EAN: 9780820470832

THE METAPHOR OF THE CITY IN THE APOCALYPSE OF J...

Throughout history  the vision of a new city - the heavenly Jerusalem coming down from heaven -
has inspired human beings to dream about community  society  and the world. Acting as an
incentive to turn unsatisfied longing into utopian ideas and  ultimately  action  the language
of the Apocalypse of John has long inspired human imagination in a highly effective manner.
This fact has contributed to its controversial role in the history of New Testament
interpretation  its bizarre  often paradoxical language seems to veil  rather than reveal  its
message. Interestingly  the Apocalypse has never ceased to be an inspiration for artists:
unlike conceptual language  art does not restrict interpretation  but has the power to incite
the reader or audience to imagine. Using artistic expression as paradigm  this book examines a
central image - the city - as metaphorical material  investigating the dynamic  interpretive
process from text to imagination.

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