The Throne Motif in the Book of Revelation
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The Throne Motif in the Book of Revelation

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The Throne Motif in the Book of Revelation

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This book argues that the throne motif constitutes the major interpretive key to the complex structure and theology of the book of Revelation. In the first part of the book, Gallusz examines the throne motif in the Old Testament, Jewish literature and Graeco-Roman sources. He moves on to devote significant attention to the throne of God texts of Revelation and particularly to the analysis of the throne-room vision (chs. 4&5), which is foundational for the development of the throne motif. Gallusz reveals how Revelation utilizes the throne motif as the central principle for conveying a theological message, since it appears as the focus of the author from the outset to the climax of the drama. The book concludes with an investigation into the rhetorical impact of the motif and its contribution to the theology of Revelation. Gallusz finally shows that the throne, what it actually represents, is of critical significance both to Revelation's theism and to God's dealing with the problem of evil in the course of human history.

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Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780567664198
eBook ISBN
9780567478146
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Biography

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Abbreviations
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. 1. Statement of the Problem
  6. 2. Justification for the Study
  7. 3. Purpose and Thesis of the Study
  8. 4. Towards a Semantic Framework for a Motif Study
  9. 5. Order of Presentation
  10. Part I - BACKGROUND TO THE THRONE MOTIF
  11. Chapter 1 - OLD TESTAMENT
  12. 1. Concepts Related to Yahweh’s Throne
  13. 2. The Chariot Throne
  14. 3. The Theological Meanings of Yahweh’s Throne
  15. 4. Conclusion
  16. Chapter 2 - JEWISH LITERATURE
  17. 1. The Throne Visions of God
  18. 2. The Heavenly Thrones of God’s Allies
  19. 3. The Heavenly Throne in Qumran
  20. 4. Conclusion
  21. Chapter 3 - GRAECO-ROMAN SOURCES
  22. 1. The Origin of the Institution of the Divine Throne
  23. 2. Divine Thrones in Graeco-Roman Literature
  24. 3. Thrones in Numismatics
  25. 4. Thrones in Art
  26. 5. Conclusion
  27. Part II - TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
  28. Chapter 4 - THRONE OF GOD
  29. 1. Description of the Throne (4.1-11)
  30. 2. Characterization of God by the Throne Motif
  31. 3. Phenomena/Actions Emanating from the Throne
  32. 4. Conclusion
  33. Chapter 5 - THE LAMB ON THE THRONE
  34. 1. Drama in the Heavenly Throne-Room (5.1-14)
  35. 2. The Heavenly Temple Festival (7.9-17)
  36. 3. The Throne in the New Jerusalem (22.1-5)
  37. 4. Conclusion
  38. Chapter 6 - THRONES OF GOD’S ALLIES
  39. 1. Enthronement of the Overcomers (3.21)
  40. 2. Thrones of the Twenty-Four Elders (4.4; 11.16)
  41. 3. Thrones of the Judgers (20.4)
  42. 4. Conclusion
  43. Chapter 7 - THRONES OF GOD’S ADVERSARIES
  44. 1. Throne of Satan (2.13)
  45. 2. Throne of the Beast (13.2; 16.10)
  46. 3. Conclusion
  47. Part III - SUBSTANTIAL ANALYSIS
  48. Chapter 8 - THE STRUCTURE OF THE THRONE MOTIF
  49. 1. Literary Characteristics of the "thronos" Texts
  50. 2. Cognate Concepts Related to the Throne Motif
  51. 3. Macrodynamic of the Throne Motif’s Development
  52. 4. Conclusion
  53. Part IV - FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
  54. Chapter 9 - THE RHETORICAL IMPACT OF THE THRONE MOTIF
  55. 1. The Rhetorical Situation of Revelation
  56. 2. Rhetorical Force of the Throne Motif
  57. 3. Conclusion
  58. Chapter 10 - CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEOLOGY OF REVELATION
  59. 1. The Throne and the Question of God
  60. 2. The Throne and the Question of History
  61. 3. Conclusion
  62. CONCLUSION
  63. Bibliography
  64. Index of References
  65. Index of Authors

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