Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John

Auteur: Friesen, Steven J. (Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of Missouri)
Editeur: Oxford University Press Inc
Examines both the archaeological evidence and the Biblical text. This book 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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Examines both the archaeological evidence and the Biblical text. This book 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.
ISBN / EAN 9780195188219
Auteur Friesen, Steven J. (Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of Missouri)
Editeur Oxford University Press Inc