Social-science commentary on the book of Revelations
Pocketbok. Fortress Press. 2000. 288 sidor.
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The first social-sience commentary on this extraordinary book.
The author of Revelation present as John, the astral seer, who professes faith in the Resurrected Jesus and who belongs to the house of Israel. John writes of traveling into the sky. But this perspective of "sky-visions" has been neglected in the traditional commentaries and studies on Revelation.
Malina & Pilch demonstrate the necessity of talking ancient sky-interpretation seriously for reading the book of Revelation in first-century context.
Rather than covering the same ground as other commentaries, the authors address issues of altered states of consciousness, the ancient economy, honor and shame, social deviance, group formation processes, and purity codes.
Their use of comparative material from the Old Testament, Pseudepigrapha, and Greco Roman writings will open a window for the reader on ancient Mediterranean perceptions of activities in the sky in relation to those on earth.
This interpretation enriches our reading of the Bible's most provocative book by clarifying how John's astral visions deepened hope in the midst of the early churches' struggles1
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780800632274
- Titel
- Social-science commentary on the book of Revelations
- Författare
- Malina, Bruce J
- Förlag
- Fortress Press
- Utgivningsår
- 2000
