4Q403 frag. 1, col. I, 38-46 and the Revelation to John

Updated by: 
Shlomi Efrati
Research notes: 
not checked 06/10/2014 SE Reader Checked 25/04/2015 O. E.
Reference type: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Allison, Dale
year: 
1986
Full title: 

4Q403 frag. 1, col. I, 38-46 and the Revelation to John

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Revue de Qumran
Volume: 
12
Issue / Series Volume: 
3
Pages: 
409-414
Work type: 
Essay/Monograph
Abstract: 

In 4Q403 1, I, 38-46 various parts of the heavenly temple are not inanimate objects but rather living beings who are able to join with the heavenly hosts and sing praises to God. The same idea seems to lie behind several texts in the 'Revelation to John", including 9, 13-14 ('I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God, Saying') and 3, 12 ('He who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God').

Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents: 
Scroll / Document: 
4Q403
Section type: 
Fragment
Passage: 
1 i 38-46
Record number: 
98 964