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The article focuses on the history of interpretation and the history of effect of Revelation. After analyzing some representative voices in the field of biblical exegeses and depicting some meaningful effects (in music, art, and architecture), the question arises as to why Revelation was able to develop such a broad impact and attract such great interest. An answer is to find certainly in the open and archetypal symbolic language of Revelation, but also in the transparency for and effectivene...The article focuses on the history of interpretation and the history of effect of Revelation. After analyzing some representative voices in the field of biblical exegeses and depicting some meaningful effects (in music, art, and architecture), the question arises as to why Revelation was able to develop such a broad impact and attract such great interest. An answer is to find certainly in the open and archetypal symbolic language of Revelation, but also in the transparency for and effectiveness in personal or global situations of crisis. It is precisely then that Revelation develops a crucial potential for hope and resistance.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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Bibel