Spectacles of Empire : Monsters, Martyrs, and the Book of Revelation /

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The author reads the Book of Revelation as a text firmly situated in the world of imperial Roman Asia Minor, where it was written. He argues that Revelation is a Christian version of that world, complete with its own gladiatorial combats and other public spectacles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frilingos, Christopher A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Johannes-Apokalypse.
Bibel > Offenbarung des Johannes
Bible. > Revelation
Bible > New Testament. > Apocalypse > Critique sociale.
Bible. > Revelation > Social scientific criticism.
Romeinse rijk.
Openbaring van Johannes (bijbelboek)
Rome in the Bible
Social scientific criticism of sacred works.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Rome dans la Bible.
Römisches Reich.
Römisches Reich
Rome > Dans la Bible.
Rome > In the Bible.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Gods, Monsters, and Martyrs
  • 2. Merely Players
  • 3. A Vast Spectacle
  • 4. As If Slain
  • 5. Wherever the Lamb Goes
  • 6. Epilogue: A Well-Known Story
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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