Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism [electronic resource] by Eric J. Gilchrest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilchrest, Eric J.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 118.

Biblical Interpretation Series ; Volume 118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Utopias.

Utopian socialism.

Bible. Revelation XXI-XXI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, c2013.

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1. Introduction

2. Greco-Roman Utopia

3. Jewish Utopia

4. The Utopia of Revelation 21–22

5. Conclusion

Appendices

Bibliography

Index Ancient Sources

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 24, 2013).

ISBN:

90-04-25154-5

OCLC:

845255440

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004251540 DOI