Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John

Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9780195131536
ISBN-13 : 0195131533
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Book Synopsis Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John by : Steven J. Friesen

Download or read book Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John written by Steven J. Friesen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-10-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than a century of debate about the significance of imperial cults for the interpretation of Revelation, this is the first study to examine both the archaeological evidence and the Biblical text in depth. Friesen argues that a detailed analysis of imperial cults as they were practiced in the first century CE in the region where John was active allows us to understand John's criticism of his society's dominant values. He demonstrates the importance of imperial cults for society at the time when Revelation was written, and shows the ways in which John refuted imperial cosmology through his use of vision, myth, and eschatological expectation.


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