The mystery of the book of Revelation: reenvisioning the end of time

Introduction -- Reading time : a matter of method -- The communal icon -- The experience of time -- Inscribed time -- Apocalypse and prophecy -- The literary genre apocalypse -- The apocalypse as prophecy -- John and his community -- Who was John? -- The occasion for John's prophecy -- A vision...

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Auteur principal: Afzal, Cameron (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Lewiston, NY [u.a.] Edwin Mellen Press c 2008
Dans:Année: 2008
Collection/Revue:Hors serie
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Bibel. Offenbarung des Johannes / Eschatologie
Classifications IxTheo:HC Nouveau Testament
Sujets non-standardisés:B Bible. Revelation Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
Accès en ligne: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Résumé:Introduction -- Reading time : a matter of method -- The communal icon -- The experience of time -- Inscribed time -- Apocalypse and prophecy -- The literary genre apocalypse -- The apocalypse as prophecy -- John and his community -- Who was John? -- The occasion for John's prophecy -- A vision of this world in six seals -- The introductory Merkavah vision -- Experienced catastrophe -- The four horsemen : a symbolic year -- The fifth seal : the plight of the faithful -- The sixth seal : the signs of the end -- Sabbath : a new age -- A window in time -- The followers of the Lamb
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-150) and index
ISBN:0773451838