Narrative function of the Apocalypse

dc.contributor.authorJang, Youngen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-23T11:52:22Z
dc.date.available2013-01-23T11:52:22Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionCITATION: Jang, Y. 2012. Narrative function of the Apocalypse. Scriptura, 80:186-196, doi:10.7833/80-0-755.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://scriptura.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractApocalyptic stories, as rhetorical-symbolic narratives, urge the hearer to view his/her historical situation afresh and to act accordingly. To find out how this happens, the transforming power of the Apocalypse has been analysed according to two contexts: the literary and the socio-historical. Through his apocalyptic narrative, John wants to illumine the reality behind the context of the audience and to transform them into a Christian community with a shared vision and conviction. In a broad sense, the book is concerned with the author’s understanding of God (narrative theology), and how it can be related to the audience’s response (narrative function). From this study of the rhetorical function of the book, we may conclude that John tries to persuade the evildoers to repent and the faithful to remain witnesses in the world.
dc.description.urihttps://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/755
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent11 pages
dc.identifier.citationScriptura: International Journal of Bible, Religion and Theology in Southern Africa
dc.identifier.citationJang, Y. 2012. Narrative function of the Apocalypse. Scriptura, 80:186-196, doi:10.7833/80-0-755.
dc.identifier.issn2305-445X (online)
dc.identifier.issn0254-1807 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.7833/80-0-755
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/76397
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subjectApocalyptic literatureen_ZA
dc.titleNarrative function of the Apocalypseen_ZA
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