Secret Revelation of John

Name: Secret Revelation of John
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ISBN: 9780674030558

ISBN-10: 0674030559

ISBN-13: 9780674030558

Edition: 2006

Authors: Karen L. King

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Lost in antiquity, rediscovered in 1896, and only recently accessible for study, The Secret Revelation of John offers a firsthand look into the diversity of Christianity before the establishment of canon and creed. Karen L. King offers an illuminating reading of this ancient text--a narrative of the creation of the universe and humanity and a guide to justice and salvation, said to be Christ's revelation to his disciple John. Freeing the Revelation from the category of "Gnosticism" to which such accounts were relegated, King shows how the Biblical text could be read by early Christians in radical and revisionary ways. By placing the Revelation in its social and intellectual milieu, she…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 2/28/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Abbreviations


Introduction Translation



The Narrative



The Ideal: the Divine Realm



The Problem: Rupture



The Result: The Situation of Humanity in the World



The Solution: Salvation



Utopian Desire, Social Critique, and Resistance



Strategies of Interpretation



Methods and Strategies



Platonizing Philosophy



Moses



Wisdom Literature



The Gospel of John



Countering Lies and Deception



The History of the Text


Postscript


Bibliography


Index