Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism

Preliminary Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greco-Roman Utopia -- 3. Jewish Utopia -- 4. The Utopia of Revelation 21–22 -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.

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Subtitles:Revelation twenty-one to twenty- two in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism
Main Author: Gilchrest, Eric J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Brill 2013
In: Biblical interpretation series (118)
Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Gilchrest, Eric J., Revelation 21-22 in light of Jewish and Greco-Roman utopianism] (2017) (Dupertuis, Rubén)
Edition:Online-Ausg.
Series/Journal:Biblical interpretation series 118
Further subjects:B Utopian socialism
B Bible. Revelation, XXI-XXII Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Utopias
Online Access: Volltext (DOI)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2013. - 9789004251533
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Summary:Preliminary Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greco-Roman Utopia -- 3. Jewish Utopia -- 4. The Utopia of Revelation 21–22 -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.
In Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism , Eric J. Gilchrest offers a creative and compelling reading of Revelation 21-22 as understood through the lens of ancient utopianism. The work is in two parts beginning with a detailed portrait of ancient utopianism based on Greco-Roman and Jewish traditions. The portrait sketches the “topography” of the utopian landscape, which includes a thorough account of various traditions using fourteen utopian topoi or motifs. The author then moves to a description of Revelation’s new Jerusalem in light of these two utopian traditions. With sensitivity to how this text would have been read by each utopian perspective, the author constructs a unique reading of a classic passage that highlights the variety of ways the text originally may have been heard
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
ISBN:9004251545
Access:Available to subscribing member institutions only
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004251540