Patmos in the reception history of the Apocalypse / Ian Boxall.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Boxall, Ian.

Series:

Oxford theology and religion monographs.

Oxford theology and religion monographs Patmos in the reception history of the apocalypse

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Church history.

Patmos (Greece : Municipality)--Church history.

Patmos (Greece : Municipality).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph explores the significance accorded to John's island of Patmos (Rev. 1:9) within the wider reception history of the apocalypse. Ian Boxall brings together a coherent narrative - a wide range of interpretations of Patmos reflecting different chronological periods, cultural contexts and Christian traditions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Plates; Abbreviations; Introduction; Overview of the Book; Definition of Terms; Method; 1. 'I was on the Island Called Patmos': Re-reading Rev. 1:9; Introduction; (omitted); (omitted); (omitted); (omitted); (omitted); Possible Patmos Allusions elsewhere in Apocalypse; Conclusion; 2. Patmos in Early Patristic Tradition (2nd-5th Centuries); Introduction; Patmos as Place of Exile; Patmos as Place of Privileged Revelation; Patmos in Apocryphal Acts and Lives; Conclusion; 3. Patmos in Early Medieval Latin Tradition (6th-10th Centuries); Introduction

Patmos as Place of ExilePatmos as Place of Privileged Revelation; Allegorical Interpretations of Patmos; Conclusion; 4. Patmos in Later Medieval Latin Tradition (1000-1516); Introduction; Patmos as Place in the Biography of John; Patmos as Appropriate Location for Vision; Ecclesial Interpretations; Patmos as Fretum; Three Anonymous Mendicant Commentaries; Actualization of John's Patmos Experience: Francis of Assisi; Patmos in Rev. 10; Patmos in Western Medieval Liturgy and Devotion; Conclusion; 5. Patmos in Eastern Traditions from the 5th Century; Introduction

Patmos as Narrative World: the Acts of John by ProchorusPatmos in the Greek Commentary Tradition; The Cave Tradition: Addition to the Prochorus Acts; Oriental Orthodox Traditions; Patmos as Monastic Ideal: Writings of St Christodoulos; Conclusion; 6. Patmos in Western Interpreters from 1517; Introduction; Biographical Interest; Geographical and Topographical Interest in Patmos; Patmos and Persecution; Actualization of Patmos: Martin Luther; Significance of the Name 'Patmos'; Patmos and the Poets; Patmos in Post-1900 Historical-Critical Commentaries; Conclusion

7. Visual Interpretations of PatmosIntroduction; Visual Exegesis; Early Medieval Examples; Anglo-Norman Apocalypses; Douce Apocalypse; Other Late Medieval Examples; Eastern Iconography; Renaissance and Early Modern Paintings and Altarpieces; Hieronymus Bosch, St John on Patmos (c.1485-1500); Sandro Botticelli, San Marco Altarpiece (c.1490); Hans Burgkmair the Elder, St John the Evangelist on Patmos (1508/1518); Diego Velázquez, St John the Evangelist on the Island of Patmos (1618-1619); Conclusion; 8. Hermeneutical Reflections; Introduction; Revisiting the 'Potential of the Text'

Different Patterns of InterpretationProspective: Wider Implications of the Present Study; Appendix 1: Patmos in Modern Commentators; Appendix 2: The 'Pre-Johannine' Reception: Patmos in Classical Sources and Inscriptions; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Supervisor: Professor Christopher Rowland.

Thesis (D.Phil.)--University of Oxford, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

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

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-165584-8

OCLC:

922971902