In this book, Andrew R. Guffey argues that part of the confusion surrounding the book of Revelation stems from the fact it was first and foremost a work to be "seen," but that few interpreters address the visuality of the book.
Guffey describes a connection between rhetorical discussions of ekphrasis, visual culture, and John's images-a "concurrence of images"- using theory and thick historical description. His analysis situates the text and its rhetorical performativity in the context of ancient visual and rhetorical culture, arguing that Revelation is not merely a work of literary craft, but also of visual culture.
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The Book of Revelation and the Visual Culture of Asia Minor
A Concurrence of Images
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
History of Ancient ArtTable of contents
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Seeing the Apocalypse
- Chapter One. Apocalyptic Images Beyond the Verbal-Visual Opposition
- Chapter Two. The Image and the Pictorial Turn
- Chapter Three. Rhetoric and the Book of Revelation
- Chapter Four. Ancient Ekphrasis
- Chapter Five. Ekphrastic Analogues in John’s Apocalypse
- Chapter Six. In the Image of the Emperor?
- Chapter Seven. The Great “Altar” of Pergamon and the Divine Throne Room
- Chapter Eight. Queen of Heaven
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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