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Subject(s)

• Bible Revelation—Relation to the Old Testament [Browse]

Series

• Library of New Testament studies. [More in this series]
• Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 115. [More in this series]

Summary note

This book explores the relationship between the new context that John provides for his allusions and their context in the Old Testament. For example, did John choose texts to meet the needs of the recipients or did his meditation on the scriptures give him a unique insight into their situation? Ramsay held that local knowledge led to John's choice of texts whereas Beale believed that Revelation is a midrash on Daniel. Both are one-sided, as a study of John's use of Ezekiel shows. John based a number of his incidents on Ezekiel, in much the same order. Nevertheless, there are also major discont

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-163) and indexes.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE USE OF SCRIPTURE IN REVELATION 1-3; Chapter 3 JOHN'S USE OF DANIEL; Chapter 4 JOHN'S USE OF EZEKIEL; Chapter 5 THE USE OF SCRIPTURE AT QUMRAN; Chapter 6 REVELATION AND INTERTEXTUALITY; Chapter 7 EPILOGUE; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

ISBN

• 1-283-20093-7
• 9786613200938
• 0-567-58863-7

OCLC

745866689

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