Ancient Christian intepretations of "violent texts" in the Apocalypse / edited by Joseph Verheyden, Tobias Nicklas and Andreas Merkt ; in cooperation with Mark Grundeken.

• Superior document: Novum Testamentum et orbis antiquus, Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments ; Bd. 92
• TeilnehmendeR: Verheyden, Jozef.; Nicklas, Tobias.; Merkt, Andreas.; Grundeken, Mark.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Novum Testamentum et orbis antiquus, Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments ; Bd. 92.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Hauptbeschreibung The Apocalypse of John belongs to the most puzzling texts of the New Testament. Historical-critical exegesis has been stressing that the book above all wishes to give a message of hope and comfort for a community under threat. Yet readers have also always been impressed and terrified by the many images of violence, including war, destruction, persecution and martyrdom, and the appearance of the devil and his demons. This book does not allow its readers to remain neutral.The present volume offers the proceedings of a conference that was held in Leuven, Belgium

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Introduction; LUCAARCARI Early Jewish Background of the War Scenes in John's Revelation; TOBIAS NICKLAS Probleme der Apokalypserezeption im 2. Jahrhundert: Eine Diskussion mit Charles E. Hill; ILARIA L.E.RAMELLI Origen's Interpretation of Violence in the Apocalypse: Destruction of Evil and Purification of Sinners; ANDREAS MERKT Gewaltverarbeitung und Konfliktbewältigung im Medium des Visionsberichtes: Die Passio Perpetuae und die Apokalypse des Johannes

KONRAD HUBER Aspekte der Apokalypse-Interpretation des Victorinus von Pettau am Beispiel der Christusvision in Offb 1MARTIN HASITSCHKA Ankunft des Herrn, erste Auferstehung und tausendjähriges Reich: Die Schlussabschnitte im Apokalypsekommentar von Victorinus von Pettau und die Hinzufügung des Hieronymus; JAN DOCHHORN Laktanz und die Apokalypse: Eine Untersuchung zu Inst. 7.15-26; CHRISTOPHER ROWLAND AND IAN BOXALL Tyconius and Bede on Violent Texts in the Apocalypse

PIETER G.R. DE VILLIERS Coping with Violent Scripture in a Time of Peace and Prosperity: The Interpretation of Revelation in the Greek Commentary of OecumeniusEUGENIA SCARVELIS CONSTANTINOU Violence, Free Will and the Love of God in the Apocalypse Commentary of Andrew of Caesarea; HARALD BUCHINGER Die Johannes-Apokalypse im christlichen Gottesdienst: Sondierungen in Liturgie und Ikonographie; JULIA EVA WANNENMACHER Apocalypse, Antichrists and the Third Age: Joachim of Fiore's Peaceful Revolution; STEFAN ALKIER The Book of Re(ve)lation: How to Read Intertextually; List of Contributors

Index of Modern Authors, Editors and TranslatorsBack Cover