Plowshares & pruning hooks: rethinking the language of biblical prophecy and apocalyptic/
Sandy, D. Brent, 1947--
Plowshares & pruning hooks: rethinking the language of biblical prophecy and apocalyptic/ D. Brent Sandy - Downers Grove, Illinois Intervarsity Press c2002 - 263 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Contents: 1: What Makes Prophecy Powerful?; 2: What Makes Prophecy Problematic?; 3: How Does the Language of Prophecy Work?; 4: How Does the Language of Destruction and Blessing Work?; 5: How Does the Language of Apocalyptic Work?; 6: How Have Prophecies Been Fulfilled?; 7: How Will Prophecies Be Fulffilled?
D. Brent Sandy carefully considers the language and imagery of prophecy and apocalyptic, how it is used, how it is fulfilled within Scripture, and how we should read it against the horizon of our future.
083082653X
Bible--Prophecies
Bible--Language, style
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism
BS 647.3 / .S26 2002
Plowshares & pruning hooks: rethinking the language of biblical prophecy and apocalyptic/ D. Brent Sandy - Downers Grove, Illinois Intervarsity Press c2002 - 263 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Contents: 1: What Makes Prophecy Powerful?; 2: What Makes Prophecy Problematic?; 3: How Does the Language of Prophecy Work?; 4: How Does the Language of Destruction and Blessing Work?; 5: How Does the Language of Apocalyptic Work?; 6: How Have Prophecies Been Fulfilled?; 7: How Will Prophecies Be Fulffilled?
D. Brent Sandy carefully considers the language and imagery of prophecy and apocalyptic, how it is used, how it is fulfilled within Scripture, and how we should read it against the horizon of our future.
083082653X
Bible--Prophecies
Bible--Language, style
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism
BS 647.3 / .S26 2002