Rev 5:6-14 as an example of Johannine intertextuality
This study tries to demonstrate that there is an intertextual relationship between Rev 5:6-7 and John 20:19-23. This notion is made on the basis of some linguistic and thematic connection between the two pericopes. The verb ἵστημι, quoted in both writings (John 20:14; Rev 5:6b), expresses the new li...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Liber annuus
Year: 2017, Volume: 67, Pages: 197-209 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Johannesevangelium 20,19-23
B Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 5,6-14 |
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| Summary: | This study tries to demonstrate that there is an intertextual relationship between Rev 5:6-7 and John 20:19-23. This notion is made on the basis of some linguistic and thematic connection between the two pericopes. The verb ἵστημι, quoted in both writings (John 20:14; Rev 5:6b), expresses the new life of Christ. The position of the Risen Christ (the adjective μέσος in John 20:19, 26; Rev 5:6a) refers to his victory over death. The verb ἔρχομαι (John 20:19; Rev 5:7), could be a common allusion to the Resurrection. Finally, the reference to Christ's death and to the gift of the Holy Spirit (John 20:20a-22; Rev 5:6c-d) shows another contact between the two pericopes, although with two different developments. In this way it is possible to consider the Lamb's power in Rev 5 and in the other pericopes connected with it, be understood in the light of Christ's victory in the paschal Mystery. |
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| ISSN: | 0081-8933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem), Liber annuus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.LA.4.2019011 |