Cato Gulaker employs narrative criticism to explore where the
depiction of Satan found in the Book of Revelation is positioned on
the axis of two divergent roles. The literary character of Satan is
commonly perceived to gradually evolve from the first divine agents
in the Hebrew Bible, representing the darker sides of the divine
governing of affairs (Job 1-2; Zech 3; 1 Chr 21:1; Num 22:22, 32),
to the full-blown enemy of God of the post-biblical era. However,
Gulaker posits that texts referring to Satan in between these two
poles are not uniform and diverge considerably. This book argues
for a new way of perceiving Satan in Revelation that provides a
more probable reading, as it creates less narrative dissonance than
the alternative of the ancient combat myth/cosmic conflict between
Satan and God. From this reading emerges a subdued Satan more akin
to its Hebrew Bible hypotexts and Second Temple Judaism parallels -
one that fits seamlessly with the theology, cosmology and the
overarching plot of the narrative itself. Gulaker explores the
functions of Satan in a text written relatively late compared to
the rest of the New Testament, but with strong affinities to the
Hebrew Bible, concluding that Satan is characterized more as the
leash, rod, and sifting device in the hand of God, than as his
enemy.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of New Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
December 2020 |
| Authors: |
Cato Gulaker
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-69650-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-567-69650-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780567696502 |
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