John's Use of the Old Testament in Revelation (The Library of New Testament Studies, 166)

by G. K. Beale

Library of New Testament Studies (166)

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This book explores the variety of ways John contextually uses the Old Testament in the Apocalypse. The introduction surveys and evaluates recent studies, which have been divided over the issue of whether or not John uses the Old Testament with sensitivity to its original literary context (Beale, Fekkes and Bauckham argue in the affirmative, while Ruiz and Moyise contend that this was not John's focus and see implications for 'reader-response criticism'). The remainder of the book looks at show more various ways in which John uses the Old Testament and argues that there is a reciprocal interpretative rel show less

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G. K. Beale (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary and the author of numerous books.

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
228.06ReligionThe BibleRevelation (Apocalypse)Book of Revelation
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BS2825.2 .B425Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionThe BibleThe BibleNew TestamentSpecial parts of the New Testament
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