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John among the Apocalypses : Jewish apocalyptic tradition and the 'apocalyptic' gospel /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reynolds, Benjamin E., 1977- (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Bible. > John > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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