John Among the apocalypses: Jewish apocalyptic tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel
John among the Apocalypses explains John's distinctive narrative of Jesus's life by comparing it to Jewish apocalypses and highlighting the central place of revelation in the Gospel. By engaging with modern genre theory, Reynolds reveals surprising similarities of form, content, and functi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Reynolds, Benjamin E., 1977-, John Among the apocalypses : Jewish apocalyptic tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel] (2021) (Wassell, Blake, 1991 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
John
/ Early Judaism
/ Apocalypticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and other religions-Judaism
B Bible.-John-Criticism, interpretation, etc B Apocryphal books (Old Testament) B Apocalyptic literature-History and criticism B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | John among the Apocalypses explains John's distinctive narrative of Jesus's life by comparing it to Jewish apocalypses and highlighting the central place of revelation in the Gospel. By engaging with modern genre theory, Reynolds reveals surprising similarities of form, content, and function between John's Gospel and Jewish apocalypses. Cover -- John among the Apocalypses: Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Revelation in the Gospel of John -- Defining "Revelation" -- Evidence of Revelation in John -- The Background of John's Revelation -- Chapter 1: Genre, "Apocalypse," and the Gospel of John -- Genre Theory -- The Genre of "Apocalypse" -- The Gospel of John among the Apocalypses -- Chapter 2: The Manner of Revelation in Jewish Apocalypses and John -- "Revelatory Literature with a Narrative Framework" -- The Medium of Revelation (1) in Jewish Apocalypses -- Visual Revelation (1.1) -- Auditory Revelation (1.2) -- Otherworldly Journeys (1.3) and Writing (1.4) -- The Medium of Revelation in John's Gospel -- Visual Revelation (1.1) in John -- Auditory Revelation (1.2) in John -- Otherworldly Journeys (3) and Writing (4) in John -- Revelation Mediated by an Otherworldly Mediator (2) in Jewish Apocalypses -- God as Otherworldly Mediator -- Revelation Mediated by an Otherworldly Mediator in John -- Revelation Mediated to a Human Recipient (3) -- Revelation Mediated to Human Recipients in John -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: The Content of Revelation in Jewish Apocalypses and John -- Content: A Transcendent Reality that is Temporal -- Protology (4) -- Reviews of History (5) -- Present Salvation through Knowledge (6) -- Eschatological Crisis (7) -- Eschatological Judgment (8) -- Eschatological Salvation (9) -- John, Eschatology, and Time -- Summary -- Content: A Transcendent Reality That Is Spatial -- Otherworldly Elements (10) -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Function of Revelation in Jewish Apocalypses and John -- Introduction -- Function and the Semeia 14 Definition of "Apocalypse" -- The Function of Revelation. |
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| ISBN: | 0191087084 |