The People of God in the Apocalypse: Discourse, Structure and Exegesis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521078962)

This book examines how the original audience of the Apocalypse would have heard themselves portrayed in the visions of Revelation 4-22, and in what directions it would have motivated them. The challenge is following Christ's example of faithful witness, even to the point of death, and resisting rival claimants to the allegiance of the faithful. Stephen Pattemore uses Relevance Theory, a development in the linguistic field of pragmatics, to help understand Revelation against the background of allusion to other, biblical and non-biblical texts.

Author: Stephen Pattemore
ISBN-10: 0521078962
ISBN-13: 9780521078962
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/11/2008
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d