The Cosmic Journey in the Book of Revelation: Apocalyptic Cosmology and the Experience of Story-Space...

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Dr. Joel M. Rothman (University of Divinity, Australia) Chris Keith (Norwegian School of Theology Religion and Society Norway)

The Cosmic Journey in the Book of Revelation

Apocalyptic Cosmology and the Experience of Story-Space

Dr. Joel M. Rothman (University of Divinity, Australia), Chris Keith (Norwegian School of Theology Religion and Society Norway)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
28 November 2024

New Testaments

Series: The Library of New Testament Studies

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.

By: Dr. Joel M. Rothman (University of Divinity Australia)
Edited by: Chris Keith (Norwegian School of Theology Religion and Society Norway)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567710369
ISBN 10: 056771036X
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Methodology Chapter 2: Assumptions and Existing Conceptions Chapter 3: The Sky-Journey, the Sky-Structure and the God-Space Chapter 4: Four Cosmic Layers in Operation Chapter 5: The Distinct Natures of the Two Sky-Spaces (Rev. 12) Chapter 6: Cosmic Change (Rev. 20–22) Chapter 7: The Ideological Import of the Cosmic Structure Conclusion Bibliography Index

Joel Rothman recently completed his PhD at the University of Divinity, Australia.