Manuscripts of the book of Revelation : new philology, paratexts, reception / Garrick V. Allen.
2020
BS2825.52
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Title
Manuscripts of the book of Revelation : new philology, paratexts, reception / Garrick V. Allen.
Author
Allen, Garrick V., author.
ISBN
9780191883323 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
BS2825.52
Dewey Decimal Classification
228.06
Summary
The book of Revelation is a disorienting work, full of beasts, heavenly journeys, holy war, the End of the Age, and the New Jerusalem. It is difficult to follow the thread that ties the visions together and to makes sense of the work's message. This book argues that one way to understand the strange history of Revelation and its challenging texts is to go back to its manuscripts. The texts of the Greek manuscripts of Revelation are the foundation for the words that we encounter when we read Revelation in a modern Bible. But the manuscripts also tell us what other ancient, medieval, and early modern people thought about the work they copied and read. The paratexts of Revelation-the many features of the manuscripts that help readers to navigate and interpret the text-are one important point of evidence.
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The book of Revelation is a disorienting work, full of beasts, heavenly journeys, holy war, the End of the Age, and the New Jerusalem. It is difficult to follow the thread that ties the visions together and to makes sense of the work's message. This book argues that one way to understand the strange history of Revelation and its challenging texts is to go back to its manuscripts. The texts of the Greek manuscripts of Revelation are the foundation for the words that we encounter when we read Revelation in a modern Bible. But the manuscripts also tell us what other ancient, medieval, and early modern people thought about the work they copied and read. The paratexts of Revelation-the many features of the manuscripts that help readers to navigate and interpret the text-are one important point of evidence.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 28, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198849056
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