The Cosmic Journey In The Book Of Revelation

Author : Joel M. Rothman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567710338

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The Cosmic Journey in the Book of Revelation by Joel M. Rothman Pdf

Joel M. Rothman considers the significance of cosmology in biblical and extra-biblical texts, and the role of the cosmic journey in many apocalyptic narratives. He posits that Revelation's narrative likewise takes the hearer on a virtual journey, through a cosmic story-space of great theological significance. While scholarship commonly assumes a three-tiered cosmos in Revelation, Rothman argues that Revelation's narrative operates in a four-tiered cosmos, with the hyper-heaven sitting above the sky-heaven, earth, and abyssal depths; a cosmic story-space that is recreated in the imagination of the hearers. Beginning with a methodology of visual narrative reading, Rothman then discusses the assumptions and existing conceptions regarding heaven and earth. He stresses that Revelation does not exhibit tension in its portrayal of heaven - between heaven as a site of conflict and heaven as the realm in which God truly reigns - but rather shows readers a sky-heaven characterised by archetypal conflict between powerful sky-beings and a hyper-heaven defined by full recognition of the Throne. In journeying through the sky-structure and God-space and by analysing the four cosmic layers in operation, the distinct nature of the two sky-spaces, cosmic change and the ideological import of the cosmic structure, Rothman demonstrates that the existence of the hyper-heaven - in contradistinction with the limited lived-cosmos of earth and sky-heaven - is a present guarantee of the final cosmic transformation that creates a new space for human life, exclusive of imperial draconian elements.

Author : Edward Reaugh Smith
Publisher : SteinerBooks
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781621481447

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Revelation by Edward Reaugh Smith Pdf

With this major work, Edward Reaugh Smith concludes his singular series on the Bible and Anthroposophy. Understanding the Book of Revelation presents the ultimate challenge to those who wish to penetrate its deepest meaning—a spiritual mountain whose summit has remained beyond reach to most people. Paradoxically, in spite of its name, Revelation is the most veiled and mysterious book in the Bible. A century ago, Rudolf Steiner opened a route to that summit. This book is the first extensive application of that priceless resource to the full text of Revelation. The substance of what Steiner tells us about John’s Revelation derives from the individuality who had that Apocalyptic Vision—he was a seer and visionary, and his account is esoteric and open only to such a seer. Smith presents Steiner as a seer who, for the first time since John wrote his Revelation, has penetrated the obscuring veil of this text. The scope of John’s vision and Steiner’s exposition covers the vast stretch of our human journey. Our ongoing involvement in that journey is not optional. We are each in it from beginning to end. This book is for those who would awake to it.

Author : Darrell W. Johnson
Publisher : Regent College Publishing
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 157383212X

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Discipleship on the Edge by Darrell W. Johnson Pdf

Revelation is probably the most read, but least understood book of the Bible. History is replete with examples of how not to interpret it, and books featuring end-of-world prophecy claims based on Revelation consistently top the bestseller lists. But how can the message of such an enigmatic book be applied to our lives today? In Discipleship on the Edge, Darrell W. Johnson drives home the challenging and practical message of Revelation in thirty carefully crafted sermons. Paying careful attention to the original context of Revelation and the circumstances surrounding its composition, Johnson shows that the book is not a "crystal ball" but rather a "discipleship manual." Thoroughly researched and yet accessible, this collection of sermons is a helpful resource for pastors and small group leaders who are looking for models to help them preach and teach the message of Revelation in a time when there is much confusion about the end times. Darrell W. Johnson serves as Scholar-in-Residence at The Way Church and Canadian Church Leaders Network in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A popular conference and retreat speaker, he has also served as the preaching pastor for a number of congregations in North America and the Philippines, as well as serving as Adjunct Professor of Preaching for the Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and a Teaching Fellow at Regent College. His other books include Experiencing the Trinity and Fifty-Seven Words That Change The World.

Author : Ann Valentin
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781634281362

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Cosmic Revelation by Ann Valentin Pdf

Many times upon completion of a journey you review events and are amazed at how quickly time passed and what has occurred. So it is with a single life experience or many. Hundreds, thousands, or millions of years may have passed historically, but in reality these are only happenings in the experience of a soul's eternal existence. Therefore, we will endeavor through this book's information to give you a fuller understanding of the realities of life so that the spiritual aspect of you can be more in harmony with your physical body's existence. Cosmic Revelation offers a glimpse into our personal relationship with Earth. Is our destiny as an individual predetermined before birth? If yes, where does free will and free choice enter into the picture? We speak of peace, however the world is still in turmoil. Millions of individuals are hungry, poor, and homeless. We have the technology to feed everyone, to ensure every human being on the planet has clean drinking water and safe shelter. Is it that greed rules the globe? Peace is possible. It's been talked about for hundreds and thousands of years, yet it seems elusive. Cosmic Revelation is a book that calls upon you to listen to your soul and reach out for peace and the preservation of our planet.

Author : Jacob Neusner,Alan Avery-Peck
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004531307

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George W.E. Nickelsburg in Perspective, vol. 1 by Jacob Neusner,Alan Avery-Peck Pdf

In these volumes we pays tribute to George W.E. Nickelsburg through acts of engaged, critical scholarship, in which specialists reread articles reproduced in these pages and respond to them, with Nickelsburg then joining issue—a protracted engagement, spanning an entire intellectual career and many of its more important moments. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004129870).

Author : George W. E. Nickelsburg,Jacob Neusner,Alan Alan Jeffery Avery-Peck
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004129855

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George W.E. Nickelsburg in Perspective by George W. E. Nickelsburg,Jacob Neusner,Alan Alan Jeffery Avery-Peck Pdf

Selection of articles and excerpts by George Nickelsburg, with critical responses and Nickelsburg's rejoinders.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861016

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Revelation by Anonim Pdf

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Author : John R. Markley
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Apocalyptic literature
ISBN : 3161524632

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Peter – Apocalyptic Seer by John R. Markley Pdf

This study fills a gap in previous research concerning the portrayal of Peter in Matthew, especially the research of narrative-critical studies. Although narrative-critical studies generally recognize that Matthew has portrayed Peter and the disciples as recipients of revelation at points, they almost entirely neglect the apocalypses or apocalyptic literature more broadly as a potentially helpful background for this motif, nor does the motif itself figure significantly into their conclusions. Therefore, Part 1 of this study examines fourteen different Jewish and Christian apocalypses in order to determine generic aspects of how the apocalypses portray their seers, and to identify specific textual features that support these generic aspects of a seer's portrayal. These specific textual features then provide the guiding coordinates for Part 2, which assesses the influence of the generic portrayal of apocalyptic seers on the portrayal of Peter and the disciples in Matthew's Gospel and main source, Mark's Gospel. Like the apocalypses, both Evangelists deploy the features of exclusionary statements, narrative isolation, dissemination details, and emphasis of cognitive humanity and emotional-physical humanity to portray Peter and the disciples as the exclusive recipients of revealed mysteries, and as humans who encounter the mysteries of the divine realm. This leads to the conclusion that both Evangelists envisaged Peter and the disciples as apocalyptic seers in some sense. However, Matthew's redaction of Markan source material, incorporation of Q source material, and his own special material yield a more fully developed, or more explicit, portrayal of Peter and the disciples as apocalyptic seers than his Markan predecessor. The study concludes by focusing directly on Peter's significance for Matthew and his earliest audience. The research suggests that Peter's significance was, in part, as principal apocalyptic seer, which requires revision to the predominant scholarly conclusions about Peter in Matthew.

Author : Sandy Blair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0759676968

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A Cosmic Journey by Sandy Blair Pdf

A delightful tale filled with inspirational wisdom that transports readers into a future that is completely free with infinite possibilities. Sundria, an angelic vision, leads them into reaching a higher awareness and having it guide them rather than ego.

Author : CRAIG A EVANS,STANLEY E PORTER
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 2089 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789740479

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Dictionary of New Testament Background by CRAIG A EVANS,STANLEY E PORTER Pdf

The 'Dictionary of New Testament Background' joins the 'Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels', the 'Dictionary of Paul and his Letters' and the 'Dictionary of the Later New Testament and its Developments' as the fourth in a landmark series of reference works on the Bible. In a time when our knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean world has grown, this volume sets out for readers the wealth of Jewish and Greco-Roman background that should inform our reading and understanding of the New Testament and early Christianity. 'The Dictionary of New Testament Background', takes full advantage of the flourishing study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and offers individual articles focused on the most important scrolls. In addition, the Dictionary encompasses the fullness of second-temple Jewish writings, whether pseudepigraphic, rabbinic, parables, proverbs, histories or inscriptions. Articles abound on aspects of Jewish life and thought, including family, purity, liturgy and messianism. The full scope of Greco-Roman culture is displayed in articles ranging across language and rhetoric, literacy and book benefactors, travel and trade, intellectual movements and ideas, and ancient geographical perspectives. No other reference work presents so much in one place for students of the New Testament. Here an entire library of scholarship is made available in summary form. The Dictionary of New Testament Background can stand alone, or work in concert with one or more of its companion volumes in the series. Written by acknowledged experts in their fields, this wealth of knowledge of the New Testament era is carefully aimed at the needs of contemporary students of the New Testament. In addition, its full bibliographies and cross-references to other volumes in the series will make it the first book to reach for in any investigation of the New Testament in its ancient setting.

Author : Herschel H. Hobbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Bible
ISBN : LCCN:75160298

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The Cosmic Drama by Herschel H. Hobbs Pdf

Author : Bede Griffiths
Publisher : Templegate Pub
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0872431193

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The Cosmic Revelation by Bede Griffiths Pdf

Author : Dr. Daniel E. Mitchell
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781452515502

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Finding Your Benben Stone by Dr. Daniel E. Mitchell Pdf

" Since the advent of religion upon our earth, humankind has sought to spiritually connect effectively with the Supreme Being, Source of All, and Great Cosmic Creator. Today, many confused current and former followers of religious doctrines and churchgoers still question God about the reason for their existence. In other words, they are sincerely seeking to discover their life purpose while asking, "Why am I here?" In Finding Your Benben Stone: - Learn how to connect your mind with the universal quantum life force to awaken unto the highest level of spiritual Consciousness, and continually draw upon the infinite powers of the Great Cosmic Seed of Life within this New Age of Enlightenment. - Understand how to find your life purpose by following your intuition and passionate feelings. - Experience being set free of fear, worry, doubt, and lack of self-confidence by the all-powerful and encompassing comforter: The Spirit of Truth. - Discover how to enter the kingdom of heaven within you, so that you may receive the desires of your heart and experience the most imaginable bliss-filled life of abundance. "

Author : John Joseph Collins,James H. Charlesworth
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UOM:39015045612739

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Mysteries and Revelations by John Joseph Collins,James H. Charlesworth Pdf

Author : Mahatab Hossain,Tazbid Ahmed,Shafiq Riyan
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783755447542

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The Celestial Labyrinth by Mahatab Hossain,Tazbid Ahmed,Shafiq Riyan Pdf

In the celestial city of Nova Aurora, Elara embarks on a journey through the enigmatic Celestial Labyrinth. Guided by the Cosmic Guardians, she discovers that the pursuit of knowledge is a cosmic dance of wonder and unity. As the city embraces cosmic consciousness, a grand celestial convergence approaches, revealing the eternal legacy of her cosmic odyssey. Explore the mysteries of the cosmos in this captivating tale of cosmic exploration and interconnectedness. Join Elara as she unravels the essence of the universe's eternal symphony—a journey that echoes through the eternity of existence.