Rosell, Sergio2011-08-302011-08-302011-06-07Rosell, S., 2011, ‘John’s Apocalypse : dynamic word-images for a new world’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 67(1), Art. #832, 5 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v67i1.8320259-942210.4102/hts.v67i1.832http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17185The aim of the article is to investigate the function of the symbols and images in the Apocalypse of John. Its aim is to focus on the ‘mental scenarios’ readers are bringing to the text, rather than on John’s supposed lack of ability to convey his message. The article discusses both the symbolic or iconographic and the evocative power within the historical situation which the author of the Apocalypse addresses. The article’s intention is to show how John reveals an alternative way of understanding history through the use of his particular imagery, aided by film theory tools and based on previous work that had perceived the Apocalypse’s ‘theatrical’ nature, in order to discover John’s use of images, their function and the new world he aims to portray.en© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.John’s ApocalypseIconographyApocalyptic literatureSigns and symbolsSymbolism in the BibleSymbolic interactionismArticle