City of gods: the New Jerusalem of John's Revelation in early Christianity

"This is the story of the great and final city of John's Revelation. Plumbing the first three centuries of Christian literature, this careful narrative highlights the early significance of one of the most influential, evocative, and controversial images in Christian scripture. Chronicling...

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Main Author: Betz, Nathan 1976- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2025]
In: Vigiliae Christianae (volume 186)
Year: 2025
Series/Journal:Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae volume 186
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Revelation / Heavenly Jerusalem / Reception / Christian author / Early Christianity (motif)
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Jerusalem In Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Bible. Revelation Criticism, interpretation, etc History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Thesis
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Summary:"This is the story of the great and final city of John's Revelation. Plumbing the first three centuries of Christian literature, this careful narrative highlights the early significance of one of the most influential, evocative, and controversial images in Christian scripture. Chronicling how dozens of early writers, from Justin and Irenaeus to Origen and Methodius, and from the "Montanists" to Tertullian, Victorinus, and Lactantius, imagined and applied the coming New Jerusalem, the study demonstrates how the city, regardless of its myriad and often competing interpretations, always pointed to the highest possible union of God and humanity both here and now and in the age to come"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIV, 544 Seiten
ISBN:978-90-04-54975-3