Thinking and Seeing with Women in Revelation (The Library of New Testament Studies #475)
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- Synopsis
- Lynn R. Huber argues that the visionaryaspect of Revelation, with its use of metaphorical thinking and language, isthe crux of the text's persuasive power. Emerging from a context that employsimagery to promote imperial mythologies, Revelation draws upon a long traditionof using feminine imagery as a tool of persuasion. It does so even whileshaping a community identity in contrast to the dominant culture and inexclusive relationship with the Lamb. By drawing upon the work of medieval and modern visionaries, Huber answers acall to examine the way 'real' readers engage with biblical texts. Revealinghow Revelation continues to persuade audiences through appeals to the visualand provocative imagery she offers a new sense of how the text metaphoricallanguage simultaneously limits and invites new meaning, unfurling a range ofinterpretations.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780567064189
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780567662613
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 10/09/18
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Education
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.