August 2007

Adamsen, Georg Stubkjær. Anmeldelse af [Review of] Revelation, af [by] Robert H. Mounce. Ichthys 25 (1998): 41-5. This review is available at Adamsen’s website.

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Patrides and Wittreich, The Apocalypse

by Georg S. Adamsen on August 29, 2007

in History of interpretation

Patrides, C. A., and Joseph Wittreich, eds. The Apocalypse in English Renaissance Thought and Literature: Patterns, Antecedents and Repercussions. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1984. 452 pp.

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The entries marked structure deal with the problem of structure, one of the more controversial, but also important issues as regards the interpretation of Revelation. This issue has two aspects: First, the question of the textual organisation of Revelation (i.e. its “outline”), and, second, the relationship between the text and the events to which the [...]

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Gregg, Four views

by Georg S. Adamsen on August 28, 2007

in General Introduction, Scholarly commentaries

Gregg, Steve. Revelation: Four Views: a Parallel Commentary. Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1997. xv + 528 pp. Also available electronically from Logos Bible Software. A handy commentary that offers a running comparison of four basic approaches to the interpreation of Revelation: Historicist (church-historical), preterist (contemporary-historical), futurist (prophetic, eschatological, parousian), and spiritual (idealist, symbolic, existential). [...]

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Hendriksen, More Than Conquerors

by Georg S. Adamsen on August 28, 2007

in Scholarly commentaries, Structure, Symbolism

Hendriksen, William. More Than Conquerors. 1940. Reprint. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1997. Among the many issues that Hendriksen discusses in his 40+ page introduction, is the composition of Revelation. As regards the relations between the text and what it narrates, Hendriksen argues in favour of the recapitulationist view of the composition of Revelation, [...]

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This topic deals with the relationship between the Old Testament and Revelation and of methodological considerations concerning this problem. Those commentaries that treat this topic in a systematic way will be listed. A special area of research within this topic is the question of typology, which therefore has its own topic (or category). The problem [...]

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About Revelation Resources

by Georg S. Adamsen on August 27, 2007

in About Revelation Resources, FAQ

What Revelation Resources is Revelation Resources provides more than 300 hand-picked references to works I find valuable and useful for one reason or another. If you want to tip me on works you think should be included, please, send a mail to me. The fact that a given work is not included does not mean [...]

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Remarks on rhetorical studies

by Georg S. Adamsen on August 27, 2007

in Introductions on topics, Rhetorical studies

This topic refers to various studies which, while analysing various aspects of Revelation, employ ancient or modern rhetorical theory. As with alle the other topics, suggestions or contributions are welcome.

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