TY  - BOOK
AU  - deSilva,David A.
TI  - Seeing things John's way: the rhetoric of the book of Revelation 
SN  - 9780664224493 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BS 2825.52 .D48 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Louisville, Ky.
PB  - Westminster John Knox Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Revelation
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - 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?
ER  -