Saving God's Reputation

The Theological Function of Pistis Iesou in the Cosmic Narratives of Revelation

AvSigve K Tonstad,Chris Keith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Scholars generally see the aspiration of the Roman Empire and the imperial cult in Asia Minor as the great villain in "Revelation", treating the depiction of a cosmic conflict in the book mostly as metaphors that hold little or no explanatory power in the story. This book pursues the conviction that the cosmic conflict imagery is the primary and controlling element in the account. Such a reading puts the war-in-heaven theme in the foreground and calls on interpreters to pay more attention to the heavenly being whose attempt to subvert the truth about the divine government is the unremitting concern in "Revelation". This book redresses the distortion that results from leaving the larger conflict theme underexposed. Having first developed the story line, it aims is to show that the phrase 'Pistis Iesou' in "Revelation" is best understood when "Revelation" is read as a theodicy of God's handling of the reality of evil.

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Utgivningsdatum:2006-11-20
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:530 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Library of New Testament Studies
Antal sidor:250
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567044945

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Sigve K. Tonstad, MD, M.A. (Loma Linda University, USA) has a Ph.D from the University of St. Andrews, UK. He is in consideration for the deanship of the School of Religion, La Sierra University, California, USA.

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This book was a pleasure to read not only for the way in which he unpacks the essence of the book of Revelation, but also for the articulate way in which he expresses the ideas in beautiful prose. He clearly has a gift for writing.

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Part I: Conceptual Framework and Method; 1. The Reach of Pistis Iesou in Revelation; 2. The Literary Parameters of Revelation; Part II: The Story Line in Revelation; 3. Discerning the Story Line from the End; 4. Discerning the Story Line from the Middle: Setting and Sequence; 5. Discerning the Story Line from the Middle: Characters and Plot; 6. Discerning the Story Line from the Beginning: Setting and Sequence; 7. Discerning the Story Line from the Beginning, Characters and Plot; 8. Retracing the Story Line of Revelation; Part III: The Meaning of Pistis Iesou in Revelation; 9. Pistis Iesou: Literary and Structural; 10. The Meaning of Pistis Iesou in Revelationv.