From Imperial Persecution to Colonial Situation: Alternatives to Persecution Theories in Revelation Studies
For centuries the idea that John wrote the Book of Revelation to comfort Christians suffering Roman imperial persecution dominated the interpretation of the text's social setting. Due to the lack of archaeological and literary evidence, scholars have abandoned such a view and offered alternativ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Currents in biblical research
Year: 2023, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 225-241 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Revelation
/ Roman Empire
/ Persecution
/ Diaspora (Religion)
/ Judaism
/ Church
/ Colonialism
/ Postcolonialism
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| RelBib Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HC New Testament HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
imperial persecution
B Postcolonialism B Crisis B Christian complacency B colonial situation B Cosmic Conflict B exodus rhetoric B millenarian groups B relative deprivation B parting of ways B emancipatory-rhetorical B Frantz Fanon B Jewish Diaspora B idol food |
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