Overview
The Book of Revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of God are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of Satan. Scholars have traditionally thought that it was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the Roman persecution of the early Church. More recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was written. Here Paul Duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the Book of Revelation, resulting in a work which substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic text.
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Author: Paul B. Duff (Associate Professor of Religion and Chair, Department of Religion, Associate Professor of Religion and Chair, Department of Religion, George Washington University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.472kg
ISBN: 9780195138351
ISBN 10: 019513835
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 21 June 2001
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This stimulating study engages with the perennial issue of the purpose of Revelation ... many insights ... a valuable contribution to scholarship on the Apocalypse. Journal of Theological Studies This book offers fascinating insights into the social realities of first-century urban life, and reveals the extent to which letters and heavenly visions are woven together into an apocalyptic whole. Theology
"""Duff has done NT scholars a considerable service by penetrating deeply into the Sitz im Leben of the Apocalypse, while moving forward the discussion of the setting that gave rise to this enigmatic text.""-- The Catholic Biblical Quarterly ""This book is a substantial contribution to scholarship on Revelation. It is elegant in that it manages to do much in little space. Its methodology and arguments are powerful, since they bring together considerations of history, culture, conflict theory, literature, and rhetoric. The result is compelling and a pleasure to read.""--The Journal of Religion ""Duff has done NT scholars a considerable service by penetrating deeply into the Sitz im Leben of the Apocalypse, while moving forward the discussion of the setting that gave rise to this enigmatic text.""-- The Catholic Biblical Quarterly ""This book is a substantial contribution to scholarship on Revelation. It is elegant in that it manages to do much in little space. Its methodology and arguments are powerful, since they bring together considerations of history, culture, conflict theory, literature, and rhetoric. The result is compelling and a pleasure to read.""--The Journal of Religion."""
