Narrative and drama in the Book of Revelation: a literary approach
The Book of Revelation is one of the most cryptic books of the Bible and one that raises many scholarly questions. What is its literary genre? Why is it considered to be both a narrative and a drama? Why does John disregard time-space coordinates? Why does the audience have such an important role in...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Society for New Testament studies monograph series
175 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Revelation
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible ; Revelation ; Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108483865 |
| Summary: | The Book of Revelation is one of the most cryptic books of the Bible and one that raises many scholarly questions. What is its literary genre? Why is it considered to be both a narrative and a drama? Why does John disregard time-space coordinates? Why does the audience have such an important role in the text? What literary guidelines has the author designed to facilitate the reading of the book? Applying the methods of literary theory to her study, Lourdes Garcia-Urena argues that John wrote Revelation as a book to be read aloud in a liturgical context. In her reading, John chose a literary form, similar to the short story, that allows him to use time-space coordinates flexibly, to dramatize the text, and to take his time in describing his visions. Through these techniques the audience re-lives and is made part of the visual and auditory experience every time the book is read. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in Spanish as El Apocalipsis. Pautas literarias de lectura in 2013. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Aug 2019) |
| ISBN: | 1108594077 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108594073 |