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The abyss in Revelation : a view from below / Edward Gudeman.
Van Pelt Library BS2825.52 .G83 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gudeman, Edward, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Bulletin for biblical research supplements
- Bulletin for Biblical research supplements
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Revelation.
- Abyss.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 177 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Examines how the gospel of John draws on a number of Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions for the conception of the abyss and sea in Revelation, and how this background plays a key role in how the abyss functions in scripture"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction and Reading Strategy
- ch. 2 The Background of the Abyss in the Old Testament
- ch. 3 The Abyss in Greco-Roman, Second Temple Jewish, and New Testament Literature
- ch. 4 The Abyss and Its Interpretive Significance in Revelation
- ch. 5 Traditions That Have Shaped the Description and Function of the Abyss in Revelation
- ch. 6 Similar Concepts to the Abyss in Revelation
- ch. 7 The End of the Abyss
- ch. 8 Revelation's Contribution to the Understanding of Evil and God's Response to It.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-165) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781646021338
- 1646021339
- OCLC:
- 1240413702
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