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 | #751214 in Books |  2006-02-23 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.00 x.80 x9.00l,.97 | File type: PDF | 304 pages

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||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| A Dubious Disciple Book Review|By Dubious Disciple|If you are a serious student of Revelation, this is a book you must read. I don't think there's another book like it ... yet. That Revelation's warnings often relate directly to the Imperial Cult of the late first century has been understood for a long time, but this book tackles the topic head on, in scholarly fashion. Friesen| |"This book will benefit students of early Christianity as well as students of Greco-Roman history. Certainly anyone seriously interested in the study of Revelation should not pass it by."--The Journal of Religion|About the Author<

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...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John: Reading Revelation in the Ruins   |  Steven J. Friesen. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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