Silence and praise : rhetorical cosmology and political theology in the Book of Revelation / Ryan Leif Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansen, Ryan Leif, author.

Series:

Emerging scholars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Revelation.

Biblical cosmology.

Politics in the Bible.

Rome--In the Bible.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Physical Description:

vii, 184 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2014]

Summary:

"In Silence and Praise, Ryan Leif Hansen begins with the premise that cosmology is a central focus in John's Apocalypse. However, John's intention in reflecting theologically on the nature, existence, and destiny of the created world is not in order to explicate a stable system. Rather, John's cosmological thought is employed for persuasive purposes as an ethical and political critique of Roman imperial cultic discourse. Hansen seeks to read the contours of John's "rhetorical cosmology" and to understand the theological and political implications of its strategy"--back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

"The apocalyptic technique" : how John's apocalypse makes meaning

The war of worldcraft : John's cosmic rhetoric against Roman imperial cult discourse

The three cycles of seven as object of interpretation

Silence : the prayerful endurance and non-participation of the saints

Praise : narrating the emergence of God's reign and the new creation

Silence and praise : economic non-participation and narrating the new creation

Toward an apocalyptic political theology.

Notes:

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index.

ISBN:

9781451470116

1451470118

OCLC:

881180781