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

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

DOI: 10.4102/hts.v60i1/2.526

Author: Pieter G.R. De Villiers

Institution: University of the Free State

Language: English

Topic: Biblical Studies and Interpretation

Subfield: Religious studies

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $650

OpenAlex ID: W2164498096

FWCI: 11.92

Cites: 24

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10