Judith Kovacs, Christopher Rowland, Rebekah Callow

Broschiertes Buch

Revelation

The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ

Beschreibung

This ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages.
Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and culture.
Shows the book s impact on the Christian church through the ages.
Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians, ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberation theologians.
Considers the book s effects on writers, artists, musicians, political figures, visionaries, and others, including Dante, Hildegard of Bingen, Milton, Newton, the English Civil war radicals, Turner, Blake, Handel, and Franz Schmidt.
Provides access to material not readily available elsewhere.
Will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, as well as to general readers.
More information about this series is available from the Blackwell Bible Commentaries website at http://www.bbibcomm.net

Autor

Judith Kovacs is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. She is the author of a forthcoming book on the church fathers' interpretation of 1 Corinthians. Christopher Rowland is Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. His previous publications include The Open Heaven (1982), The Book of Revelation (1998), Christian Origins (revised edition, 2002) and Radical Christian Writings: A Reader (Blackwell, 2002).

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Bible Commentaries
• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 315
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780631232155
• ISBN-10: 063123215X
• Artikelnr.: 13618318

Rezensionen

"This volume on the Book of Revelation is a stunning achievement.Since the authors are also the editors of the overall project, itis certainly a good sign for the series as a whole." FirstThings

"The present commentary on Revelation ... the first to bepublished in the series, is a full success. If you have littlespace on your shelves for biblical commentaries, I would advise youto throw the other commentaries out and keep this one."International Review of Biblical Studies

"In giving a sense of how these biblical texts have beenread and interpreted by generations of readers these commentariessucceed admirably. They will educate, illuminate, surprise, anddelight." Australian Religious Studies Review

"The reader will

come away with a good general sense of just howpowerful this text has been in the Christian Church." EpworthReview

"The reader is provided with a good range of readings, and waysin which the text has been appropriated byt he church, and inmusic, art and literature." Colloquium

"Judith Kovacs and Christopher Rowland give us something new- an in-depth analysis that emphasizes the reception historyof the Apocalypse, its significance for later theology, literature,and art. The result is an eye-opening book that will dramaticallychange how readers understand the last book of the Bible and itsrole in Western history. This is a rich and fascinating work."Bernard McGinn, Divinity School, University of Chicago

"This is a rich and multifaceted commentary on Revelation thatincludes highlights from the whole range of the history ofinterpretation and reception of the work. Special attention isgiven to the role the book has played in art, literature and music,both within the churches and without. It should be required readingin any course on Revelation." Adela Yarbro Collins, YaleUniversity Divinity School