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A Heavenly Chorus: The Dramatic Function of Revelation's Hymns

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The claim that Revelation's hymns function as did Classical tragic choral lyrics insofar as they comment upon or interpret the surrounding narrative has become axiomatic in studies of Revelation. Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler marks an advance in this line of inquiry by offering an exegetical analysis of Revelation's hymns alongside a presentation of the forms and functions of ancient tragic choruses and choral lyrics. Evaluating the hymns in light of the varieties and complexities of ancient tragic choruses, he demonstrate that they are not best evaluated in terms of choral lyrics generally, but in terms of dramatic hymns in particular, insofar as they constitute mythological-theological reflections on the surrounding narrative, and function to situate the surrounding dramatic activity in a particular mythological-theological contexts.

  • Title

    A Heavenly Chorus: The Dramatic Function of Revelation's Hymns

  • Creator

    Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler

  • Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    October 2014

  • Weight

    618g

  • Page Count

    395

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 22.9 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161531262

  • ISBN-10

    3161531264

  • Eden Code

    4894582