The Book of Revelation has often been read as a set of endtime
scenarios, glorifying a vengeful God and predicting and even
fomenting apocalyptic violence. Yet it continues to exert a
profound hold on the dreams and visions, fears and nightmares of
our contemporary, first-world, secular culture. Harry Maier insists
that, however much one is skeptical of its misuse or awed by its
influence, Revelation still harbors a powerful and important
message for Christians today. His fascinating book, erudite yet
also intensely personal, asks us to recall Apocalypse through a
careful exegesis of Revelation's deeper literary currents against
the backdrop of imperial Rome. He explores the narrrator's literary
identity, the plot or journey of the text, its many ocular and
aural dimensions, and the ambiguous temporal dimensions of its
"past vision of a future time." Revelation, he believes, "offers an
inversion of the violent and militaristic ideals of a first-century
Roman Empire by offering a highly ironical political parody of
imperial politics and insisting the true power belongs to the hero
of the Apocalypse, the Slain Lamb." In the end, Apocalypse Recalled
seeks to free the imprisoned John of Patmos and employ his
massively influential and controversial text to awaken a sleeping,
sidelined, and culturally assimilated church to new imperatives of
discipleship. Key Features A responsible study that rescues the
Book of Revelation from fundamentalist interpretations A call to
understand and emulate the early church's relationship to political
power A creative hypothesis about the literary character of the
book
General
Imprint: |
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2002 |
First published: |
October 2002 |
Editors: |
Harry O. Maier
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Dimensions: |
241 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8006-3492-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8006-3492-6 |
Barcode: |
9780800634926 |
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