Archive for the ‘Criticism’ Category
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
A very prolific scholar is professor David (Arthur) deSilva. Lately, I mentioned one of his recent articles here. However, there is more, much more. I will return to deSilva's contributions later. Here I will call attention to the article that deSilva published recently:
deSilva, David Arthur. “What Has Athens To Do ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
David A. DeSilva. "The Strategic Arousal of Emotions in the Apocalypse of John: A Rhetorical-Critical Investigation of the Oracles to the Seven Churches." New Testament Studies 54 (2008): 90-114.
Currently freely available online here in a pdf version. Here is the abstract:
Heuristic use of classical rhetorical theorists' discussion of appeals to ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Kalms, Jürgen U. Der Sturz des Gottesfeindes: Traditionsgeschichtliche Studien zu Apokalypse 12. Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament, 93. Neukirchen-Vluyen: Neukirchener Verlag, 2001. xii + 300 pp.This volume is a slightly revised and abbreviated edition of the author's doctoral thesis, accepted by the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster in 2000, the ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Trench, Richard Chenevix. Commentary on the Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia, Revelation II.III. 1st ed. London: Parker, Son, & Bourn, 1861. xi + 225 pp. At least six editions were published in the UK and the USA in the 19th century. Reprint. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock ...
Posted in Christology, Church-historical interpretation, Cocceius, History of interpretation, Imagery, Scholarly commentaries, Theology, Use of the Old Testament | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm. The Revelation of St. John: Expounded for Those Who Search the Scriptures. Translated by Patrick Fairbairn. Originally published as Die Offenbarung des heiligen Johannes: für solche die in der Schrift forschen. Berlin: Ludwig Oehmigke, 1849-1850. Repr. New York: R. Carter & brothers, 1852-1853. Also reprinted in the ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Marshall, John W. Parables of War: Reading John’s Jewish Apocalypse. Studies in Christianity and Judaism, 10. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press (for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion = Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses), 2001. vii + 258.A revised edition of the author's Ph.D-thesis (see here).Table of Contents:IntroductionAporias: ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Mayo, Philip L. “Those Who Call Themselves Jews”: The Church and Judaism in the Apocalypse of John. Princeton theological monograph series. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2006. x + 212 pp.The interpretation of Revelation 2:9 is one of the cruces interpretum in Revelation. Regardless of one's interpretation, this relatively new publication ...
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