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Violence in the Apocalypse
. Ed(S): Merkt, Andreas; Nicklas, Tobias; Verheyden, Joseph
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Hardback. 'The Apocalypse of John' belongs to the most puzzling texts of the New Testament. Historical-critical exegesis has been stressing that the book above all wishes to give a message of hope and comfort for a community under threat. This book offers the proceedings of a conference that was held in Leuven, Belgium, in September 2009. Editor(s): Merkt, Andreas; Nicklas, Tobias; Verheyden, Joseph. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 780.
The Apocalypse of John belongs to the most puzzling texts of the New Testament. Historical-critical exegesis has been stressing that the book above all wishes to give a message of hope and comfort for a community under threat. Yet readers have also always been impressed and terrified by the many images of violence, including war, destruction, persecution and martyrdom, and the appearance of the devil and his demons. This book does not allow its readers to remain neutral.The present volume offers the proceedings of a conference that was held in Leuven, Belgium, in September 2009 and was organised by the ... Read more
The Apocalypse of John belongs to the most puzzling texts of the New Testament. Historical-critical exegesis has been stressing that the book above all wishes to give a message of hope and comfort for a community under threat. Yet readers have also always been impressed and terrified by the many images of violence, including war, destruction, persecution and martyrdom, and the appearance of the devil and his demons. This book does not allow its readers to remain neutral.The present volume offers the proceedings of a conference that was held in Leuven, Belgium, in September 2009 and was organised by the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
313
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525539767
SKU
V9783525539767
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About . Ed(S): Merkt, Andreas; Nicklas, Tobias; Verheyden, Joseph
Dr. theol. Joseph Verheyden is Professor of New Testament at the Theological Faculty of the University of Leuven.
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