The Violence of Nonviolence in the Revelation of John
This article investigates the conviction among many biblical scholars that Revelation is a nonviolent book. It first analyses some of the major arguments to support this thesis by investigating the book’s perspectives on martyrdom, on witness, its spiritualizing language, and its message of divine j...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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De Gruyter
2015
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Open theology
Année: 2015, Volume: 1, Numéro: 1, Pages: 189–203 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Revelation
B Violence B Verbal violence B Violent non-violence B Gender Violence B New Testament hermeneutics B Apocalypse of John B Divine violence B Non-violence |
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| Résumé: | This article investigates the conviction among many biblical scholars that Revelation is a nonviolent book. It first analyses some of the major arguments to support this thesis by investigating the book’s perspectives on martyrdom, on witness, its spiritualizing language, and its message of divine judgment. It then analyses in more depth how the non-violent message of the book is embedded in and reflects violent language, how its seemingly positive portrayal of women is in fact permeated by gender violence and how it portrays divine violence. The article concludes with brief hermeneutical remarks that reflect on how the offensive dimensions of Revelation’s violent non-violence can be interpreted. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-6579 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Open theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/opth-2015-0007 |