12-13 in particular, and of Revelation as a whole. For this reason, the intertextuality of the seven churches' productive reception plays a crucial role in determining the (partial preterist) meaning of Rev. The intertextuality of John's receptive production in terms of the NT, the OT and noncanonical intertexts is relevant to God's judgment of Rome as well as that of Jerusalem. 12-13 intertextuality of John and his Jewish Christian and Gentile Christian audiences and a proposed partial preterism of Rev. To solve this problem and to suggest a proposed solution, the following are respectively investigated: historical survey of the interpretation of the Book of Revelation the critical evaluation of the two arguments of partial preterism a probe into the socio-historical and literary aspects of Rev. 12-13 John introduces God's judgment on Rome. On the other hand, according to transitional partial preterism, a significant turning point comes in these two chapters in that in Rev. On the one hand, the advocates of consistent partial preterism argue that the whole Book of Revelation including chapters 12-13 concerns God's judgment on the apostate Jerusalem. The problem concerning this work derives from the two parallel arguments in partial preterism. Soli Deo Gloria.ĪBSTRACT While partial preterism has not been a dominant interpretive method among the four traditional ways of interpreting the Book of Revelation, namely, preterism, historicism, futurism, and idealism, it seems to be the most convincing interpretation. Without their sacrificial support and love during the IMF bailout period of financial hardship in Korea, none of this work would have been possible. I dedicate this dissertation to my parents and my parents-in-law with love. Above all I thank my wife, Jung A, for her love and wonderful support our children, Jenny and Calvin for keeping all of us smiling. Benoon Duvenage and other Korean students in South Africa, to mention but a few. Lessing, Tannie Tokkie, Tannie Nellie, Dr. Jae Soo Kim, Joel Kim, Won Ha Hwang, Riaan Du Plessis, Magdaleen Snyman, Ruth Scheepers, Oom H.W. Other colleagues and friends, too, have helped in various ways, including Revs. I thank Dae Haak church, Jook Lim church and Ever Green church for their financial and spiritual support. I must also express my thanks to brothers and sisters of the Gereformeerde Kerk Centurion, especially Ds. Ulich Busse at Essen University, for his valuable comments. van der Watt at Pretoria University, whose thoughts on the New Testament theology are very illuminating and to my other external examiner, Prof. Jan Abraham Du Rand, for his tireless encouragement and his consistent support of my ideas to my external examiner, Prof. Regarding my chosen field of research, the Book of Revelation, I should like to express my gratitude to my promoter and mentor, Prof.
Du Rand January 2003ĪCKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people have contributed in different ways to the writing of this study. A PARTIAL PRETERIST UNDERSTANDING OF REVELATION 12-13 IN INTERTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVEĭissertation Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree: Doctor Litterarum et Philosophiae Biblical Studies in the Faculty of Arts Rand Afrikaans University
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