Seeing Things John's Way The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation

Name: Seeing Things John's Way The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation
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ISBN: 9780664224493

ISBN-10: 0664224490

ISBN-13: 9780664224493

Edition: 2009

Authors: David A. deSilva

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The emotionally evocative power of the book of Revelation has been often noted and even experienced by interpreters, but until now it has never been systematically explored. The strange visions of the book of Revelation provide some of the most difficult passages of the New Testament, yet Christians have long been fascinated by its power and provocative pronouncements. David deSilva analyzes how the book argues and persuades us to see the world through the eyes of John, and suggests that the study of ancient rhetoric is particularly valuable in understanding the book of Revelation. Professor deSilva interprets the book of Revelation as a rhetorical and communicative strategy to persuade a…

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List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 6/29/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations



"Favored Are Those Who Read": Orientations to Revelation in the History of Interpretation



The Rhetorical Setting of Revelation: Seven Congregations in the Roman Province of Asia



What Does John Really Want? The Rhetorical Goals of Revelation



"What Is and What Will Be Hereafter": The Cosmos according to John



Why Should We Listen to John? The Construction of Ethos in Revelation



Stealing Authority? John's Use of the Hebrew Bible



The Strategic Arousal of Emotions in the Oracles to the Seven Churches



"I Saw a Monster Rising Up!" Appeals to Pathos in the Visions of Revelation



Appeals to Rational Argument (Logos) in Revelation: The Seven Oracles



Argumentation in John's Visions: Revelation 14:6-13 as Focal Summary of Main Points



Literary Logic in Revelation: Rational Argument through Narrative and Intertexture



John's Vision beyond the Roman World: What Might the Spirit Continue to Say to the Churches?


Bibliography


Index of Ancient Texts


Index of Modern Authors


Index of Subjects