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SEEING THINGS JOHN'S WAY: THE RHETORIC OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION
DESILVA
ISBN: 9780664224493
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: August 2009
Price in UK sterling: £26.99
Availability in UK and Europe: Available to buy now
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The emotionally evocative power of the book of Revelation has been often noted and even experienced by interpreters, but until now it has never been systematically explored. The strange visions of the book of Revelation provide some of the most difficult passages of the New Testament, yet Christians have long been fascinated by its power and provocative pronouncements.
In Seeing Things John’s Way David deSilva analyses how the book argues and persuades us to see the world through the eyes of John, and suggests that the study of ancient rhetoric is particularly valuable in understanding the book of Revelation. Professor deSilva interprets the Book of Revelation as a rhetorical and communicative strategy to persuade a particular audience for specific goals. Throughout this analysis, he pursues John's construction of his own authority, John's use of emotion and logic, and his attempt to shape the formation of the reader. Despite the complexities of Revelation, deSilva has produced a remarkably clear text sure to cause readers to rethink their view of Revelation.
David A deSilva is Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, Ohio.
Excerpt
Despite its visionary nature, its appeals to the emotions of the hearers, and its imaginative power, Revelation contains significant rational argumentation. John employs enthymematic strategies and topics familiar from Greco-Roman rhetoric as part of his larger program of persuasion.
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