The Book of Revelation
Justice and Judgment (Second Edition)
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The Book of Revelation: Justice and Judgment (Second Edition)
Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza's pioneering
and widely acclaimed volume, now reissued
with a new Preface and Epilogue, has served
to reorient interpretations of this
controversial book. Rather than finding an
individual Christian vision of a fiery
endtime, Schussler Fiorenza writes of
Christian communities living in the shadow
of imperial power, fearing denunciation by
their neighbors, yet envisioning the
eventual effect of Jesus Christ's
resurrection and enthronement on the whole
social order. In Schüssler Fiorenza's
theological-historical analyses, the Book of
Revelation is a literary product of early
Christian prophecy, and her interpretation
leads to distinctive notions of the book's
composition, social intent, relation to the
Gospel of John, and visionary rhetoric of
apocalypse and justice.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800631611
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 256
- Publication Date November 20, 1998
Endorsements
"Nowhere is this book pedantic or dry or lazy or dull. The author's excitement about the Bible's last book involves the reader in her passionate conviction of its here-and-now relevance to the struggle for a more faithful church and a more human world."
--The Christian Century
--The Christian Century
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Introduction: Research Perspectives on the Book of Revelation
PART ONE: THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND FRAMEWORKS
Chapter 1 -- History and Eschatology in Revelation
Chapter 2 -- Redemption as Liberation (Rev. 1:5-6 and 5:9-10)
PART TWO: REVELATION IN THE CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY IN ASIA MINOR
Chapter 3 -- The Quest for the Johannine School: The Book of Revelation and the Fourth Gospel
Chapter 4 -- Apocalyptic and Gnosis in Revelation and in Paul
Chapter 5 -- Apokalypsis and Propheteia: Revelation in the Context of Early Christian Prophecy
PART THREE: LITERACY VISION AND COMPOSITION
Chapter 6 -- The Composition and Structure of Revelation
Chapter 7 -- Visionary Rhetoric and Social-Political Situation
Epilogue: The Rhetoricality of Apocalypse and the Politics of Interpretation
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Introduction: Research Perspectives on the Book of Revelation
PART ONE: THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND FRAMEWORKS
Chapter 1 -- History and Eschatology in Revelation
Chapter 2 -- Redemption as Liberation (Rev. 1:5-6 and 5:9-10)
PART TWO: REVELATION IN THE CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY IN ASIA MINOR
Chapter 3 -- The Quest for the Johannine School: The Book of Revelation and the Fourth Gospel
Chapter 4 -- Apocalyptic and Gnosis in Revelation and in Paul
Chapter 5 -- Apokalypsis and Propheteia: Revelation in the Context of Early Christian Prophecy
PART THREE: LITERACY VISION AND COMPOSITION
Chapter 6 -- The Composition and Structure of Revelation
Chapter 7 -- Visionary Rhetoric and Social-Political Situation
Epilogue: The Rhetoricality of Apocalypse and the Politics of Interpretation