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Jewish temple imagery in the book of Revelation / Robert A. Briggs.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BS2825.6.T45 B75 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Briggs, Robert A., 1954-
- Series:
- Studies in biblical literature 1089-0645 ; vol. 10.
- Studies in biblical literature, 1089-0645 ; vol. 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Revelation.
- Temple of God.
- Symbolism in the Bible.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 275 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : P. Lang, 1999.
- Summary:
- The Jewish temple continues to be a topic of considerable interest among Jews and Christians alike in spite of its being absent for nearly two millennia. This book examines the temple in the book of Revelation, which is where Jewish temple motifs find their scriptural culmination. Working from a backgrounds perspective, Dr. Briggs first traces various temple themes through the Old Testament and demonstrates how they were utilized in Revelation. He then explores the concept of temple in a number of noncanonical Jewish writings, assessing the degree to which sources other than the Old Testament influenced the Apocalypse's temple symbolism.
- Contents:
- Why a Backgrounds Investigation? 3
- The Backgrounds Sources Examined 6
- A Preliminary Sketch of the Primary Ancient Near-Eastern Temple Ideologies 10
- Temple in Mesopotamia and Egypt 11
- Temple in Palestine 16
- The Fundamental Ancient Near-Eastern Temple Affinities 21
- The Author of Revelation 22
- The Date of Revelation 23
- Toward a Backgrounds Study Methodology 39
- Chapter 2 The Old Testament Backgrounds of Temple in Revelation 45
- Peripheral Temple Themes 45
- The Temple Vision on Patmos 53
- The Lampstand 55
- The Pillar 67
- The Altar and Incense 74
- The Ark of the Covenant 85
- The Heavenly Temple 96
- The Eschatological Temple 103
- Chapter 3 The Pseudepigrapha 111
- 1 Enoch 114
- The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 126
- The Testament of Levi 128
- The Apocalypse of Zephaniah 131
- Jubilees 133
- Sibylline Oracle 3 136
- The Epistle of Aristeas 138
- Eupolemus 142
- The Lives of the Prophets 143
- Chapter 4 The Qumran Literature 147
- The Florilegium 150
- The Temple Scroll 155
- The New Jerusalem 167
- Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice 170
- The War Scroll 176
- The Community Rule 178
- Commentaries on Habakkuk and Isaiah 184
- The Damascus Document 185
- Chapter 5 The Apocrypha, Philo, and Josephus 191
- 1 and 2 Maccabees 191
- The Wisdom of ben Sira 195
- Tobit 199
- Philo 202
- Josephus 208.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-257) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0820439991
- OCLC:
- 38125962
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