Die Offenbarung des Johannes
by Michael Labahn
Hardback (Published)
(September 2025)
ISBN: 9783374078936
Price: $60.00
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Der Kommentar widmet sich einem ratselhaften, teils sogar moderne Christen abstossenden, aber wirkungsgeschichtlich noch immer prasenten Buch der Bibel. Nichts ist so, wie es zu sein scheint – es ist das, was Sinn macht. Die an Johannes ergangene Offenbarung stellt sich als subversive Enthullung der Wirklichkeit vor. Sie sucht als apokalyptische Ich-Erzahlung in der Welt der Adressaten Sinn zu generieren. Adressiert an fruhchristliche Gemeinden im romisch beherrschten Westen Kleinasiens setzt sie sich – ausgehend von ihrem durch Ausschliesslichkeit und Gerechtigkeit gepragten Gottesbild – mit der Herrscherverehrung des romischen Kaisers auseinander. Sie blickt auf Gemeinden, die als Christusglaubige Raum fur sich unter romischer Herrschaft suchen. Sie entwickelt eine Gegenwelt, die in der gottesdienstlich versammelten Gemeinde wirklich wird, und empfiehlt eine radikale Abgrenzung von der Mitwelt. Dieser Kommentar zur Apokalypse ist ein gross angelegtes Werk und wird Massstabe setzen. [The Revelation of John] The commentary addresses a book puzzling for Christians, partly even repulsive in terms of its contents, but still present in reception history. Nothing is as it seems to be – it’s what makes sense. The revelation given to John presents itself as a subversive revelation of reality. As an apocalyptic first-person narrative, it seeks to generate meaning in the world of the addressees. Addressed to early Christian communities in the Roman-dominated west of Asia Minor, it deals with the veneration of the Roman emperor as ruler based on the image of God as exclusive and justice deity. It looks at congregations that seek their place as believers in Christ under Roman rule. It develops an alternative world that becomes real in the congregation gathered in worship and recommends a radical demarcation from the surrounding world.
- By (author) Michael Labahn
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