Archive for the ‘General Introduction’ Category
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Laughlin, T. Cowden: The Solecisms of the Apocalypse. Princeton: C.S. Robinson & Co., University Printers, 1902. 23 pp. Now on-line.Despite its modest size, Laughlin's booklet is his Ph.D.-thesis, presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in 1902. It contains a systematic analysis of the peculiar language of Revelation.Laughlin ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
Zimmermann, Ruben. Nuptial Imagery in the Revelation of John. Biblica 84 (2003): 153-83. This article is now on-line.Abstract: "In this article is argued that the nuptial imagery of the Book of Revelation is not limited to chapters 19 and 21 but rather runs throughout the book. While the imagery ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
Dr. Loren L. Johns's The Apocalypse of John lists many resources, including a number of articles written by Johns himself.See also his Apocalypticism and Millennialism: A Select Bibliography for Research.He also includes a section on Revelation in art, and a page with resources about Patmos (currently with some obsolete links).Dr. ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
http://www.apokaliptikum.lap.huThis quite extensive resource collection is compiled by Dr. Hubbes Laszlo.Although it is in the Hungarian language, some headlines are translated, and it is certainly possible to find quite a number of useful resources, even if you do not know Hungarian. As the sample shows. As Dr. Laszlo informed me, ...
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Wilson, Mark Wayne. The Victor Sayings in the Book of Revelation. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2007. 294 pp. PaperbackThis volume is based on the author's Ph.D.-thesis (see abstract here). Wilson analyses this very important motif that also is also of great importance for the overall interpretation of Revelation's ...
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Farrer, Austin. A Rebirth of Images: The Making of St. John’s Apocalypse. Westminster [London]: Dacre Press, 1949. Reprint. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1986. 348 pp. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2007. 350 pp.This classic volume, a very influential work, is now in print again!"In ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Trebilco, Paul R. The Early Christians in Ephesus: From Paul to Ignatius. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans Publishing, 2007. Reprinted from the German edition, published as vol. 166 of WUNT, 2nd series. xxiv + 826 pp.Rick Brannan at ricoblog made me aware of this monumental, somewhat expensive ...
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