The abyss in Revelation: a view from below
Introduction and reading strategy -- The background of the abyss in the Old Testament -- The abyss in Greco-Roman, Second Temple Jewish, and New Testament literature -- The abyss and its interpretive significance in Revelation -- Traditions that have shaped the description and function of the abyss...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
Eisenbrauns
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Bulletin for Biblical research supplements
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Revelation
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Abyss |
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| Summary: | Introduction and reading strategy -- The background of the abyss in the Old Testament -- The abyss in Greco-Roman, Second Temple Jewish, and New Testament literature -- The abyss and its interpretive significance in Revelation -- Traditions that have shaped the description and function of the abyss in Revelation -- Similar concepts to the abyss in Revelation -- The end of the abyss -- Revelation's contribution to the understanding of evil and God's response to it. "Examines how the gospel of John draws on a number of Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions for the conception of the abyss and sea in Revelation, and how this background plays a key role in how the abyss functions in scripture"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Physical Description: | xii, 177 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1646021339 |