The Rapture exposed : the message of hope in the book of Revelation /

The Rapture exposed : the message of hope in the book of Revelation /

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Author / Creator:	Rossing, Barbara R.
Edition:	Pbk. ed.
Imprint:	New York : Basic Book, 2005.
Description:	xviii, 222 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Revelation -- Theology. Bible. -- Revelation. Rapture (Christian eschatology) Rapture (Christian eschatology) Theology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9119376

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ISBN:	9780813343143 (pbk.) 0813343143 (pbk.)
Notes:	"Featuring a group discussion guide"--Cover. Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, ©2004. Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index.
Summary:	The idea of "The Rapture"--The return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth--is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible's Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the best-selling Left Behind series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology of fear and destruction, guides the daily acts of thousands if not millions of people worldwide. Here, Barbara Rossing argues that this script for the world's future is nothing more than a disingenuous distortion of the Bible. The truth, Rossing argues, is that Revelation offers a vision of God's healing love for the world. This book reclaims Christianity from fundamentalists' destructive reading of the biblical story and back into God's beloved community.--From publisher description.

Table of Contents:

The destructive racket of Rapture
The invention of the Rapture
The Rapture script for the Middle East
Prophecy and apocalypse
The journey begins : Rome's worship of victory
Lamb power
Nonviolence : conquering in Revelation
The Exodus story in Revelation
Hijacking the Lamb : addiction to wrath and war
Rapture in reverse : God's vision for renewing the world
The journey outward : homecoming to the world
Epilogue: Debunking the Rapture by verse.