Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism
Preliminary Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greco-Roman Utopia -- 3. Jewish Utopia -- 4. The Utopia of Revelation 21–22 -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.
| Subtitles: | Revelation twenty-one to twenty- two in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden
Brill
2013
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| In: |
Biblical interpretation series (118)
Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Gilchrest, Eric J., Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism] (2017) (Dupertuis, Rubén)
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| Edition: | Online-Ausg. |
| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
118 |
| Further subjects: | B
Utopian socialism
B Bible. Revelation, XXI-XXII Criticism, interpretation, etc B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc B Utopias |
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Volltext (DOI) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2013. - 9789004251533 |
| Summary: | Preliminary Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greco-Roman Utopia -- 3. Jewish Utopia -- 4. The Utopia of Revelation 21–22 -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects. 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9004251545 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004251540 |