Obrazy, funkcje i znaczenie kobiet w Apokalipsie Jana

Dawid Ledwoń

doi:10.21697/ct.2021.91.3.02

Published: 2021-10-05

Vol. 91 No. 3 (2021)

The Images, Roles and Significance of Women in the Book of Revelation

Dawid Ledwoń

Collectanea Theologica

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.3.02

Abstract

Women are the main protagonists of the book of Revelation. Their images, functions and significance in the text of the visionary seer from Patmos are the subject of this synchronic study. The author points to the fact that the horizon of exegetical inquiries used in the book of Revelation, apart from the nouns γυνή (woman, wife) and νύμφη (bride), is broadened by the use of juxtaposed elements of feminine symbolism and nuptial imagery. John has endowed popular themes from the intersection of Judaism and the Greco-Roman world with new meanings. They contribute to the image of the personified Church, which fights against personified evil and triumphs as the Bride of the Lamb.

Keywords:

Book of Revelation, metaphor, symbolism, women, image, gender studies, feminist theology

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Ledwoń, D. (2021). The Images, Roles and Significance of Women in the Book of Revelation. Collectanea Theologica, 91(3), 37–73. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.3.02

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Dawid Ledwoń

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University of Silesia Poland

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Ks. Dawid Ledwoń (ur. 1984): doktor nauk teologicznych, biblista, absolwent Papieskiego Ateneum Królowej Apostołów w Rzymie oraz Wydziału Teologicznego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach. Zastępca dyrektora Instytutu Nauk Teologicznych w Wydziale Teologicznym Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach, pełnomocnik ds. współpracy międzynarodowej i adiunkt na tymże wydziale, wykładowca Pisma św. Członek Stowarzyszenia Biblistów Polskich. Autor monografii Świadectwo Ojca w czwartej Ewangelii. Studium egzegetyczno-teologiczne (Katowice 2017), Apokalipsa świętego Jana. Wstęp, przekład z oryginału i komentarz (Katowice 2019) oraz szeregu artykułów naukowych. Od roku 2015 współautor niedzielnych audycji Na początku było słowo w Radiu eM. Naukowo specjalizuje się w Pismach Janowych.