The throne motif in the Book of Revelation
By: Laszlo Gallusz
Series: Library of New Testament studies -- 487; T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of New Testament studies -- 487.; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780567339416; 9780567478146
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible; Thrones in the Bible
Description: This book argues that the throne motif constitutes the major interpretive key to the complex structure and theology of the book of Revelation. In the first part of the book, Gallusz examines the throne motif in the Old Testament, Jewish literature and Graeco-Roman sources. He moves on to devote significant attention to the throne of God texts of Revelation and particularly to the analysis of the throne-room vision (chs. 4&5), which is foundational for the development of the throne motif. Gallusz reveals how Revelation utilizes the throne motif as the central principle for conveying a theological message, since it is the author's focus from the outset to the climax of the drama. The book concludes with an investigation into the rhetorical impact of the motif and its contribution to the theology of Revelation. [From back cover].
Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-369) and indexes.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I. Background to the throne motif. 1. Old Testament ; 2. Jewish literature ; 3. Graeco-Roman sources; title: Part II. Textual analysis. 4. Throne of God ; 5. The Lamb on the throne ; 6. Thrones of God's allies ; 7. Thrones of God's adversaries; title: Part III. Substantial analysis. 8. The structure of the throne motif; title: Part IV. Functional analysis. 9. The rhetorical impact of the throne motif ; 10. Contribution to the theology of Revelation; title: Conclusion.