Like a bride adorned: reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse

The phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven. This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and itsmetaphorical language. In...

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Main Author: Huber, Lynn R. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York [u.a.] International Clark Internat. c 2007
In:Year: 2007
Reviews:Like a Bride Adorned (2008) (Mollett, Margaret)
Series/Journal:Emory studies in early Christianity
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Revelation / Figurative language
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Revelation Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Metaphor in the Bible
B Jerusalem In the Bible
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Summary:The phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven. This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and itsmetaphorical language. In contrast to views that suggest Revelation's metaphorical language is simple adornment
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-215) and indexes
ISBN:0567026744