Seeing things John's way : the rhetoric of the book of Revelation / David A. deSilva.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 393 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780664224493 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0664224490 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 2825.52 .D48 2009
Contents:
"Favored are those who read" : orientations to Revelation in the history of interpretation -- The rhetorical setting of Revelation : seven congregations in the Roman province of Asia -- What does John really want? The rhetorical goals of Revelation -- "What is and what will be hereafter" : the cosmos according to John -- Why should we listen to John? The construction of ethos in Revelation -- Stealing authority? John's use of the Hebrew Bible -- The strategic arousal of emotions in the oracles to the seven churches -- "I saw a monster rising up!" : appeals to pathos in the visions of Revelation -- Appeals to rational argument (logos) in Revelation : the seven oracles -- Argumentation in John's visions : Revelation 14:6-13 as focal summary of main points -- Literary logic in Revelation : rational argument through narrative and intertexture -- John's vision beyond the Roman world : what might the Spirit continue to say to the churches?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-364) and indexes.

"Favored are those who read" : orientations to Revelation in the history of interpretation -- The rhetorical setting of Revelation : seven congregations in the Roman province of Asia -- What does John really want? The rhetorical goals of Revelation -- "What is and what will be hereafter" : the cosmos according to John -- Why should we listen to John? The construction of ethos in Revelation -- Stealing authority? John's use of the Hebrew Bible -- The strategic arousal of emotions in the oracles to the seven churches -- "I saw a monster rising up!" : appeals to pathos in the visions of Revelation -- Appeals to rational argument (logos) in Revelation : the seven oracles -- Argumentation in John's visions : Revelation 14:6-13 as focal summary of main points -- Literary logic in Revelation : rational argument through narrative and intertexture -- John's vision beyond the Roman world : what might the Spirit continue to say to the churches?

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