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NT 20: The Book of Revelation

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Texts of the New Testament · NT 20

The Book of Revelation

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To understand the literary genre called Apocalypse

Course objectives

To understand the literary genre called Apocalypse

To make a comparison of the book with its Jewish antecedents

To initiate a critical study of selected texts of the Book of Revelation

To evaluate major themes of the book and learn their theological significance

To locate the contribution of the Book of Revelation in the theology of the Early Church

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TEACHING METHODS

Lectures on major themes of the course Exegetical study of selected texts Seminars on theological concepts of the book

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Section A: Exegetical study of the following textsSection B: Study of Important themes

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How do genre, imagery and a crisis setting affect your interpretation of a selected Revelation passage? Distinguish a text-based inference from an unsupported prediction about present-day events.

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Curate a Revelation imagery-and-context exhibition

Select a chapter named in Section A. Analyse imagery, historical setting and a theological theme, compare two interpretations and create an annotated seminar display. State limits and invite peer critique; do not invent an assessment scheme absent from this source.

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Which arrangement is supplied in this Revelation syllabus?

Only a single compulsory modern predictionOnly a 60/40 evaluation table with no textsSelected chapters for exegesis and a separate list of important themes

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NT 20 The Book of Revelation

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. New Testament

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. M.TH. NEW TESTAMENT Area B: Text of the New Testament - Additional Texts NT 20: The Book of Revelation COURSE OBJECTIVES: To understand the literary genre called Apocalypse To make a comparison of the book with its Jewish antecedents To initiate a critical study of selected texts of the Book of Revelation To evaluate major themes of the book and learn their theological significance To locate the contribution of the Book of Revelation in the theology of the Early Church TEACHING METHODS: Lectures on major themes of the course Exegetical study of selected texts Seminars on theological concepts of the book COURSE DETAILS: Section A: Exegetical study of the following texts Chapters 1-3, 5, 11-12, 18, 21-22 Section B: Study of Important themes The Origin and Development of Apocalyptic Literature Historical and Theological background of the Book of Revelation The Genre of the Book of Revelation The Seven Churches and Modern Christianity Symbolism and Imagery in the Book of Revelation Theology and Christology of the Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation and the Worship of the Early Church Crisis, Catharsis and Politics in the Book of Revelation The Eschatology of the Book of Revelation Pastoral Implications of the Book of Revelation Mission in the Book of Revelation Empire and the Church The book and its impacts on the socio-political context of modern India BIBLIOGRAPHY: COMMENTARIES: Aune, David E. Revelation. 3 vols. Word Biblical Commentary 52. Dallas: Word, 1997-98. Koester, Craig R. Revelation and the End of All Things. Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans, 2001. Mounce, Robert H. The Book of Revelation. Revised ed. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Roloff, Jürgen. Revelation: A Continental Commentary. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993. Rowland, Christopher C. Revelation: Introduction, Commentary, and Reflections. Pp. 503-736 in: The New Interpreter's Bible 12. Nashville: Abingdon, 1998. Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth. Revelation: Vision of a Just World. Proclamation Commentaries. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991. Thompson, Leonard L. Revelation. Abingdon New Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon, 1998. MONOGRAPHS: Bauckham, Richard. The Theology of the Book of Revelation. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, 1993. Boesak, Allan A. Comfort and Protest: Reflections on the Apocalypse of John of Patmos. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1987. Collins, Adela Yarbro. Crisis and Catharsis: The Power of the Apocalypse. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1984. Collins, A.Y. Early Christian Apocalypticism: Genre and Social Setting. Semeia 36. 1986. Collins, John J.The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Friesen, Steven J. Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John: Reading Revelation in the Ruins. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. González, Justo L. For the Healing of the Nations: The Book of Revelation in an Age of Cultural Conflict. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1999. Malina, Bruce J. On the Genre and Message of Revelation: Star Visions and Sky Journeys. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1995. Newport, Kenneth G. C. Apocalypse and Millennium: Studies in Biblical Eisegesis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pate, C. Marvin, ed. Four Views on the Book of Revelation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth. The Book of Revelation: Justice and Judgment. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998. Thompson, Leonard L. The Book of Revelation: Apocalypse and Empire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.

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