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diff --git a/chapter3.md b/chapter3.md index f9e8c65..23441da 100644 --- a/chapter3.md +++ b/chapter3.md @@ -237,12 +237,13 @@ intermediary, and is thus regarded by scholars as a marker of the genre, Why might John have used this genre? While it is perfectly plausible that John had a genuine visionary experience [@visions-in-apocalyptic-handbook, pp. -115-116], this would still not explain why he chose to publish an account of -his experience using the apocalyptic genre. If a typical Western middle-class -person were to have a visionary experience today, they might choose to find a -more scientifically respectable framing before sharing their insights with -others. One reason that John used the apocalyptic genre may be that John -inhabited, as Leonard Thompson described it, a 'cognitive minority' [@thompson-revelation]. +115-116; @boxall-rev, pp. 3-5], this would still not explain why he chose to +publish an account of his experience using the apocalyptic genre. If a typical +Western middle-class person were to have a visionary experience today, they +might choose to find a more scientifically respectable framing before sharing +their insights with others. One reason that John used the apocalyptic genre may +be that John inhabited, as Leonard Thompson described it, a 'cognitive minority' +[@thompson-revelation]. Early Christian communities led distinctive lives on the basis of exclusive sources of knowledge: apostolic authority, prophecy, eyewitness testimony, |