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City of Gods: The New Jerusalem of Johnâs Revelation in Early Christianity
Series: - Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, Volume: 186
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This is the story of the great and final city of Johnâs Revelation. Plumbing the first three centuries of Christian literature, this careful narrative highlights the early significance of one of the most influential, evocative, and controversial images in Christian scripture. Chronicling how dozens of early writers, from Justin and Irenaeus to Origen and Methodius, and from the "Montanists" to Tertullian, Victorinus, and Lactantius, imagined and applied the coming New Jerusalem, the study demonstrates how the city, regardless of its myriad and often competing interpretations, always pointed to the highest possible union of God and humanity both here and now and in the age to come.
Nathan Betz, Ph.D. (KU Leuven), holds a DFG Eigene Stelle fellowship at the University of Regensburg. He publishes on early Christian history, theology, and biblical exegesis. A co-founder of the Revelation Reception Network, he also co-edited Revelation's New Jerusalem in Late Antiquity (Mohr Siebeck, 2023).
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General Introduction
1 Introduction
2 Papias of Hierapolis and His Presbyterial Tradition: Sourcing the Tradition
3 Hermas of Rome: Tower, City, and BrideâAn Early Allegorical Approach
4 Justin of Rome: Millennialism Goes to Rome
5 Melito of Sardis: Reconstructing a Lost Witness
6 New Prophecy: An Early Orthodox Perspective
7 Irenaeus of Lyons: The End of the Beginning
8 Vestiges and Possible Allusions
9 Part1 Conclusion
10 Introduction: The New Jerusalem and Johnâs Revelation in Rome and Alexandria
11 Clement of Alexandria: Flying to Jerusalem
12 The Hippolytan Corpus: The Christological Turn
13 Origen: âThe City Is the Peopleâ
14 Gregory of Neocaesarea: The Pedagogue and the Polis
15 Methodius of Olympus: A Greek Synthesis
16 Part2 Conclusion: What Has Alexandria to Do with Jerusalem?
17 Introduction: The New Jerusalem in Carthage and Beyond
18 Tertullian: First Among the Latins
19 Perpetua and Saturus: Dreaming of Jerusalem
20 The Two Mountains Sinai and Zion: A Holy and New City
21 Cyprian of Carthage: City of Gods
22 Victorinus: The First Latin Exegete
23 Commodian: Golden Camp, Golden Age
24 Lactantius: Reigning Together with God
25 Part3 Conclusion: Millennium and Mysticism
General Conclusion Eschaton and Telos: The New Jerusalem in Early Christianity
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Abbreviations
General Introduction
Part1 The Beginning until Alexandria (until 190)
1 Introduction
2 Papias of Hierapolis and His Presbyterial Tradition: Sourcing the Tradition
3 Hermas of Rome: Tower, City, and BrideâAn Early Allegorical Approach
4 Justin of Rome: Millennialism Goes to Rome
5 Melito of Sardis: Reconstructing a Lost Witness
6 New Prophecy: An Early Orthodox Perspective
7 Irenaeus of Lyons: The End of the Beginning
8 Vestiges and Possible Allusions
9 Part1 Conclusion
Part2 The Greek Authors (190â313)
10 Introduction: The New Jerusalem and Johnâs Revelation in Rome and Alexandria
11 Clement of Alexandria: Flying to Jerusalem
12 The Hippolytan Corpus: The Christological Turn
13 Origen: âThe City Is the Peopleâ
14 Gregory of Neocaesarea: The Pedagogue and the Polis
15 Methodius of Olympus: A Greek Synthesis
16 Part2 Conclusion: What Has Alexandria to Do with Jerusalem?
Part3 The Latin Authors (190â313)
17 Introduction: The New Jerusalem in Carthage and Beyond
18 Tertullian: First Among the Latins
19 Perpetua and Saturus: Dreaming of Jerusalem
20 The Two Mountains Sinai and Zion: A Holy and New City
21 Cyprian of Carthage: City of Gods
22 Victorinus: The First Latin Exegete
23 Commodian: Golden Camp, Golden Age
24 Lactantius: Reigning Together with God
25 Part3 Conclusion: Millennium and Mysticism
General Conclusion Eschaton and Telos: The New Jerusalem in Early Christianity
Bibliography
Indexes
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