The role of composition in the interpretation of the Rider on the white horse and the seven seals in Revelation

The role of composition in the interpretation of the Rider on the white horse and the seven seals in Revelation

The article investigates the way in which the author of Revelation composed the seven seals: Formal elements group the seals in smaller patterns. It then explains how this reading of the composition contributes to the process of interpretation by analysing the Rider on the white horse as first seal....

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Main Author: Pieter G.R. de Villiers
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2004-10-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/526
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spelling doaj-15766a2a0f334a5fa61f20502e5ec8612020-11-24T23:46:54ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502004-10-01601/212515310.4102/hts.v60i1/2.526403The role of composition in the interpretation of the Rider on the white horse and the seven seals in RevelationPieter G.R. de Villiers0University of the Free StateThe article investigates the way in which the author of Revelation composed the seven seals: Formal elements group the seals in smaller patterns. It then explains how this reading of the composition contributes to the process of interpretation by analysing the Rider on the white horse as first seal. Other aspects of the author’s compositional skills are brought into discussion in a last part of the article where the meaning of the Rider on the white horse and the ambiguity of the symbols are discussed.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/526
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title The role of composition in the interpretation of the Rider on the white horse and the seven seals in Revelation
title_short The role of composition in the interpretation of the Rider on the white horse and the seven seals in Revelation
title_full The role of composition in the interpretation of the Rider on the white horse and the seven seals in Revelation
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description The article investigates the way in which the author of Revelation composed the seven seals: Formal elements group the seals in smaller patterns. It then explains how this reading of the composition contributes to the process of interpretation by analysing the Rider on the white horse as first seal. Other aspects of the author’s compositional skills are brought into discussion in a last part of the article where the meaning of the Rider on the white horse and the ambiguity of the symbols are discussed.
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