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Reading the book of Revelation : a resource for students / David L. Barr, editor.

Contributor(s): Barr, David L, 1942-
Material type: TextTextSeries: Resources for biblical study: no. 44.Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Society of Biblical Literature, 2003Description: ix, 199 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1589830563 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Bible. Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Bible. Revelation -- TextbooksDDC classification: 228/.06 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Reading Revelation today: consensus and innovations / David L. Barr -- The story John told: reading Revelation for its plot / David L. Barr -- Ordinary lives: John and his first readers / Leonard L. Thompson -- The beast from the land: Revelation 13:11-18 and social setting / Steven J. Friesen -- Wolves in sheep's clothing: literary opposition and social tension in the Revelation of John / Paul B. Duff -- A tale of two cities and (at least) three women: transformation, continuity, and contrast in the Apocalypse / Edith M. Humphrey -- Doing violence: moral issues in reading John's Apocalypse / David L. Barr -- Undercurrents and paradoxes: the Apocalypse to John in process hermeneutic / Ronald L. Farmer -- Taking a stand on the sand of the seashore: a postcolonial exploration of Revelation 13 / Jean-Pierre Ruiz -- Spirit possession: Revelation in religious studies / Leonard L. Thompson -- The lion/lamb king: reading the Apocalypse from popular culture / Jon Paulien -- Choosing between readings: questions and criteria / David L. Barr.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Reading Revelation today: consensus and innovations / David L. Barr -- The story John told: reading Revelation for its plot / David L. Barr -- Ordinary lives: John and his first readers / Leonard L. Thompson -- The beast from the land: Revelation 13:11-18 and social setting / Steven J. Friesen -- Wolves in sheep's clothing: literary opposition and social tension in the Revelation of John / Paul B. Duff -- A tale of two cities and (at least) three women: transformation, continuity, and contrast in the Apocalypse / Edith M. Humphrey -- Doing violence: moral issues in reading John's Apocalypse / David L. Barr -- Undercurrents and paradoxes: the Apocalypse to John in process hermeneutic / Ronald L. Farmer -- Taking a stand on the sand of the seashore: a postcolonial exploration of Revelation 13 / Jean-Pierre Ruiz -- Spirit possession: Revelation in religious studies / Leonard L. Thompson -- The lion/lamb king: reading the Apocalypse from popular culture / Jon Paulien -- Choosing between readings: questions and criteria / David L. Barr.

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