Sheffield Academic Press 1994-01-01 paperback New Size: 6x0x9;

New York Sheffield Academic Press 1994 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 333 p. Library of New Testament Studies, 93.

New York Sheffield Academic Press 1994 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 333 p. Library of New Testament Studies, 93.

New York Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 1994 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 333 p. Library of New Testament Studies, 93.

New York Sheffield Academic Press 1994 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 333 p. Library of New Testament Studies, 93.

ISBN10: 185075456X, ISBN13: 9781850754565, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Sheffield] Hardcover Hardcover. This work is concerned with the influence of biblical and prophetic traditions on the author of the book of Revelation, and in particular his use of the prophecies of Isaiah. First, John's own prophetic consciousness and expression is compared with previous Israelite-Jewish and early Christian prophetic conventions. This is followed by an evaluation of John's use of the OT in general, including a discussion of methodology for isolating allusions, the question of the validity of the terms quotation and allusion in Revelation, and the presence of thematic patterns in the author's choice of Scripture. All this is foundational to the main portion of the work (Ch. III), where a detailed analysis is undertaken to determine the validity of all proposed allusions to Isaiah in the book of Revelation. Of the 72 suggested allusions treated, 40 were judged as certain or virtually certain, 24 were considered as unlikely or doubtful, and 8 were appraised as probable or possible. Those allusions which were accepted received further evaluation to see how and why they were used by John, with special attention given to the tradition-history of the passage used, and the possible interpretative techniques employed. A variety of exegetical and literary devices were uncovered, including the use of catchwords, inclusio, repetition of texts, exploitation of Hebrew ...
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ISBN10: 185075456X, ISBN13: 9781850754565, [publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark] Softcover 333 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.
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