, Marianne Meye Thompson, and Stefan Alkier, reveal the intricate intertextual interplay between this apocalyptically charged book, its resonances with the Old Testament, and its political implications. In so doing, the authors show how the church today can read Revelation as both promise and critique.
- Explores the ways in which Revelation, when read as the last book in the Christian Bible, is in actuality a crafted and contentious word
- Reveals the intricate intertextual interplay between this apocalyptically charged book
- Shows how the church today can read Revelation as both promise and critique.
- 1. What Has the Spirit Been Saying? Theological and Hermeneutical Reflections on the Reception/Impact History of the Book of Revelation - Michael J. Gorman
- 2. Models for Intertextual Interpretation of Revelation - Steve Moyise
- 3. The Reception of Daniel 7 in the Revelation of John - Thomas Hieke
- 4. Faithful Witness, Alpha and Omega: The Identity of Jesus in the Apocalypse of John - Richard B. Hays
- 5. God, Israel, and Ecclesia in the Apocalypse - Joseph L. Mangina
- 6. Revelation and Christian Hope: Political Implications of the Revelation to John - N. T. Wright
- 7. Witness or Warrior? How the Book of Revelation Can Help Christians Live Their Political Lives - Stefan Alkier
- 8. The Apocalypse in the Framework of the Canon - Tobias Nicklas
- 9. Reading What Is Written in the Book of Life: Theological Interpretation of the Book of Revelation Today- Marianne Meye Thompson
- Michael J. Gorman
- Steve Moyise
- Thomas Hieke
- Richard B. Hays
- Joseph L. Mangina
- N. T. Wright
- Stefan Alkier
- Tobias Nicklas
- Marianne Meye Thompson
A splendid collection. This volume will help both the seasoned and the skittish interpret Revelation within its canonical context, and thereby move the academy and the church within hearing distance of apocalyptic texts in the gospels and epistles.
—Eugene Boring, I. Wylie Briscoe Professor of New Testament, Emeritus, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University
For many Revelation has effectively been decanonized—mostly little read and even less understood. This fine collection ventures into intertextual, canonical, theological, and political readings of the book that advance theological reflection on the significance of Revelation for today.
—Joel B. Green, Professor of New Testament Interpretation & Associate Dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary
This volume makes a significant contribution to the scholarly literature on Revelation…full of rich and challenging insights which deserve careful reflection.
—Ian Boxall, Catholic University of America, Modern Believing
- Title: Revelation and the Politics of Apocalyptic Interpretation
- Authors: Stefan Alkier, Richard B. Hays
- Publisher: Baylor University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Pages: 239
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Resource ID: LLS:RVLTNPLNTRPRTTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
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