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Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism / by Eric J. Gilchrest.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 118.Publication details: Boston : Brill, 2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789004251540
  • 9004251545
  • 1299561330
  • 9781299561335
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism.DDC classification:
  • 228/.06 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2825.52 .G48 2013eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources: Summary: 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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.