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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      15 August 2019
      29 August 2019
      ISBN:
      9781108594073
      9781108483865
      9781108705226
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108594073
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.41kg, 232 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.319kg, 236 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Biblical Studies - New Testament, Classical Literature, Religion
      Series:
      Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (175)
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    Subjects:
    Biblical Studies - New Testament, Classical Literature, Religion
    Series:
    Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (175)
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    The Book of Revelation is one of the most cryptic books of the Bible and one that raises many scholarly questions. What is its literary genre? Why is it considered to be both a narrative and a drama? Why does John disregard time-space coordinates? Why does the audience have such an important role in the text? What literary guidelines has the author designed to facilitate the reading of the book? Applying the methods of literary theory to her study, Lourdes Garcia-Urena argues that John wrote Revelation as a book to be read aloud in a liturgical context. In her reading, John chose a literary form, similar to the short story, that allows him to use time-space coordinates flexibly, to dramatize the text, and to take his time in describing his visions. Through these techniques the audience re-lives and is made part of the visual and auditory experience every time the book is read.

    Reviews

    '… an insightful work that belongs in the library of every serious Revelation scholar.'

    Andrea L. Robinson Source: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

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