Adapt or Resist? A Socio-Political Reading of Revelation 2.18-29
The letter to the church in Thyatira at Rev. 2.18-29 uses literary conventions of imperial edicts to produce a ‘prophetic edict’ as a means of emphasizing the authority of God as superior to imperial authority. The technique of parodying imperial edicts is paralleled by contemporary marginal groups....
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| Language: | English |
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Sage
2002
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2002, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-211 |
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