Revelation
REVELATION. The concept of revelation is a fundamental one in every religion that in any way traces its origin to God or a divinity. Revelation is a divine communication to human beings. Th...
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Revelation
The notion of "revelation" is central to three of the major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Through Christianity in particular it has long been an important...
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In the following excerpt, Sweet examines the imagery of Revelation, discusses its probable date of origin, and supplies some social background for its text.
3. Interpretation
(a) Hebrew Imagery
If ...
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In the following essay, Blevins contends that the structure of Revelation was based on that of Greek tragedy, including its chorus and staging.
Scholars find it difficult to pinpoint the peculiar l...
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In the following essay, Fiorenza concentrates on the first five verses of chapter 14, particularly in assessing the meaning of “the 144,000 followers of the Lamb on Mount Zion.”
Our v...
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In the following essay, Fiorenza presents an overview of Revelation scholarship from the 1960s and 1970s.
Ernst Lohmeyer summed up the scholarly efforts during the research period 1920 to 1934 with...
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In the following excerpt, Boring presents an overview of some textual, language, and interpretative issues concerning Revelation.
Authorship
Unlike other writers of apocalyptic books, John gives hi...
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In the following essays, Thompson provides background on the apocalypse genre and its social setting and discusses the seer's vision of the world and its boundaries.
The Local Historical Sett...
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In the following essay, deSilva interprets Revelation as having been a call for Christian revolution against Rome and its ideology.
The phenomenon of the apocalyptic movement continues to picque th...
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In the following essay, Lambrecht focuses on two sections of Revelation, initially dealing with the final judgment and second death and then with the visions of the new creation and the new Jerusalem....
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In the following essay, Bovon explains that John's self-definition in Revelation is purposeful in terms of narrative success.
This paper will not be a historical inquiry into John's p...
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Druids, drummers, pagans and partygoers welcomed the sun Thursday as it rose above the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge on the longest day of the year _ the summer solstice.Clad in antlers, black...
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Hundreds of thousands of revelers from all over the world flooded Times Square on Sunday to ring in the New Year at the city's massive holiday party.Partygoers poured into the area before dark to s...
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton became a super fan of the New York Giants Sunday, reveling in their upset of the New England Patriots — and even seeing an omen for her own political future."S...
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Mardi Gras spectators couldn't miss the anger and frustration Jeff Friedland and others feel about the slow pace of Hurricane Katrina recovery _ it was the theme of their costumes in the second Car...
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Angela Lansbury is ready for a little down time, but you still have a few weeks left to see her on stage in "Deuce," Terrence McNally's play about two tennis doubles champions who are reunited at t...
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Wind-swept revelers gathered around London's Big Ben to watch the fireworks, and thousands of Japanese climbed Mount Fuji and other peaks to watch the first sunrise of the New Year. But the Thai ca...
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From costumed men on horseback riding rural roads to an "American Idol" and bead-throwing marchers, there are events in the weekend leading up to Mardi Gras to please almost anyone.Cars began strea...
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Carnival revelers streamed into the city Saturday _ and Mardi Gras organizers hoped to throw such a fantastic party that visitors would vow to return to this tourist-dependent city again.Tourism of...
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Revelation
Revelation
Critical Essay by J. P. M. Sweet
Revelers welcome summer solstice
