The testimony of the exalted Jesus in the book of Revelation
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Permissions -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' in the Book of Revelation -- 1.2 Survey of Scholarship on the Interpretation of 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' -- 1.2.1 Revelati...
| Summary: | Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Permissions -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' in the Book of Revelation -- 1.2 Survey of Scholarship on the Interpretation of 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' -- 1.2.1 Revelation 1.2 -- 1.2.2 Revelation 1.9 -- 1.2.3 Revelation 12.17 -- 1.2.4 Revelation 19.10 -- 1.2.5 Revelation 20.4 -- 1.2.6 Concluding Observations on the Survey of Scholarship -- 1.2.7 Reasons for the Interpretive Shift -- 1.2.8 The Problem with the Interpretive Shift -- 1.3 Different Interpretations of 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ': Exegetical Impact -- 1.3.1 'Witness' as a Key Rhetorical Goal -- 1.3.2 The Meaning of 'Witness' -- 1.4 The Aims of This Study -- 1.5 Methodology -- 1.5.1 Method for Determining the Best Reading at Each Occurrence -- 1.5.2 A Note on the Unity of the Text -- 1.6 Procedure -- 1.7 The First Occurrence: 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' in Revelation 1.2 -- Chapter 2: Internal Self-References -- 2.1 Part One: Internal Self-References in Other Apocalyptic Literature -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 The Book of Daniel -- 2.1.3 The Book of 1 Enoch -- 2.1.4 The Book of Watchers + The Epistle of Enoch (1-36 + 81.1-82.4c + 83-90 + 91.1-10, 18-19 + 92-105) -- 2.1.5 The Book of Dreams (83-90) -- 2.3.4 Conclusion: Implications for the Book of Revelation -- 2.2 Part Two: A Similar Intratextual Situation in Revelation? -- 2.2.1 Depictions of the Use of the Book: Revelation 10-11 -- Chapter 3: 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' in Revelation 1.9 -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 John on Patmos in Exile? -- 3.3 John on Patmos for the Sake of the ἀποκάλυψις -- 3.4 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 4: 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' in Revelation 12.17 -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Description of the Scene -- 4.3 '…those who have the testimony of Jesus'. 4.3.1 The Woman and 'the Rest of Her Children' -- 4.3.2 Revelation 12.17 as a Temporal Transition -- 4.4 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 5: 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' in Revelation 19.10 -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Context: Angelic Refusal of Worship -- 5.3 'I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers and sisters who have the testimony of Jesus…' -- 5.4 'For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy' -- 5.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 6: 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' in Revelation 20.4 -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Revelation 20.4: The Fulfilment of the Hoped-For Vindication in 6.9-11 -- 6.3 '…And those who did not take the mark of the beast' -- 6.3.1 The Significance of John's Specific Designation -- 6.4 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 7: 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' and Related Language -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Μαρτυρία -- 7.2.1 Revelation 6.9 '…διὰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἣν εἶχον' -- 7.2.2 Revelation 11.7 -- 7.2.3 Revelation 12.11 '…διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς μαρτυρίας αὐτῶν' -- 7.3 Mάρτυς -- 7.3.1 Revelation 11.3-13 'οἱ δύο μάρτυρες' -- 7.3.2 Revelation 17.6 'τὸ αἷμα τῶν μαρτύρων Ἰησοῦ' -- 7.3.3 Revelation 2.13 'Ἀντιπᾶς' -- 7.3.4 Revelation 1.5 and 3.14: Jesus, 'ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός' -- 7.4 Μαρτυρέω -- 7.5 Reflections on μαρτ- Language -- 7.6 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' and 'ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ' -- 7.7 Witness and Prophecy -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- 8.1 Summary -- 8.2 Our Findings in Wider Context -- 8.2.1 How Do Our Findings Fit with Revelation's Own View of Its Message? -- 8.2.2 How Do Our Findings Compare to Daniel and 1 Enoch? -- 8.3 Implications of Our Findings: 'ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ' and the Rhetorical Goal of the Apocalypse -- 8.4 Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors |
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| ISBN: | 0567672646 |