Search for dissertations about: "The Book of Revelation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words The Book of Revelation.

  1. 1. What's in a name? : A study of sobriquets in the Pesharim

    Author : Håkan Bengtsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Dead Sea Scrolls; Qumran; sobriquets; code-names; nicknames; pesharim; the Yahad; 1QpHab; 4QpNah. 4QpPsa; 4QpIsaa-e; 1QpMic; 4QpHosb; CD; 1QHa; king of the South; king of the North; Pompey; Babylon; the synagogue of Satan; the woman Jezebel; the Wicked Priest; the Man of the Lie; the Spreader of the Lie; the Seekers of Smooth Things; Ephraim; Manasseh; the House of Peleg; the House of Absalom; the traitors; the Teacher of Righteousness; the Doers of the Torah; the Kittim; the Angry Lion; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Abstract : The present study addresses the problem of a simplistic historical interpretation of the sobriquetsin the pesharim. An alternative approach is advocated taking its beginning in perceiving themessage in the pesharim as primarily an ideological vindication of the Qumran community, theYahad. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Book of Revelation : A vision of the ultimate liberation or the ultimate backlash? : a study in 20th century interpretations of Rev 14:1-5, with special emphasis on feminist exegesis

    Author : Hanna Stenström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; The Book of Revelation; Revelation 14:1-5; purity language in Rev; female sexual imagery in Rev; female sexualimagery in the Bible; Bible and sexual violence; ethics of biblical interpretation; feminist biblical interpretation; feminist exegesis; feminist hermeneutics; feminist theology; liberation theology; Pablo Richard; Adela Yarbro Collins; Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza; Tina Pippin; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; New Testament Exegesis; nya testamentets exegetik;

    Abstract : The study takes exegetical interpretations of Rev 14: 1-5 as the point of departure for a discussion of how biblical scholars have understood their tasks and responsibilities. The study describes and participates in the discussion of the ethical and political dimensions of biblical scholarship. READ MORE

  3. 3. God in the Fourth Gospel : A Hermeneutical Study of the History of Interpretations

    Author : Tord Larsson; Lunds universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; New Testament; Johannine writings; Gospel of John; Fourth Gospel; history of interpretations; reception history; Wirkungsgeschichte; hermeneutics; exegetical methods; interpretatory pre¬supposi¬tions; Reforma¬tion exegesis; Martin Luther; John Calvin; Brooke Foss Westcott; Heinrich Julius Holtzmann; Rudolf Bultmann; Raymond E. Brown; God; theology; theology proper; notion of God; revelation of God; love of God; activity of God; glory; doxa; the Father; the Son; Logos; Jesus; Trinity; accommodation; de-accommodation.; New Testament Exegesis; nya testamentets exegetik;

    Abstract : This book presents an exhaustive and systematic investigation of six representatives of three important periods of New Testament interpretation: Martin Luther, John Calvin, Brooke Foss Westcott, Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, Rudolf Bultmann and Raymond E. Brown. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Messenger of the Lord in Early Jewish Interpretations of Genesis

    Author : Camilla Hélena von Heijne; Tord Fornberg; Mikael Winninge; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; Old Testament; Genesis; Judaism; early Jewish interpretation; angel of the Lord God; messenger; angelology; angelophany; ambiguous identity; relationship; God; theophany; vision; revelation; dream; anthropomorphism; angel of the Presence; hypostasis; Raphael; Gabriel; Wisdom; Logos; Old Testament Pseudepigrapha; Book of Tobit; Wisdom of Solomon; Philo; Josephus; Rabbinic literature; Midrash; Targum; rewritten Bible; Talmud; type-scene; allusion; Gospel of Luke; annunciation narrative; Gospel of John; Hagar; Jacob Israel; Aqedah.; Old Testament exegesis; Gamla testamentets exegetik;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the ambiguous relationship between God and ‘the angel of the Lord/God’ in early Jewish interpretations of Genesis, for example, Gen 16:7–14; 22:1–19, and 31:10–13. Although the designation ‘the angel of the Lord’ does not appear in Genesis 32, this text is included because it exhibits the same ambiguity as the explicit ‘angel of the Lord-texts’. READ MORE

  5. 5. God in the Fourth Gospel : A Hermeneutical Investigation of the History of Interpretations

    Author : Tord Larsson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Trinity; Jesus; Logos; the Son; the Father; doxa; glory; activity of God; love of God; revelation of God; notion of God; theology proper; theology; God; Raymond E. Brown; Rudolf Bultmann; Heinrich Julius Holtzmann; Brooke Foss Westcott; John Calvin; Martin Luther; Reformation exegesis; interpretatory presuppositions; exegetical methods; hermeneutics; Wirkungsgeschichte; reception history; history of interpretations; Fourth Gospel; Johannine writings; Gospel of John; New Testament; Bible; accommodation; de-accommodation; Bibelvetenskap; General and comparative literature; literature criticism; literary theory; Allmän och jämförande litteratur; litteraturkritik; litteraturteori;

    Abstract : This book presents an exhaustive and systematic investigation of six representatives of three important periods of New Testament interpretation: Martin Luther, John Calvin, Brooke Foss Westcott, Heinrich Julius Holtzmann, Rudolf Bultmann and Raymond E. Brown. READ MORE