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The book of revelation in intercultural perspective by david rhoads fortress press, 2005. Discover librarianselected research resources on book of revelation from the. In the bible we have two great works written in apocalyptic style, revelation and. In the apocalypse of john one testifies ones way into the end of the world, wrote harry maier in a 2000 issue of consensus 41. Filled with strange visions, blood and smoke, terrifying warfare, fearsome beasts, and evil rulers, it reads like a nightmare of the worst kind. The book of revelation after christendom minneapolis. The book of revelation after christendom by harry o. Maiers apocalypse recalled, a book that captures the prophetic excitement of the book of revelation, won a first place award at the canadian christian writers competition last week. Its strange characters and symbolism, its violent sequences of blood and death and war, its threats of judgment and eternal damnation make of revelation a horrifying, bewildering, and confusing text.
Conclude by praying that god will grant us ears to listen to what the spirit is saying to the. The book of revelation made simple with commentary. The new view, therefore, began to argue that none of the events described in the book of revelation after chapters i. He explores the narrrators literary identity, the plot or journey of the text, its many ocular and aural dimensions, and the ambiguous temporal. Prayer invite members to share their personal celebrations and concerns with the group. He explores the narrators literary identity, the plot or journey of the text, its many ocular and aural dimensions, and the ambiguous temporal. The book of revelation after christendom, fortress, 2002. Jan 01, 2002 his fascinating book, erudite yet also intensely personal, asks us to recall apocalypse through a careful exegesis of revelation s deeper literary currents against the backdrop of imperial rome. The book of revelation after christendom by maier, harry o. Friesen, imperial cults and the apocalypse of john.
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Apocalypse recalled wins first place in canadian christian writers competition minneapolis june 19, 2003 fortress press is proud to announce that harry o. In the end, apocalypse recalled seeks to free the imprisoned john of patmos and employ his massively influential and controversial text to awaken a sleeping, sidelined, and culturally assimilated church to new imperatives of discipleship. The resulta powerful document with which to awaken a culturally assimilated church to new imperatives of discipleship. He is hard at work on a companion volume that studies new testament christologies against the backdrop of roman imperial ideology. The book of revelation after christendom fortress press, minneapolis, mi. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Apocalypse recalled harry o maier haftad 9780800634926. Of all the books of the bible, the book of revelation is probably the one that most of us would rather live without.
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