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Complexity and Creativity : John's Presentation of Jesus in the Book of Revelation / Michael P. Naylor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (359 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781463207113
  • 9781463239954
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 228 15
LOC classification:
  • BS2825.52
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER TWO. JOHN, JESUS, AND THE ROMAN IMPERIAL CULT -- CHAPTER THREE. JOHN, JESUS, AND THE OLD TESTAMENT -- CHAPTER FOUR. JOHN, JESUS, AND THE CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY -- CHAPTER FIVE. JOHN'S PRESENTATION OF JESUS -- CHAPTER SIX. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary: This monograph assesses John's creative interaction with imagery from his cultural context (Roman emperor worship), from the key writings of his apparent religious heritage (the Old Testament), and from convictions shared within the wider early Christian community in his depiction of Jesus in Revelation.

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER TWO. JOHN, JESUS, AND THE ROMAN IMPERIAL CULT -- CHAPTER THREE. JOHN, JESUS, AND THE OLD TESTAMENT -- CHAPTER FOUR. JOHN, JESUS, AND THE CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY -- CHAPTER FIVE. JOHN'S PRESENTATION OF JESUS -- CHAPTER SIX. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

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This monograph assesses John's creative interaction with imagery from his cultural context (Roman emperor worship), from the key writings of his apparent religious heritage (the Old Testament), and from convictions shared within the wider early Christian community in his depiction of Jesus in Revelation.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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