John Among the Apocalypses: Jewish, Apocalyptic Tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel.
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2020
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Reynolds, Benjamin E., 1977-
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Gospel of John
Jewish apocalypse
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Revelation
Narrative
Gospel
Apocalypse
Mosaic authority
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Jewish apocalypse
Genre
Revelation
Narrative
Gospel
Apocalypse
Mosaic authority
Reception history
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Reynolds, Benjamin E. John among the Apocalypses: Jewish, Apocalyptic Tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020
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• Cover -- John among the Apocalypses: Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Revelation in the Gospel of John -- Defining "Revelation" -- Evidence of Revelation in John -- The Background of John's Revelation -- Chapter 1: Genre, "Apocalypse," and the Gospel of John -- Genre Theory -- The Genre of "Apocalypse" -- The Gospel of John among the Apocalypses -- Chapter 2: The Manner of Revelation in Jewish Apocalypses and John • "Revelatory Literature with a Narrative Framework" -- The Medium of Revelation (1) in Jewish Apocalypses -- Visual Revelation (1.1) -- Auditory Revelation (1.2) -- Otherworldly Journeys (1.3) and Writing (1.4) -- The Medium of Revelation in John's Gospel -- Visual Revelation (1.1) in John -- Auditory Revelation (1.2) in John -- Otherworldly Journeys (3) and Writing (4) in John -- Revelation Mediated by an Otherworldly Mediator (2) in Jewish Apocalypses -- God as Otherworldly Mediator -- Revelation Mediated by an Otherworldly Mediator in John -- Revelation Mediated to a Human Recipient (3) • Revelation Mediated to Human Recipients in John -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: The Content of Revelation in Jewish Apocalypses and John -- Content: A Transcendent Reality that is Temporal -- Protology (4) -- Reviews of History (5) -- Present Salvation through Knowledge (6) -- Eschatological Crisis (7) -- Eschatological Judgment (8) -- Eschatological Salvation (9) -- John, Eschatology, and Time -- Summary -- Content: A Transcendent Reality That Is Spatial -- Otherworldly Elements (10) -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Function of Revelation in Jewish Apocalypses and John -- Introduction • Function and the Semeia 14 Definition of "Apocalypse" -- The Function of Revelation -- Intended to Interpret Present, Earthly Circumstances in Light of the Supernatural World and of the Future -- The Gospel of John and Interpreting Present, Earthly Circumstances -- Intended to Influence both the Understanding and Behavior of the Audience by Means of Divine Authority -- The Gospel of John and Influencing Understanding and Behavior -- Summary -- Paraenesis (11) and Concluding Elements (12, 13) -- Paraenesis (11) -- Instructions to the Recipient (12) -- Narrative Conclusion (13) -- Conclusion • Chapter 5: John's Gospel as "Apocalyptic" Gospel -- John and the Genre of "Apocalypse" -- Why John Is Not an Apocalypse -- Differences in the Medium of Revelation (1): Visual Revelation (1.1) -- Differences in the Otherworldly Mediator (2) -- Jesus as Human Being -- Jesus as One with God -- Jesus as Content of the Revelation -- Christ as Mediator in Christian Apocalypses -- Differences in the Human Recipient (3) -- Summary -- An Apocalypse "in Reverse, Upside Down, Inside Out"? -- The Gospel of John as "Apocalyptic" Gospel -- John as Gospel -- John as "Apocalyptic" Gospel -- Conclusion
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Oxford University Press
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Jewish, Apocalyptic Tradition and the "Apocalyptic" Gospel