Mother of Gods, Mother of Harlots: The Image of the Mother Goddess Behind the Depiction of the "Whore of Babylon" in Revelation 17
One of the primary interpretive challenges in the study of Revelation 17 has been to ascertain the identity of an historical personage or entity evoked by the description “Whore of Babylon.” This paper explores a previously neglected figure, Cybele the “Great Mother” Goddess. Through an examination...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-70 |
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Revelation 17
Whore of Babylon
Mother Goddess
anti-Imperial rhetoric
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