Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism /
In Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism , Eric J. Gilchrest offers a creative and compelling reading of Revelation 21-22 as understood through the lens of ancient utopianism. The work is in two parts beginning with a detailed portrait of ancient utopianism based on Greco-Ro...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden :
Brill,
2013.
Series:
Biblical Interpretation Series
118.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248649.
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Call Number: HX807 .G55 2013
| Summary: | In Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism , Eric J. Gilchrest offers a creative and compelling reading of Revelation 21-22 as understood through the lens of ancient utopianism. The work is in two parts beginning with a detailed portrait of ancient utopianism based on Greco-Roman and Jewish traditions. The portrait sketches the "topography" of the utopian landscape, which includes a thorough account of various traditions using fourteen utopian topoi or motifs. The author then moves to a description of Revelation's new Jerusalem in light of these two utopian traditions. With sensitivity to how this text would have been read by each utopian perspective, the author constructs a unique reading of a classic passage that highlights the variety of ways the text originally may have been heard. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004251540 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |