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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 ; 107Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]Copyright date: ©2001Edition: Reprint 2012Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110170085
  • 9783110880397
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 225.6 s 228/.064 21
LOC classification:
  • BS680.T4 S74 2001eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Scripture Citations
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.Summary: Die Bedeutung und Funktion von Tempeln sowohl in der jüdischen wie auch der griechisch-römischen Kultur wird mittels archäologischer, epigraphischer, numismatischer und historischer Forschung erhellt. Die Ergebnisse werden dann in einer Textanalyse der biblischen Johannesoffenbarung angewendet. Leitend ist dabei die Fragestellung, wie in der Offenbarung auf den Tempel als bedeutungsreiches Symbol zurückgegriffen wird.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Scripture Citations

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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.

Die Bedeutung und Funktion von Tempeln sowohl in der jüdischen wie auch der griechisch-römischen Kultur wird mittels archäologischer, epigraphischer, numismatischer und historischer Forschung erhellt. Die Ergebnisse werden dann in einer Textanalyse der biblischen Johannesoffenbarung angewendet. Leitend ist dabei die Fragestellung, wie in der Offenbarung auf den Tempel als bedeutungsreiches Symbol zurückgegriffen wird.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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