عنوان

The Revelation of John /

(Number (ISBN

0800696506

(Number (ISBN

9780800696504

Erroneous ISBN

0800695606

Title Proper

The Revelation of John /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Jürgen Roloff ; translated by John E. Alsup.

Edition Statement

1st Fortress Press ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Minneapolis :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Fortress Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1993.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 275 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

A Continental commentary

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and indexes.

Text of Note

Introduction. History of influence -- Apocalyptic and apocalypses -- Revelation -- an early Christian apocalypse? -- The epistolary character of Revelation -- Author and original style -- Tradition and interpretation -- Regarding the challenge of interpretation -- Structure and organization -- Commentary. Foreword (1:1-3) -- Epistolary opening (1:4-8) -- Commissioning vision (1:9-20) -- The seven circular letters (2:1-3:22) -- To the church in Ephesus (2:1-7) -- To the church in Smyrna (2:8-11) -- To the church in Pergamum (2:12-17) -- To the church in Thyatira (2:18-19) -- To the church in Sardis (3:1-6) -- To the church in Philadelphia (3:7-13) -- To the church in Laodicea (3:14-22) -- The appearance of God (4:1-11) -- The lamb and the sealed book (5:1-14) -- The visions of the seven seals (6:1-8:1) -- The first four seals (6:1-8) -- The fifth seal (6:9-11) -- The sixth seal (6:12-17) -- The preservation of the Church ( 7:1-17) -- The seventh seal (8:1) -- The visions of the seven trumpets (8:2-11:19) -- Preparation (8:2-6) -- The first four trumpets (8:7-13) -- The fifth trumpet (9:1-12) -- The sixth trumpet (9:13-21) -- The mission of prophecy in the context of the end event (10:1-11) -- The measurement of the temple and the two witnesses (11:1-14) -- The seventh trumpet (11:15-19) -- Second series of visions : the end event as God's struggle with his adversary (12:1-19:10) -- The woman, the dragon, and the child (12:1-18) -- The beast from the sea and its power (13:1-10) -- The beast from the earth (13:11-18) -- The lamb and the 144,000 on Zion (14:1-5) -- View toward the judgement (14:6-20) -- The visions and the seven bowls (15:1-16:21) -- Preparation (15:1-8) -- The pouring out of the seven bowls (16:1-21) -- The execution of judgement on the great evil city (17:1-19:10) -- The harlot babylon and the beast (17:1-18) -- The judgement over the great city (18:1-24) -- Hymnic finale (19:1-10) -- Concluding visions : the consummation of God's plan for history (19:11-22:5) -- The return of Jesus as judge of the world (19:11-21) -- The thousand-year kingdom and the destruction of Satan (20:1-10) -- End of the world and universal judgement (20:11-15) -- God's new world (21:1-22:5) -- God's new act of creation (21:1-8) -- The perfected salvation community (21:9-22:5) -- The conclusion of the book (22:6-21).

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Text of Note

"Is Revelation, with its strangeness and idiosyncratic theology, a legitimate expression of the gospel? To this question, raised by the book's conflicting history of influence, Jurgen Roloff is able to answer yes. Viewing Revelation as a lively interaction between the author and concrete communities of faith, Roloff maintains that the book's epistolary framework is the chief starting point for interpreting its prophetic message and bizarre apocalyptic images." "After an informative introduction that focuses on the book's literary characteristics, historical context, and interpretive problems, Roloff explores each successive unit of the text under the following headings: text: fresh translation; form: literary Gattung, structure, and function; and commentary: verse-by-verse discussion of the text in its original context." "The commentary also includes several helpful excursuses that explore specific issues related to a particular unit of the text."--BOOK JACKET.

General Material Designation

Offenbarung des Johannes.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Bible., Revelation

Bible., New Testament., Revelation

Bible., New Testament., Apocalypse

Bible., Revelation.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Roloff, Jürgen.

Date of Transaction

20200824085639.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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