Saving God's Reputation

The Theological Function of Pistis Iesou in the Cosmic Narratives of Revelation
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-567-04494-5
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, Band No: 337, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Reihe: The Library of New Testament Studies

This book pursues the conviction that the cosmic conflict imagery in Revelation is the primary and controlling element in the account of the aspiration of the Roman Empire and the imperial cult in Asia Minor

- Brings to light a more lucid, coherent story line in Revelation
- Addresses contemporary concerns of theodicy
- Provides the first much-needed, full-fledged exposition and discussion of the phrase 'Pistis Iesou' in the context of Revelation

Scholars generally see the aspiration of the Roman Empire and the imperial cult in Asia Minor as the great villain in Revelation, treating the depiction of a cosmic conflict in the book mostly as metaphors that hold little or no explanatory power in the story. This book pursues the conviction that the cosmic conflict imagery is the primary and controlling element in the account. Such a reading puts the war-in-heaven theme in the foreground and calls on interpreters to pay more attention to the heavenly being whose attempt to subvert the truth about the divine government is the unremitting concern in Revelation.
This book redresses the distortion that results from leaving the larger conflict theme underexposed. Having first developed the story line, it aims is to show that the phrase 'Pistis Iesou' in Revelation is best understood when Revelation is read as a theodicy of God's handling of the reality of evil.

Zielgruppe

Academics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tonstad, Sigve K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Conceptual Framework and Method
1. The Reach of Pistis Iesou in Revelation
2. The Literary Parameters of Revelation

Part II: The Story Line in Revelation
3. Discerning the Story Line from the End
4. Discerning the Story Line from the Middle: Setting and Sequence
5. Discerning the Story Line from the Middle: Characters and Plot
6. Discerning the Story Line from the Beginning: Setting and Sequence
7. Discerning the Story Line from the Beginning, Characters and Plot
8. Retracing the Story Line of Revelation

Part III: The Meaning of Pistis Iesou in Revelation
9. Pistis Iesou: Literary and Structural
10. The Meaning of Pistis Iesou in Revelationv

Über Autor(innen)

Sigve K. Tonstad, MD, M.A. (Loma Linda University, USA) has a Ph.D from the University of St. Andrews, UK. He is in consideration for the deanship of the School of Religion, La Sierra University, California, USA.