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Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John

Reading Revelation in the Ruins

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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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Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John, Steven J. Friesen

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Pubblicato
2001
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Titolo
Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John
Sottotitolo
Reading Revelation in the Ruins
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2001
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
304
ISBN10
0195188217
ISBN13
9780195188219
Serie
Descrizione
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.