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Subject(s)

• Bible Revelation—Commentaries [Browse]

Series

• Catholic theological formation series [More in this series]
• Catholic theological formation series, 2765-9283 [More in this series]

Summary note

• "This book is a systematic commentary on the Apocalypse of Saint John, examining each chapter and verse based on the original Greek and Latin texts. The underlying hermeneutic is an idealist or allegorical point of view that does not attempt to identify apocalyptic imagery with concrete historical events. Rather, symbols and metaphors are interpreted, with attention to their intertextuality, as paradigmatic of the epic battle between the forces of light and darkness, good and evil, the dragon and the Lamb, playing out not only in the vicissitudes of the world today, but also and especially in one's personal life. Rather than focusing on sterile symbolisms, the book attempts to inspire a more radical discipleship of Jesus by applying the eschatological imagery to the realm of spiritual discernment. John's Apocalypse is certainly considered the grand New Testament theology of history, but here its ethical dualism is mainly taken as a challenge for the interior life, to enter into the worship before the throne of Christ the Lamb, and to realize that where evil makes war against the principles of good, God will remain in control at all times. The author has drawn on two commentators whose work has not been translated and made widely accessible until now, Rupert of Deutz and Adrienne von Speyr. The book aims to relay Revelation's message of Christ-centered faithfulness and perseverance, of virtue and holiness, once addressed to the seven churches in Asia, to a contemporary readership."-- Publisher's website, viewed on June 24, 2024.
• "Father Andreas Hoeck has written a verse-by-verse commentary on the book of Revelation that is outstanding for its learning and piety. Building on a firm philological, literary, and exegetical foundation, Hoeck adds insights from patristic, medieval, and contemporary spiritual interpretation. Peter S. Williamson."-- Back cover.

Notes

"Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989"--Title page verso.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-490) and indexes.

Contents

• Preface
• 1:1-8 : unveiling of the unknown
• 1:9-20 : the Church of the Son of Man
• 2:1-3:22 : hear what the Spirit says!
• 4:1-11 : otherworldly throne hall
• 5:1-14 : worthy Lamb
• 6:1-17 : trials on earth
• 7:1-17 : interlude: assurance from heaven
• 8:1-13 : stillness begets cataclysm
• 9:1-12 : fifth trumpet : first woe
• 9:13-21 : sixth trumpet : second woe
• 10:1-11 : another interlude : renewed prophecy
• 11:1-14 : Ecclesia militans
• 11:15-19 : seventh trumpet : third woe
• 12:1-18 : Ecclesia pressa
• 13:1-10 : sea-beast
• 13:11-18 : land-beast
• 14:1-5 : Ecclesia triumphans
• 14:6-12 : judgment as good news
• 14:13-20 : judgment as harvest and vintage
• 15:1-8 : Pantocrator globally acknowledged
• 16:1-21 : final effusion of divine wrath
• 17:1-18 : anti-Marian mystery
• 18:1-8 : anti-Marian demise
• 18:9-19 : funereal quadrilogy
• 18:20-24 : supernal eulogy
• 19:1-8 : Ecclesia sponsalis
• 19:9-10 : the Lamb's nuptial supper
• 19:11-16 : supreme commander
• 19:17-21 : the birds' raptorial meal
• 20:1-6 : millenary toward eternity
• 20:7-10 : siege broken
• 20:11-15 : Basileian tribunal
• 21:1-8 : Theandric family
• 21:9-27 : Ecclesia consummata
• 22:1-5 : Eden regained
• 22:6-21 : Marána-thá!
• Conclusion
• Appendix: Detailed outline of the book of Revelation.

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Other title(s)

Bible. Revelation. English. New Revised Standard. 1989.

ISBN

• 9781953936127 ((paperback))
• 1953936121 ((paperback))

LCCN

2024934805

OCLC

1439293845

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