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Imperial Cult and Commerce in John's Apocalypse
Language: en
Pages: 267
Authors: J. Nelson Kraybill
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-06-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

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Drawing evidence from ancient literature, coins, inscriptions and artwork, Kraybill points to the penetration of the Roman imperial cult (emperor worship) into
Apocalypse and Allegiance
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: J. Nelson Kraybill
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-01 - Publisher: Brazos Press

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In this lively introduction, J. Nelson Kraybill shows how the book of Revelation was understood by its original readers and what it means for Christians today.
Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Steven J. Friesen
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-10-25 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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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 a
Silence and Praise
Language: en
Pages: 173
Authors: Ryan Leif Hansen
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-01 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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Cosmology is a central focus in John’s Apocalypse, Ryan Leif Hansen argues, but not in the sense that John envisions a stable cosmos. Rather, John employs cos
The Cross in the Johannine Writings
Language: en
Pages: 319
Authors: John Eifion Morgan-Wynne
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-01 - Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

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This book offers a rigorous analysis of the theme of "the cross" in the Johannine literature. After reviewing previous scholarship on the issue, Morgan-Wynne ex