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Power and place : temple and identity in the Book of Revelation / Gregory Stevenson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 107.Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2001Description: 1 online resource (386 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110880397
  • 3110880393
  • 3110170086
  • 9783110170085
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Power and place.DDC classification:
  • 225.6 s 228/.064 21
LOC classification:
  • BS680.T4 S74 2001eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • 11.46
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Contents:
1. Revelation and the Temple: Introduction -- 2. Significance of Temples in Greek and Roman Culture -- 3. Significance of the Temple in Jewish Life and Thought -- 4. Temple, Power and Identity in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature -- 5. The Temple and the Book of Revelation -- 6. Temple and Identity in Revelation -- 7. Power and Place -- 8. Conclusion.
Summary: Archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic, and historical research is used to illuminate the meaning and function of temples in both Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures. This evidence is then brought into a dialogue with a literary analysis of how the temple functions as a symbol in Revelation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-342) and indexes.

Print version record.

1. Revelation and the Temple: Introduction -- 2. Significance of Temples in Greek and Roman Culture -- 3. Significance of the Temple in Jewish Life and Thought -- 4. Temple, Power and Identity in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature -- 5. The Temple and the Book of Revelation -- 6. Temple and Identity in Revelation -- 7. Power and Place -- 8. Conclusion.

Archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic, and historical research is used to illuminate the meaning and function of temples in both Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures. This evidence is then brought into a dialogue with a literary analysis of how the temple functions as a symbol in Revelation.