Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
16 - Reading Revelation for Its Plot
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
Full of allusions and images derived from the Garden of Eden, dreams of Daniel, and schematics of Ezekiel’s temple, and populated with rebooted characters like Balaam and Jezebel, this concluding chapter addresses the question of whether an overarching narrative arc can be discerned in the Bible’s final book.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative , pp. 308 - 322Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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Selected Further Reading
Barr, David L. “The Apocalypse of John as Oral Enactment.” Interpretation 40 (1986): 243–56.Google Scholar
Barr, David L. Tales of the End: A Narrative Commentary on the Book of Revelation. 2nd edition. Salem, Ore: Polebridge Press, 2012.Google Scholar
Bauckham, Richard J., The Theology of the Book of Revelation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Frye, Northrop, The Great Code: The Bible and Literature. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.Google Scholar
García Ureña, Lourdes, Narrative and Drama in the Book of Revelation: A Literary Approach. English ed., Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Jang, Young. “Narrative Plot of the Apocalypse.” Scriptura: International Journal of Bible, Religion, and Theology in Southern Africa 84 (2003): 381–90.Google Scholar
Kermode, Frank. The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1967.Google Scholar
Malbon, Elizabeth Struthers. “Narrative Criticism: How Does the Story Mean?” Pages 23–47 in Mark and Method: New Approaches in Biblical studies. Edited by Janice Capel, Anderson and Stephen D., Moore. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.Google Scholar
Powell, Mark Allan. What is Narrative Criticism? Guides to Biblical Scholarship. Old Testament Series. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991.Google Scholar
Resseguie, James L. The Revelation of John: A Narrative Commentary. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009.Google Scholar
Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth, The Book of Revelation: Justice and Judgment. Second ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998.Google Scholar
Wainwright, Arthur, Mysterious Apocalypse: Interpreting the Book of Revelation. Reprint of Wipf and Stock, 2001. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.Google Scholar