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diff --git a/chapter3.md b/chapter3.md index 94842d5..9b0891c 100644 --- a/chapter3.md +++ b/chapter3.md @@ -309,10 +309,11 @@ what it is they are suffering for, and thus encourages them to endure their tribulations. In summary, the apocalyptic form is crucial to the rhetorical force of John's -Apocalypse. By adopting the form of an apocalyptic prophecy, he defends his -cognitive minority community from the overwhelming weight of the cognitive -majority which surrounds them. Through exploring the symbol of tribulations, -John steels his audience for suffering, and reassures those who are already -suffering that their troubles are part of a cosmic context. And with his -treatment of the end times, John inspires his audience with hope that their -sufferings will not be wasted. +Apocalypse. The catastrophic aspects of his vision work against, not for, +fatalism, conservatism, and post-politics. By adopting the form of an +apocalyptic prophecy, he defends his cognitive minority community from the +overwhelming weight of the cognitive majority which surrounds them. Through +exploring the symbol of tribulations, John steels his audience for suffering, +and reassures those who are already suffering that their troubles are part of a +cosmic context. And with his treatment of the end times, John inspires his +audience with hope that their sufferings will not be wasted. |