A new heaven and a new earth : the meaning and function of the Old Testament in Revelation 21.1-22.5 /
In this book the author attempts to move beyond merely identifying and substantiating OT allusions in Revelation to considering how the presence of OT allusions and echoes affects reading Rev. 21.1-22.5 and how the OT functions within the context of the entire work. The author concludes that a varie...
| Основен автор: | Mathewson, David. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Sheffield Academic Press,
℗♭2003.
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| Серия: |
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
238. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=378416 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
New heaven and a new earth. |
| Резюме: |
In this book the author attempts to move beyond merely identifying and substantiating OT allusions in Revelation to considering how the presence of OT allusions and echoes affects reading Rev. 21.1-22.5 and how the OT functions within the context of the entire work. The author concludes that a variety of semantic effects are evoked by the author's continuous intertextual appeal to the OT: new creation, new exodus, new Jerusalem, new covenant, bridge, new temple-priesthood, paradise restored and renewed, inclusion of the nations, prophetic legitimization. The numerous allusions function to shap. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 282 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780567401632 0567401634 |