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Dr. Ian Paul

Published January 23, 2008 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated March 13, 2016 3 Comments

Metaphors and Revelation 12-13 Alan Brady over at Café Apocalypsis had a nice summary of parts of Dr. Ian Paul’s article “” in Studies in the Book of Revelation, ed. S. Moyse (see here) and some methodological reflections on the interpretation of metaphors. Ian Paul’s essay is based on his Ph.D.-dissertation, “The Value of Paul Ricoeur’s […]

Filed Under: Methodology, Scholars, Short notices, Symbolism, Use of the Old Testament Tagged With: Ian Paul

Dr. Laszlo’s resource collection

Published January 7, 2008 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated January 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

http://www.apokaliptikum.lap.hu This 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, “the majority of […]

Filed Under: Ancient commentators, Art, Bibliographies, Link collections, Music, Symbolism, Websites Tagged With: Hubbes Laszlo

Beale, Use of the OT

Published January 1, 2008 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated January 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

Beale, Gregory K. John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series, no. 166. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. 443 pp. A standard-setting study published in the early 1999. The volume includes the following chapters that, for some parts, are reprints or revisions of earlier publications. […]

Filed Under: Eschatology, Language, Structure, Symbolism, The 'thousand-year' problem, Use of the Old Testament Tagged With: Gregory K. Beale

Caird, Revelation of St. John

Published December 30, 2007 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated January 29, 2016 1 Comment

Caird, George Bradford: The Revelation of St. John the Divine. (BNTC). London, 1966 (1st ed.) and 1984 (2nd ed.). Reprint, Hendrickson Publishers, 1993. 336 pp. Caird was heavily influenced by the work of Farrer, but emphasized the influence of myth, apocalyptic and the history of the Roman Empire as well. This raises the question: “When […]

Filed Under: Christology, Scholarly commentaries, Symbolism, Use of the Old Testament Tagged With: George Bradford Caird

Hendriksen, More Than Conquerors

Published August 28, 2007 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated January 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Scholarly commentaries, Structure, Symbolism Tagged With: William Hendriksen

Remarks on symbolism

Published August 27, 2007 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated February 9, 2008 Leave a Comment

The issue of symbolism in Revelation is one of the most complicated problems. It is often stated that consistency cannot be expected in an apocalyptic writing. Furthermore, there is considerable disagreement as to whether several texts should be understood “literally” or “symbolic”. Moreover, the proper context of the various symbols is often determined quite differently. […]

Filed Under: Introductions on topics, Symbolism

Paulien, Decoding Revelation’s Trumpets

Published August 25, 2007 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated February 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

Paulien, Jon. Decoding Revelation’s Trumpets: Literary Allusions and Interpretations of Revelation 8:7-12. (Andrews University Seminary Doctoral Dissertation Series 11). Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 1988. This is the published edition of Paulien’s doctoral dissertation. Paulien has also written an article, “Elusive Allusions,” that extracts important methodological guidelines from his thesis.

Filed Under: Methodology, Symbolism, Use of the Old Testament Tagged With: Jon Paulien

Giblin, Revelation

Published August 25, 2007 by dr. Georg Adamsen. Last Updated February 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

Giblin, Charles H. The Book of Revelation: The Open Book of Prophecy. Good News Studies, 34. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1991. 213 pp. Giblin’s commentary develops the use of the holy war-imagery in Revelation and also pays great attention to structure. An important commentary (despite its modest size).

Filed Under: Scholarly commentaries, Structure, Symbolism Tagged With: Charles Homer Giblin

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