Reading Revelation responsibly : uncivil worship and witness : following the Lamb into the new creation /

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Author / Creator:	Gorman, Michael J., 1955-
Imprint:	Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, ©2011.
Description:	xvii, 211 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Revelation. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13206322

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ISBN:	9781606085608 1606085603
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196) and indexes. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	This book "is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, Michael Gorman has given us both a guide to reading Revelation in a responsible way and a theological engagement with the text itself. He takes interpreting the book as a serious and sacred responsibility, believing how one reads, teaches, and preaches Revelation can have a powerful impact on one's own--and other people's--well-being. Gorman pays careful attention to the book's original historical and literary contexts, its connections to the rest of Scripture, its relationship to Christian doctrine and practice, and its potential to help or harm people in their life of faith. Rather than a script for the end times, Gorman demonstrates how Revelation is a script for Christian worship, witness, and mission that runs counter to culturally embedded civil religion."--Publisher description.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Prelude: Reading Revelation Responsibly
1. The Puzzle, Problem, and Promise of Revelation
2. What Are We Reading? The Form of Revelation
3. What Are We Reading? The Substance of Revelation
4. How Do We Read It? Interpreting Revelation
5. Seven Pastoral-Prophetic Messages from the Risen Lord (Revelation 1-3)
6. The Central and Centering Vision: God and the Lamb (Revelation 4-5)
7. Conflict and Characters: The Drama of Revelation
8. Visions of the Judgement of God (Revelation 6-20)
9. Final Vision, Hope Fulfilled: New Heaven, New Earth, New City (Revelation 21-22)
10. Following the Lamb: The Spirituality of Revelation
Postlude: Reading Revelation Responsibly (Reprise)
Bibliography
Subject and Name Index
Scripture Index

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