Parody and Counterimaging in the Apocalypse

Download or read book Parody and Counterimaging in the Apocalypse written by Joe E. Lunceford and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As numerous scholars have noted, The Revelation was first received orally. Directed not merely to the intellect, its author deliberately employed different literary schemes and devices to evoke the imagination of his audience. In this new study, Joe Lunceford examines the specific use of parody and counterimaging in The Revelation, arguing that this often overlooked device was an essential means by which its author engaged the imagination of his readers and hearers. In light of the best of recent scholarship on The Revelation, Lunceford examines over thirty uses of this device--most notably the contrasting images of the evil trinity of dragon, beast from the sea, and beast from the earth and the Holy Trinity.