Parody and Counterimaging in the Apocalypse

Parody and Counterimaging in the Apocalypse

by Joe E. Lunceford
Parody and Counterimaging in the Apocalypse

Parody and Counterimaging in the Apocalypse

by Joe E. Lunceford

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Overview

As numerous scholars have noted, The Revelation was first received orally. Directed not merely to the intellect, its author deliberately employed different literary schemes and devices to evoke the imagination of his audience. In this new study, Joe Lunceford examines the specific use of parody and counterimaging in The Revelation, arguing that this often overlooked device was an essential means by which its author engaged the imagination of his readers and hearers. In light of the best of recent scholarship on The Revelation, Lunceford examines over thirty uses of this device--most notably the contrasting images of the "evil trinity" of dragon, beast from the sea, and beast from the earth and the Holy Trinity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781498275514
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 10/01/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 312
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Joe E. Lunceford is Professor of New Testament at Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Part 1 Counterimaging

1 Kings of the Earth 3

2 The Sword 16

3 Out of the Mouth 30

4 The Keys 39

5 The Mystery 47

6 The Crown 59

7 The Thrones 69

8 The Star 77

9 They Are Worthy 81

10 They Have No Rest Day and Night 84

11 Having Been Slain 89

12 The Lamb 98

13 A White Horse 102

14 From the East 106

15 I Heard the Number 109

16 The Smoke 114

17 The River 122

18 To Do Battle and to Conquer 129

19 The City 134

20 Rejoice! 153

21 A Great Sign 160

22 The Woman 167

23 The Diadems 176

24 Who Is Like ... ? 182

25 Wrath and Passion 190

26 The Mountain 203

27 The Cup 210

28 In One Hour 213

29 One Purpose 219

30 The Supper 222

Part 2 Parody

31 Threefold Designations 227

32 The Holy Trinity and the Unholy Trinity 239

33 The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast 252

Conclusion 262

Bibliography 277

Index of Ancient Sources 283

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