Archive for the ‘Criticism’ Category

David deSilva, Socio-Rhetorical Criticism

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 ...

DeSilva, Strategic Arousal - currently freely available

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 ...

Kalms, Der Sturz des Gottesfeindes

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 ...

Trench, Epistles to the Seven Churches

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 ...

Hengstenberg, The Revelation of St. John

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 ...

Marshall, Parables of War: Reading John’s Jewish Apocalypse

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: ...

Mayo, "Those Who Call Themselves Jews"

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 ...