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Hearing at the Boundaries of Vision: Education Informing Cosmology in Revelation 9
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Main Details
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Hearing at the Boundaries of Vision: Education Informing Cosmology in Revelation 9
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dr Sean Michael Ryan
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| Series | The Library of New Testament Studies |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:296 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Biblical studies |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780567604897
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| Classifications | Dewey:228.06 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
T.& T.Clark Ltd
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| Publication Date |
23 February 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This study considers how a significant variable, namely level of literary education (enkuklios paideia), might affect an ancient hearer's interpretation of Revelation 9. This volume focuses on how two hypothetical ancient hearer-constructs, with very different "mental libraries", may interpret the rich cosmological imagery of Revelation 9. The first, ancient hearer-construct (HC1), the recipient of a minimal literary education, retains a Homeric cosmological model. The second ancient hearer-construct (HC2), by contrast, utilises a tertiary-level knowledge of Aratus and Plato to allegorically reinterpret the cosmological imagery of Rev 9 (cf. 'Hippolytus', Refutatio IV.46-50). The volume concludes by critically comparing the hypothetical responses of HC1 and HC2 with the early reception of Revelation 9 by Victorinus, Tyconius and Oecumenius (3rd-6th century CE), attentive to the educational attainment of each commentator.
Author Biography
Dr Sean Michael Ryan is a Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Heythrop College, University of London, UK.
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