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Narrative and drama in the Book of Revelation : a literary approach
- Title
- Narrative and drama in the Book of Revelation : a literary approach / Lourdes García Ureña ; revised by the author and translated by Donald Murphy.
- Author
- García Ureña, Lourdes
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- ©2019
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Murphy, Donald
- Description
- xviii, 218 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- The Book of Revelation is one of the most cryptic books of the Bible and one that raises many scholarly questions. What is its literary genre? Why is it considered to be both a narrative and a drama? Why does John disregard time-space coordinates? Why does the audience have such an important role in the text? What literary guidelines has the author designed to facilitate the reading of the book? Applying the methods of literary theory to her study, Lourdes Garcia-Urena argues that John wrote Revelation as a book to be read aloud in a liturgical context. In her reading, John chose a literary form, similar to the short story, that allows him to use time-space coordinates flexibly, to dramatize the text, and to take his time in describing his visions. Through these techniques the audience re-lives and is made part of the visual and auditory experience every time the book is read.
- Series Statement
- Society for New Testament studies monograph series ; 175
- Uniform Title
- Apocalipsis. English
- Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 175.
- Alternative Title
- Apocalipsis.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- Translated from the Spanish.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and indexes.
- Contents
- The literary forms of the book of Revelation -- John, eyewitness and herald of the visions -- John, auditory witness and herald of the Word.
- Call Number
- JFD 20-623
- ISBN
- 9781108483865
- 1108483860
- LCCN
- 2019008050
- OCLC
- 1099546034
- Author
- García Ureña, Lourdes, author.
- Title
- Narrative and drama in the Book of Revelation : a literary approach / Lourdes García Ureña ; revised by the author and translated by Donald Murphy.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Edition
- English edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Society for New Testament studies monograph series ; 175Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 175.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and indexes.
- Added Author
- Murphy, Donald, translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 20-623