The Cosmic Journey in the Book of Revelation
Apocalyptic Cosmology and the Experience of Story-Space
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2023
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-567-71032-1 (ISBN)
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-567-71032-1 (ISBN)
Joel M. Rothman considers the significance of cosmology in biblical and extra-biblical texts, and the role of the cosmic journey in many apocalyptic narratives. He posits that Revelation’s narrative likewise takes the hearer on a virtual journey, through a cosmic story-space of great theological significance. While scholarship commonly assumes a three-tiered cosmos in Revelation, Rothman argues that Revelation’s narrative operates in a four-tiered cosmos, with the hyper-heaven sitting above the sky-heaven, earth, and abyssal depths; a cosmic story-space that is recreated in the imagination of the hearers.
Beginning with a methodology of visual narrative reading, Rothman then discusses the assumptions and existing conceptions regarding heaven and earth. He stresses that Revelation does not exhibit tension in its portrayal of heaven — between heaven as a site of conflict and heaven as the realm in which God truly reigns — but rather shows readers a sky-heaven characterised by archetypal conflict between powerful sky-beings and a hyper-heaven defined by full recognition of the Throne. In journeying through the sky-structure and God-space and by analysing the four cosmic layers in operation, the distinct nature of the two sky-spaces, cosmic change and the ideological import of the cosmic structure, Rothman demonstrates that the existence of the hyper-heaven — in contradistinction with the limited lived-cosmos of earth and sky-heaven — is a present guarantee of the final cosmic transformation that creates a new space for human life, exclusive of imperial draconian elements.
Beginning with a methodology of visual narrative reading, Rothman then discusses the assumptions and existing conceptions regarding heaven and earth. He stresses that Revelation does not exhibit tension in its portrayal of heaven — between heaven as a site of conflict and heaven as the realm in which God truly reigns — but rather shows readers a sky-heaven characterised by archetypal conflict between powerful sky-beings and a hyper-heaven defined by full recognition of the Throne. In journeying through the sky-structure and God-space and by analysing the four cosmic layers in operation, the distinct nature of the two sky-spaces, cosmic change and the ideological import of the cosmic structure, Rothman demonstrates that the existence of the hyper-heaven — in contradistinction with the limited lived-cosmos of earth and sky-heaven — is a present guarantee of the final cosmic transformation that creates a new space for human life, exclusive of imperial draconian elements.
Joel Rothman recently completed his PhD at the University of Divinity, Australia.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Methodology
Chapter 2: Assumptions and Existing Conceptions
Chapter 3: The Sky-Journey, the Sky-Structure and the God-Space
Chapter 4: Four Cosmic Layers in Operation
Chapter 5: The Distinct Natures of the Two Sky-Spaces (Rev. 12)
Chapter 6: Cosmic Change (Rev. 20–22)
Chapter 7: The Ideological Import of the Cosmic Structure
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.06.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Library of New Testament Studies |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-567-71032-7 / 0567710327 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-567-71032-1 / 9780567710321 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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