The Revelation to John in Christian Theology and Testimony (BN2032S)

Content

Revelation (apokalypsis) is central to Christian theology. The Revelation to John is a specific expression of Christian writing that makes explicit many aspects of revelation that are tacit within gospels and epistles. Some of these aspects include hyperbolic textures in expression of biblical eschatology and the seeming surrealism of futurity with the signature ears to hear for the response of faith. This unit will explore within The Revelation to John, its peculiar interface between literary style and theological overture, which is cast for specific reception of Christian promise and testimony within difficult contexts of human life.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Introduction to Systematic Theology; Interpreting the New Testament or equivalent and Introduction to Systematic Theology when cross-listed to New Testament Studies

Pedagogy

Rotating lecture/discussion/group work over 3 hours per week

Indicative Bibliography

• Bauckham, R. The Climax of Prophecy: Studies in the Book of Revelation, Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1993.
• Beal, T. The Book of Revelation: A Biography, Princeton & Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2018.
• Bultmann, R. History and Eschatology: The Gifford Lectures 1955, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1957.
• Neal De Roo N. & Manoussakis JP. eds. Phenomenology and Eschatology: Not Yet in the Now, Farnham GB: Ashgate, 2009.
• Harrington WJ. OP, Revelation (Sacra Pagina), Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1993, 2008.
• Kelly, A. Eschatology and Hope, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2006.
• Kermode, F. The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction, Oxford et al.: OUP, 2000.
• Körtner, UHJ. The End of the World: A Theological Interpretation, trans. Douglas W. Stott, Louisville: WJKP, 1995.
• Mangina, JL. Revelation, Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2010.
• Ricoeur, P. History and Truth, trans. & intro. Charles A. Kelbley, Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1965.
• Ricoeur, P. The Symbolism of Evil, trans. Emerson Buchanan, Boston: Beacon Press, 1967.

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