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050		4	_aBS1830.J62 .H867 2018
082	0		_a229.94
100	1		_aHumphrey, Edith M.
245	1	4	_aThe Ladies and the Cities : _bTransformation and Apocalyptic Identity in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, the Apocalypse and the Shepherd of Hermas.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aLondon : _bBloomsbury Publishing Plc, _c1995.
264		4	_c©2018.
300			_a1 online resource (193 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe Library of Second Temple Studies
505	0		_aCover -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: APOCALYPSES AND TRANSFORMATION -- What is an Apocalypse? -- What Kind of Transcendence? -- What Kind of Symbol? -- Proposed Method -- Chapter 2 CHIASMUS AND TRANSFORMATION IN JOSEPH AND ASENETH -- The Story -- The Present Consensus -- The Vision Sequence as Apocalypse -- Examples of Short Chiasmus in Joseph and Aseneth -- The Threefold Structure of Joseph and Aseneth -- The Structural Chiasmus of Joseph and Aseneth -- The Structure of the Vision Sequence -- The Transfiguration of Aseneth as Confirmation -- Aseneth, the Recipient of Mysteries -- The Breadth of the Apocalypse -- Chapter 3 VERBAL AND VISUAL TRANSFORMATION IN 4 EZRA -- Unity as a Presupposition -- The Role of Vision 4 -- Author as Bold Skeptic: Harrelson -- The Consolation of a Community: E. Breech -- Uriel as Author's Voice: Harnisch, Brandenburger, Collins, Longenecker -- Ezra in Tension: Thompson and Desjardins -- 'Experience' as the Key: Hayman and Stone -- The Complexity of Ezra's Lament -- The Complexity of Vision 4 -- The Mourning and Glorious Israel -- The Blessing of Ezra -- 'Apocalypse' and 'Revelation' -- Chapter 4 TRANSFORMATION AND CONTINUITY IN THE APOCALYPSE -- Traditional Source Theory: Spitta, Völter, Charles -- No Attempt to Structure: Rissi, Kraft -- Intricate Structure: Lund, Bowman, Lohmeyer, Rousseau, Gager -- Scrolls as a Structuring Device: Bornkamm, Yarbro Collins, Schüssler Fiorenza -- Genre and Symmetry: Reflection and Analysis of the Proposed Structures -- Reinforcement of the Two-Scroll Structure -- The Centrality of Chapters 10-14 -- The Woman of Chapters 12 and 21: A Re-Examination of Yarbro Collins's Distinction -- Hidden and Revealed Glory -- Epics of Wrath and Return -- The People of God.
505	8		_aChapter 5 REALISTIC TRANSFORMATION AND ESCHATOLOGICAL VISION IN THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS -- The Shepherd of Hermas as an Apocalypse -- The Unity of The Shepherd of Hermas -- The Structure of Hermas -- The Centrality of Vision 3 -- The Church as Mystery -- Thematic Frames -- Four Media of Revelation -- The Transformation of the Church and the Seer -- The Church as Tower -- The 'Messages' Embedded in the Action -- Praise without Reason -- Chapter 6 TRANSFORMATION AND IDENTITY -- The Perspective of Apocalyptic Transformation -- Transformation and Identity -- Transformation and Humility -- Transformation and Suffering -- The Allusive Symbol -- Transformation and the Lady -- Prospect -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aJoseph and Aseneth-Criticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aBible.-Esdras, 2nd-Criticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aBible.-Revelation-Criticism, interpretation, etc.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aHumphrey, Edith M. _tThe Ladies and the Cities _dLondon : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,c1995 _z9780567686800
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		4	_aThe Library of Second Temple Studies
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5633644 _zClick to View
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