Decoding Revelation’s Trumpets literary allusions and interpretation of Revelation 8:7–12
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Berrien Springs, Michigan :
Andrews University Press,
1988.
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| Colección: | Andrews University Seminary doctoral dissertation series ;
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Chapter I. Survey of literature concerning major issues in the exegesis of Revelation’s trumpets
- The problem of sources
- The revelation of originality
- The Apocalypse and the Old Testament
- Septuagint and Jewish apocalyptic
- The Old Testament and the Christ-event
- John’s canonical intentions
- How John used the Old Testament
- First-century exegetical practices
- Midrash
- Typology
- Contextual interpretation
- Summary
- Chapter II. Method and the study of the Old Testament background to the book of Revelation
- The proposed method
- Structure of the proposed method
- The Old Testament source
- A method for determining allusions
- Echoes in the Apocalypse
- Internal and external evidence
- The proposed method in previous research
- Summary of criteria
- Classification of direct allusions
- The problem of allusions
- Attempting allusions: a method
- Summary and conclusion
- Appendix to Chapter I. The text tradition behind the Old Testament
- The Masoretic text
- The Samaritan Pentateuch
- The Greek versions
- The Targums
- The language of John’s Old Testament
- Specialized studies in the text tradition
- Background of the apocalypses
- Chapter III. Interpreting the trumpets
- Exegesis of the seven trumpets in context (Rev 8:2–6)
- Rev 8:7
- Rev 8:8–9
- Rev 8:10–11
- Rev 8:12
- The larger picture
- The trumpets in detail
- Structural setting of the seven trumpets
- Relation to the seven seals
- The trumpets in themselves
- General Old Testament background to the trumpets
- General New Testament background
- Importance of echoes
- Evaluation of representative echoes
- Chapter IV. Analysis of allusions to the Old Testament in Revelation 8:7–12
- The first to fourth trumpets
- Summary of allusions
- Most likely interpretations
- Judgment and mercy
- Symbolism of the trumpets
- Final interpretation
- Chapter V. Parallels in Revelation
- Nature of the seven trumpets
- Old and New Testament background
- Parallels in contemporary literature and time
- Summary and interpretation
- Conclusion
- Bibliography.