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9780773451834

The Mystery of the Book of Revelation: Reenvisioning the End of Time

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  • ISBN13:

    9780773451834

  • ISBN10:

    0773451838

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-05-01
  • Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
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Summary

This work represents an intersection between two important methods of interpretation. It presents a very complex theory of narrative relating to the experience of time and the production and reception of narrative is applied to the question of the eschatology of the Book of Revelation. The work argues that John of Patmos has a vision of two ages: one of a world fraught with conflict, violence and oppression and another similarly present for the Christian faithful, in which they experience the salvation expected at the end of the ages, now, gathered under God's protection.

Author Biography

Dr. Afzal is Professor of Religion at Sarah Lawrence College. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introductionp. 1
Reading Time: A Matter of Methodp. 7
The Communal Iconp. 7
The Experience of Timep. 16
Inscribed Timep. 22
Apocalypse and Prophecyp. 37
The Literary Genre Apocalypsep. 37
The Apocalypse as Prophecyp. 43
John and His Communityp. 53
Who was John?p. 53
The Occasion for John's Prophecyp. 60
A Vision of This World in Six Sealsp. 83
The Introductory Merkavah Visionp. 85
Experienced Catastrophep. 89
The Four Horsemen: A Symbolic Yearp. 97
The Fifth Seal: The Plight of the Faithfulp. 101
The Sixth Seal: The Signs of the Endp. 103
Sabbath: A New Agep. 115
A Window in Timep. 116
The Followers of the Lambp. 121
Epiloguep. 135
Bibliographyp. 139
Indexp. 151
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