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The ethos of the Book of Revelation

J A du Rand, Y M Song
Verbum et Ecclesia | Vol 24, No 2 | a332 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v24i2.332 | © 2003 J A du Rand, Y M Song | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 22 October 2003 | Published: 17 November 2003

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J A du Rand, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
Y M Song, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa

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Abstract

Recently,  scholars consensus concerning the biblical hermeneutics seems to have become a holistic and integrated perception. Therefore, for the sake of probing the well-balanced and controlled ethos of Revelation, the argument here is that several pertinent methods should be used in an interactive fashion and with a view to achieving the desired result. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to investigate the  ethos  of  the  Book of Revelation based on integrated interpretation of the literary, the historical, and the theological. The ethos of Revelation distinguished through this study is that of the eschatological coming of the Kingdom of God which can be accomplished by identifying Christians identity (as kings, prophets and priests) with Christ. The Christ event is the ground of the eschatological hope for John’s audiences who live in the New Covenant.

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