The Violence of Nonviolence in the Revelation of John

This article investigates the conviction among many biblical scholars that Revelation is a nonviolent book. It first analyses some of the major arguments to support this thesis by investigating the book’s perspectives on martyrdom, on witness, its spiritualizing language, and its message of divine j...

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Main Author: De Villiers, Pieter G. R. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2015
In: Open theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 189–203
Further subjects:B Revelation
B Violence
B Verbal violence
B Violent non-violence
B Gender Violence
B New Testament hermeneutics
B Apocalypse of John
B Divine violence
B Non-violence
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