Ezekiel and Eschatological Violence : Pentecostal Interpretation of Ezekiel 36-39 and Revelation 19-20 /

This monograph explores the topic of eschatological violence in Pentecostal biblical interpretation of Ezek. 36.16-39:29, Rev. 19.11-21, and Rev. 20.7-10. By reviewing Pentecostal reception history of these texts, considering the influence of classical dispensationalism on Pentecostal biblical inter...

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Main Author: Jackson, Alicia R. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series ; 49.
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Call Number: BT77

Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  •  1.1 The Task
  •  1.2 Methodological Approaches
  •  1.3 Structure and Flow of the Study
  • 2 Pentecostal Interpretations of Ezekiel 36.16-39.29; Revelation 19.11-21, 20.7-10
  •  2.1 A Tale of Two Movements. Dispensationalism's Influence on Pentecostalism
  •  2.2 Pentecostal Interpretations from 1906-2006
  •  2.3 Conclusion
  • 3 Pentecostal Eschatology of Contemporary Scholars
  •  3.1 Pentecostal Eschatology: a Brief Overview
  •  3.2 Contemporary Pentecostal Alternatives to Dispensational Eschatology
  •  3.3 Conclusion
  • 4 Overview of the Book of Ezekiel
  •  4.1 History of Ezekiel Scholarship
  •  4.2 Historical Background and Setting
  •  4.3 Theological Motifs in the Book of Ezekiel
  •  4.4 Structure of the Book of Ezekiel
  •  4.5 Reading Ezekiel 36.16-39.29 as a Unit
  •  4.6 Ezekiel 36.16-39.29. Primary Theological Themes
  •  4.7 Conclusion
  • 5 Literary Analysis of Ezekiel 37.15-28
  •  5.1 Text and Translation
  •  5.2 Delimitation of Pericope
  •  5.3 Structural Analysis
  •  5.4 Rhetorical Analysis
  •  5.5 Conclusion
  • 6 The Two Sticks. Transforming and Subverting Metaphors
  •  6.1 Transforming the Bloodshed Metaphor
  •  6.2 Transforming New Heart and Spirit Imagery
  •  6.3 Transforming Militaristic Implications of the Resurrected Army
  •  6.4 Transforming Davidic Kingship
  •  6.5 Transforming Human Violence
  •  6.6 Conclusion
  • 7 Intertextual Analysis of Revelation 19.11-21 and 20.7-10
  •  7.1 Ezekiel 38-39 as Pre-text for Revelation 19.17-21 and 20.7-10
  •  7.2 Revelation 19.11-21 Rhetorical Analysis
  •  7.3 Revelation 20.7-10 Rhetorical Analysis
  •  7.4 Intertextual Reading: Ezekiel 36.16-39.29 and Revelation 19.11-21; 20.7-10
  •  7.5 Conclusion
  • 8 Conclusion
  •  8.1 Concluding Theological Observations
  •  8.2 Constructing a Hopeful Pentecostal Eschatology
  •  8.3 Contributions of This Study
  •  8.4 Suggestions for Future Research
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical Reference
  • Index of Names and Subjects
  • Index of Authors.