The Intertexture of Apocalyptic Discourse in the New Testament (Symposium Series (Society of Biblical Literature)) [Paperback]

Duane Frederick Watson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003 | ISBN-10: 1589830415 | ISBN-13: 978-1589830417

The essays in this volume identify apocalyptic discourse in the New Testament and examine its intertexture, that is, what the apocalyptic discourse represents, refers to, and uses of phenomena outside itself. Intertexture includes references in the Hebrew Bible, intertestamental texts, and Greco-Roman literature, as well as related social and cultural phenomena. Contributors identify the biblical writer's selection and use of the intertextural references in argumentative strategies in apocalyptic discourse. They identify topics and argumentation that might be distinctive to apocalyptic discourse, refining the definition of the apocalyptic genre and determining more precisely the social and cultural placement of early Christianity. This volume arises out of a special session of the Rhetoric and the New Testament Section of the Society of Biblical Literature 1999 Annual Meeting. The contributors to the volume are include L. Gregory Bloomquist, David A. deSilva, James D. Hester, Edith M. Humphrey, B. J. Oropeza, Vernon K. Robbins, Russell B. Sisson, Wesley Hiram Wachob, and Duane F. Watson. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 299 pages
• Publisher: Scholars Pr (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589830415
• ISBN-13: 978-1589830417
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
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