Like a bride adorned: reading metaphor in John's Apocalypse
The phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven. This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and itsmetaphorical language. In...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York [u.a.]
International Clark Internat.
c 2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Reviews: | Like a Bride Adorned (2008) (Mollett, Margaret)
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| Series/Journal: | Emory studies in early Christianity
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Revelation
/ Figurative language
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Revelation
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Metaphor in the Bible B Jerusalem In the Bible |
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| Summary: | The phrase "like a bride adorned" is one of the ways Revelation describes the new Jerusalem which descends from heaven. This phrase can also be read as describing one of the ways interpreters historically have understood the relationship between Revelation and itsmetaphorical language. In contrast to views that suggest Revelation's metaphorical language is simple adornment |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-215) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0567026744 |