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A new heaven and a new earth : the meaning and function of the Old Testament in Revelation 21.1-22.5 / David Mathewson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mathewson, David.
- Series:
- Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 238.
- Library of New Testament studies.
- Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 238
- Library of New Testament studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. N.T. Revelation XXI, 1-XXII, 5--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. N.T. Revelation XXI, 1-XXII, 5--Relation to the Old Testament.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book the author attempts to move beyond merely identifying and substantiating OT allusions in Revelation to considering how the presence of OT allusions and echoes affects reading Rev. 21.1-22.5 and how the OT functions within the context of the entire work. The author concludes that a variety of semantic effects are evoked by the author's continuous intertextual appeal to the OT: new creation, new exodus, new Jerusalem, new covenant, bridge, new temple-priesthood, paradise restored and renewed, inclusion of the nations, prophetic legitimization. The numerous allusions function to shap
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH IN REVELATION 21.1 -5 A; Chapter 3; PROPHETIC LEGITIMIZATION AND EXHORTATION IN REVELATION 21.5B-8; Chapter 4; NEW JERUSALEM AND NEW TEMPLE IN REVELATION 21.9-17; Chapter 5; PRECIOUS STONES AND DIVINE PRESENCE IN REVELATION 21.18-21; Chapter 6; THE INCLUSION OF THE NATIONS AND THE HOLY CITY IN REVELATION 21.22-27; Chapter 7; PARADISE RESTORED AND RENEWED IN REVELATION 22.1 -5; Chapter 8; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-256) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786613197498
- 9781283197496
- 1283197499
- 9780567401632
- 0567401634
- OCLC:
- 741690071
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