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Saving God's Reputation: The Theological Function of Pistis Iesou in the Cosmic Narratives of Revelation
Scholars generally see the aspiration of the Roman Empire and the imperial cult in Asia Minor as the great villain in "Revelation", treating the depiction of a cosmic conflict in the book mostly as metaphors that hold little or no explanatory power in the story. This book pursues the conviction that the cosmic conflict imagery is the primary and controlling element in the account. Such a reading puts the war-in-heaven theme in the foreground and calls on interpreters to pay more attention to the heavenly being whose attempt to subvert the truth about the divine government is the unremitting concern in "Revelation". This book redresses the distortion that results from leaving the larger conflict theme underexposed. Having first developed the story line, it aims is to show that the phrase 'Pistis Iesou' in "Revelation" is best understood when "Revelation" is read as a theodicy of God's handling of the reality of evil.
Book Details
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publish Date: Jan 24th, 2013
- Pages: 250
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 0.53in - 0.78lb
- EAN: 9780567202444
- Categories: • Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament• Biblical Studies - New Testament - General
About the Author
Tonstad, Sigve K.: - Sigve K. Tonstad completed his PhD at the University of St. Andrews. He is Assistant Professor of Religion and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University in California.
Keith, Chris: - Chris Keith is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.
Praise for this book
"Tonstad's work... is by far the best contemporary defense of the Adventist position on the great controversy theme. It is a must read for every pastor!" --Kayle de Waal, pastor, New Zealand, Ministry - International Journal for Pastors