Imperial Cults And The Apocalypse Of John
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Author | : Steven J. Friesen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2001-10-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195131533 |
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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.
Author | : J. Nelson Kraybill |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1850756163 |
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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 commercial settings as a primary concern of the Apocalypse. By the time John was on Patmos, people in Asia Minor could not 'buy or sell' without giving idolatrous allegiance to Rome. Imperial cult and commerce blended in guild halls, the banking industry and the market place. John calls readers to 'come out from' pagan loyalties of Roman imperial society and give full allegiance to a New Jerusalem of justice and equality under the rule of Christ.
Author | : J. Nelson Kraybill |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 1996-06-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567339289 |
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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 commercial settings as a primary concern of the Apocalypse. By the time John was on Patmos, people in Asia Minor could not 'buy or sell' without giving idolatrous allegiance to Rome. Imperial cult and commerce blended in guild halls, the banking industry and the market place. John calls readers to 'come out from' pagan loyalties of Roman imperial society and give full allegiance to a New Jerusalem of justice and equality under the rule of Christ.
Author | : Loren L. Johns |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2014-11-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1625646976 |
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton Theological Seminary, 1998.
Author | : S. R. F. Price |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521312684 |
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Simon Price attempts to discover why the Roman Emperor was treated like a god.
Author | : Stanley E. Porter |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2013-09-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004254870 |
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Johannine Writings and Apocalyptic provides a wide-ranging and thorough annotated bibliography for John's Gospel, the Johannine letters, Revelation, and apocalyptic writings pertinent to these books. More inclusive than many other bibliographies, this volume provides reference to over 1300 individual entries, often including references to multiple works with a given description. Annotations are designed to provide guidance to a wide range of readers, from students wishing to gain entry to the subject to graduate students engaging in research to professors needing ready access to useful materials. The volume is topically organized and indexed for easy access.
Author | : Erwin Fahlbusch |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 994 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9789004145955 |
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Containing more than 300 articles, covering the alphabetical entries P-Sh, this book also includes articles on significant topics ranging from Paul, political theology and the Qur'an, to religious liberty, salvation history and scholasticism.
Author | : Greg Carey |
Publisher | : Chalice Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2012-11-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780827238183 |
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Carey presents an introduction to the elements of apocalyptic discourse in the Hebrew Bible, the intertestamental texts of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and the Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts. He seeks to help modern readers perplexed by the rampant and somewhat outrageous depiction and interpretation of apocalyptic literature to see apocalyptic discourse as a flexible set of resources that early Jews and Christians could employ for a variety of persuasive tasks. Carey examines each of the literary works that exhibit apocalyptic discourse. He briefly introduces the date and language of each text and shows its basic contents. Then he examines the particular topics and purposes of the work. Carey concludes by showing a way to read the particular example of apocalyptic discourse as a whole in its own setting with its own purposes. Carey invokes discourse as a category of study in an attempt to bring together the literary, ideological, and social dimensions of apocalyptic language. He sees the genius of apocalyptic discourse in its ability to bring its audience into otherwise inaccessible mysteries concerning the future and the heavenly realms. As theology, apocalyptic discourse engages life's greatest questions-the nature of God, the desire for justice, and the frustrations of human finitude. As poetry, it expresses the theological imagination in vivid symbols and conventional literary forms.
Author | : Peter S. Perry |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2014-09-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1498200567 |
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Revelation 7:1-17 occurs between the opening of the sixth and seventh seal and Rev 10:1-11:13 between the sixth and seventh trumpet blasts. Interpreters often explain these passages as "interludes," "parentheses," or "expansions," but not in terms of ancient communication. Peter S. Perry analyzes these interruptions in the seals and trumpets in light of digressions in ancient rhetorical theory and practice. Digressions are described by Hermagoras, Cicero, and Quintilian and widely used, including in Josephus' works, Jubilees, Sibylline Oracles I/II, Zechariah, and Exodus. As with other ancient digressions, Rev 7:1-17 and 10:1-11:13 are unessential to the logical flow but essential to the book's impact. These passages excite the emotions, shape character, and give insight into John's rhetorical strategy and goals.
Author | : Ryan Leif Hansen |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1451484429 |
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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 cosmological themes for persuasive purposes that include a critique of Roman imperial cultic discourse. Hansen’s argument requires a discussion of the apocalyptic genre and rhetoric, the ways in which apocalyptic literature makes meaning especially through the construction of symbolic worlds, and then a comparison of this means with cosmological themes in which eternal Rome lies at the center of the cosmos. John seeks to persuade his hearers that the world, as governed and sustained by Caesar and the Roman gods and perpetuated through the Roman cult and economy, is a false order, passing away in order that God’s new creation, narrated by truthful worship and costly witness to the Lamb, can emerge as gift. The book concludes with suggestions for fruitful conversation with recent work in apocalyptic theology.