The Apocalypse of John as an Account of a Visionary Experience: Notes on the Book’s Structure
This article offers an analysis of the structure of Revelation. The arrangement of the material shows that it is related to the liturgy of the community to which the author belonged, and that it is grounded in the visionary experiences of worship. The vision that comes to the author ‘on the Lord’s d...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2002
|
| In: |
Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2002, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-234 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article offers an analysis of the structure of Revelation. The arrangement of the material shows that it is related to the liturgy of the community to which the author belonged, and that it is grounded in the visionary experiences of worship. The vision that comes to the author ‘on the Lord’s day’ and the punctuation of the narrative with the expression ‘I was in the Spirit’ witness to the experiential nature of the work, and its grounding within the worshipping community. The ecstatic element allows for a compression of the present and the future, so that confidence is expressed in the actual victory of God even as the community finds its marginalization intensifying. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X0202500206 |