The role of composition in the interpretation of the Rider on the white horse and the seven seals in Revelation

The article investigates the way in which the author of Revelation composed the seven seals: Formal elements group the seals in smaller patterns. It then explains how this reading of the composition contributes to the process of interpretation by analysing the Rider on the white horse as first seal....

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Главный автор: De Villiers, Pieter G. R. 1947- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2004
В: HTS teologiese studies
Год: 2004, Том: 60, Выпуск: 1/2, Страницы: 125-153
Другие ключевые слова:B Philosophers
B Theology
B Practical Theology
B Ministers of Religion
B Ancient Semitic and Classical Languages
B Aspects of Religious Studies
B Theologians
B Netherdutch Reformed Church
B Scholars
B Sociology and Ethics
B Philosophy
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Итог:The article investigates the way in which the author of Revelation composed the seven seals: Formal elements group the seals in smaller patterns. It then explains how this reading of the composition contributes to the process of interpretation by analysing the Rider on the white horse as first seal. Other aspects of the author’s compositional skills are brought into discussion in a last part of the article where the meaning of the Rider on the white horse and the ambiguity of the symbols are discussed.
ISSN:2072-8050
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: HTS teologiese studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/hts.v60i1/2.526