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Gilchrest, Eric J.

Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism / by Eric J. Gilchrest. - Boston : Brill, 2013. - 1 online resource - Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 118 . - Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 118. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism, Eric J. Gilchrest offers a creative and compelling reading of Revelation 21-22 as understood through the lens of ancient utopianism. The work is in two parts beginning with a detailed portrait of ancient utopianism based on Greco-Roman and Jewish traditions. The portrait sketches the ¿́¿topography¿́¿ of the utopian landscape, which includes a thorough account of various traditions using fourteen utopian topoi or motifs. The author then moves to a description of Revelation¿́¿s new Jerusalem in light of these two utopian traditions. With sensitivity to how this text would have been read by each utopian perspective, the author constructs a unique reading of a classic passage that highlights the variety of ways the text originally may have been heard.

ISBN: 9789004251540 9004251545 1299561330 9781299561335

Source: 487383 MIL

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Revelation, XXI-XXI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Utopias.
Utopian socialism.
Utopias
Utopies.
Socialisme utopique.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--New Testament.
Utopian socialism
Utopias

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Utopian fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Utopian fiction.

LC Class. No.: BS2825.52 / .G48 2013eb

Dewey Class. No.: 228/.06