Sunday, March 24, 2024

Harris, Holy War Discourses in 1QM and John's Apocalypse (Mohr Siebeck)

NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: David Chapman Harris. Holy War Discourses in 1QM and John's Apocalypse. A Comparative Study. 2024. XI, 248 pages. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 604 94,00 € including VAT. sewn paper ISBN 978-3-16-162428-5.
Published in English.
In this study, David Chapman Harris compares the Qumran War Scroll with John's Apocalypse through the lens of the literary and ideological theme of Holy War. Using sound literary analysis, close exegetical readings and comparison, historical analysis, and hypothetical reconstruction, the author justifies reading Revelation as a War Scroll, providing grounding to an ongoing debate. He argues that Revelation's Christological dimension has a distinctive impact on Holy War discourse, inflicting the martyr theology of Revelation.

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