Christ, shepherd of the nations: the nations as narrative character and audience in John's Apocalypse
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 A Better Way for the Nations -- The Problem and the Purpose of the Present Study -- State of Research -- The Church Becomes the Nations (or the Nations Are Severel...
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 A Better Way for the Nations -- The Problem and the Purpose of the Present Study -- State of Research -- The Church Becomes the Nations (or the Nations Are Severely Judged) -- Assessment -- Thoroughgoing Universalism -- Assessment -- Large-Scale Conversion of the Nations -- The Text Is Inconsistent on the Nations -- Assessment -- The Language about the Nations Is Rhetorical -- Assessment -- Summary of Views on the Nations -- Proposed View: The Nations Belong to God -- Chapter 2 The Nations as Narrative Character: Methodological Considerations -- Revelation as Narrative -- The Nations as Narrative Character -- Group or Unusual Characters -- The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts -- The Church in Acts -- The World and the Crowd in Johnâs Gospel -- Theory of Character -- Narrative Criticism -- Narrative as Rhetoric -- Chapter 3 Authority over the Nations -- Revelation 2:27: A Complicated Introduction -- The Shepherding Metaphor in the Background Literature -- Î Î¿Î¹Î¼Î±á½·Î½Ï in the Septuagint and the New Testament -- Revelation 2:27 and Its Interpreters -- The Nations in Revelation 2:27 -- Conclusions -- Chapter 4 The Nations: Benefit and Conflict -- Benefit to the Nations: Revelation 5, 7, and 10 -- The Nations in Conflict: Revelation 11 -- Conclusions -- Chapter 5 The Nations in Cosmic Conflict -- The Dragon, the Male Child, and the Nations: Revelation 12:1â6 -- The Beasts and the Earth-Dwellers: Revelation 13 -- The Nations, the Gospel, and Babylon: Revelation 14 -- The Churchâs Hope for the Nations: Revelation 15 -- The Nations and the Seven Bowls of Wrath: Revelation 16 -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6 Deception and Healing of the Nations -- Babylon Sits on Many Nations: Revelation 17 Babylon Deceives the Nations: Revelation 18 -- The Rider and the Beastâs Demise: Revelation 19:11â21 -- The Defeat of Satan, the Deceiver of the Nations: Revelation 20:1â10 -- The New Jerusalem and the Nations: Revelation 21:9â22:5 -- Epilogue: Revelation 22:6â21 -- Conclusions -- Chapter 7 The Nations and their Shepherd: Synthesis and Conclusions -- The Nations as Narrative Character -- Johnâs Story of the Nations -- Christ, Shepherd of the Nations -- The Translation of Î Î¿Î¹Î¼Î±á½·Î½Ï in Revelation 2:27, 12:5, and 19:15 -- Future Verbs and Present Reality -- Psalm 2 and Johnâs Story of the Nations -- The Nations as Audience -- The Church as Shepherd of the Nations -- Dualism and Johnâs Vision for the Nations -- Further Research -- Final Thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors |
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| ISBN: | 0567677966 |