A partial preterist understanding of Revelation 12-13 within an intertextual framework
There are two lines of thought in exegetical circles concerning the interpretation of partial preterism, applied to Rev. 12-13: (1) the consistent partial preterism, according to which the whole book of Revelation is God’s judgement directed toward the apostate Jews in AD 70; (2) the transitional p...
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There are two lines of thought in exegetical circles concerning the interpretation of partial preterism, applied to Rev. 12-13: (1) the consistent partial preterism, according to which the whole book of Revelation is God’s judgement directed toward the apostate Jews in AD 70; (2) the transitional partial preterism which argues that the main theme of Rev. 12-19 is God’s judgement on Rome. To solve these conflicting opinions, intertextual views are applied to Rev. 12-13. We have observed that two main intertextual tensions arise. These are the conflict between John’s intertextuality and that of his audiences on the one hand, and on the other hand, the different views held by the Jewish Christians and the Gentile Christians. However, the problem of the two lines of partial preterism is not a matter of either/or but of both/and. Nonetheless, the matter of priority for each group of John’s audiences is of exegetical significance. For the Jewish audience, the judgement of Jerusalem is still a matter of priority, but for the Gentile audiences, God’s judgement on Rome is decisive.
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| spelling | doaj-art-94b47d89f75b40949028691de50ccb1f2025-02-11T12:32:45ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892004-06-0124110.38140/at.v24i1.1654A partial preterist understanding of Revelation 12-13 within an intertextual frameworkJ. A. du Rand0Y. M. Song1Rand Afrikaans UniversityKosin University, Korea There are two lines of thought in exegetical circles concerning the interpretation of partial preterism, applied to Rev. 12-13: (1) the consistent partial preterism, according to which the whole book of Revelation is God’s judgement directed toward the apostate Jews in AD 70; (2) the transitional partial preterism which argues that the main theme of Rev. 12-19 is God’s judgement on Rome. To solve these conflicting opinions, intertextual views are applied to Rev. 12-13. We have observed that two main intertextual tensions arise. These are the conflict between John’s intertextuality and that of his audiences on the one hand, and on the other hand, the different views held by the Jewish Christians and the Gentile Christians. However, the problem of the two lines of partial preterism is not a matter of either/or but of both/and. Nonetheless, the matter of priority for each group of John’s audiences is of exegetical significance. For the Jewish audience, the judgement of Jerusalem is still a matter of priority, but for the Gentile audiences, God’s judgement on Rome is decisive. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/1654New Testament ExegesisRevelation 12-13JerusalemRomeNuwe-Testamentiese eksegeseOpenbaring 12-13 |
| spellingShingle | J. A. du Rand Y. M. Song A partial preterist understanding of Revelation 12-13 within an intertextual framework Acta Theologica New Testament Exegesis Revelation 12-13 Jerusalem Rome Nuwe-Testamentiese eksegese Openbaring 12-13 |
| title | A partial preterist understanding of Revelation 12-13 within an intertextual framework |
| title_full | A partial preterist understanding of Revelation 12-13 within an intertextual framework |
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| title_short | A partial preterist understanding of Revelation 12-13 within an intertextual framework |
| title_sort | partial preterist understanding of revelation 12 13 within an intertextual framework |
| topic | New Testament Exegesis Revelation 12-13 Jerusalem Rome Nuwe-Testamentiese eksegese Openbaring 12-13 |
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