TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stephens,Mark B.
TI  - Annihilation or renewal?: the meaning and function of new creation in the book of Revelation 
T2  - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe
SN  - 9783161508387
KW  - Bible
KW  - Revelation
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Creation
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Eschatology
KW  - Cosmology
KW  - Metaphor in the Bible
KW  - Earth (Planet)
N1  - Slightly revised version of the author's thesis (PhD)--University, Sydney, 2009; Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-312) and indexes; Introduction and methodology -- New creation in the Hebrew Bible -- New creation in Second Temple apocalyptic -- New creation in Revelation (I) : introductory matters -- New creation in Revelation (II) : the key texts -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Defining "nature" in the Hebrew Bible -- Appendix 2. Creation in Israel's paradigms of redemption -- Appendix 3. Creation, Eden, and the Temple
N2  - Mark B. Stephens investigates the cosmic eschatology of Revelation, with a particular focus on the question of continuity and discontinuity. He shows that the imagery and auditions of Revelation communicate both judgement upon the present order of creation, and yet at the same time the eschatological renewal of all things
ER  -