Dinner in paradise: The fruit of the tree of life in the New Jerusalem
This article focuses on the final chapter of the Bible to tease out interpretative interests connected to the fruit of the tree of life that appears in Rev 22:1–3. It explores three specific themes to reinterpret them for our own culture: an abundance of food, the curse of work connected to Genesis...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2020
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Review and expositor
Year: 2020, Volume: 117, Issue: 4, Pages: 566-571 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 22
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Revelation 22
B New Jerusalem B tree B Life B Paradise B Food |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | This article focuses on the final chapter of the Bible to tease out interpretative interests connected to the fruit of the tree of life that appears in Rev 22:1–3. It explores three specific themes to reinterpret them for our own culture: an abundance of food, the curse of work connected to Genesis 3, and a Christological interpretation of the entire paradise scene found in Revelation 22. Revelation 21–22 is a text about the renewed heaven and earth that speaks to deeper human needs plaguing all generations and contexts, not just the ancient context. The article, therefore, begins by examining various echoes that an ancient interpreter would have heard, setting the text within its ancient context. However, it does not leave the text there. After placing the tree of life in its ancient context, the article then reinterprets the fruit of the tree in a modern context. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0034637320973784 |