Book of Revelation and Its Interpreters - Short Studies and an Annotated Bibliography

In The Book of Revelation and Its Interpreters: Short Studies and an Annotated Bibliography, editors Richard Tresley and Ian Boxall fill a significant gap in the scholarly literature. At its heart is an extensive annotated bibliography, covering commentaries on the book up to 1700, including most of the early illuminated Apocalypses. Supporting the presentation of this survey of the historical interpretations of the Book of Revelation is an extended overview of Revelation's often-colorful reception history by Christopher Rowland, together with a number of short studies on various aspects of the book. These include discussions of specific commentators, such as Sean Michael Ryan's look at Tyconius and Francis X. Gumerlock exploration of Chromatius of Aquileia, alongside a more general treatment of Revelation's impact on the figure of John of Patmos in an essay by Ian Boxall and the visual reception of Revelation in Natasha O'Hear's article.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction: The Reception of the Book of Revelation: An Overview
Christopher Rowland

Chapter 1: Praising God in Adversity: Tyconius' Ecclesiological Exegesis of the
Celestial Liturgy (Rev. 4-5)
Sean Michael Ryan

Chapter 2: Chromatius of Aquileia on John 21:22 & Rev. 10:11: Against a Legend about the Apostle John
Francis X. Gumerlock

Chapter 3: The Figure of John of Patmos in Pre-1700 Interpretation of Revelation
Ian Boxall

Chapter 4: Seeing the Apocalypse: Pre-1700 Visualisations of Revelation
Natasha O'Hear

Chapter 5: Annotated Bibliography of Commentaries on the Book of Revelation to 1700
Richard Tresley
List of Contributors

About the author

Edited by Ian Boxall and Richard Tresley

Product details

• Authors: Ian Tresley Boxall
• Assisted by: Ian Boxall (Editor), Boxall Ian (Editor), Richard Tresley (Editor), Richard M. Tresley (Editor), Richard N Tresley (Editor), Richard N. Tresley (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9780810861534
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-6153-4
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics