A heavenly chorus
Subtitle: the dramatic function of Revelation's hymns
By: Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 381; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 381.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9783161531262
Subjects: Hymns in the Bible; Criticism, interpretation; Choral music; Drama; Chorus (Greek drama); Bible
Notes: Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Emory University, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-346) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the study of Revelation's hymns; title: The hymns in Revelation; title: The context for dramatic choruses: choreia in ancient Greece; title: The dramatic context of tragic choruses: tragedy; title: Forms and functions of the tragic chorus in the classical period; title: Forms and functions of the tragic chorus in the fourth century and beyond; title: Revelation's hymns as choral lyrics.