Imperial cults and the Apocalypse of John : reading Revelation in the ruins / Steven J. Friesen.
By: Friesen, Steven J
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TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001Description: xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0195131533 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Bible. Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Emperor worship -- Rome | Christianity and other religions -- RomanDDC classification: 228/.067 LOC classification: BS2825.6.E46 | F75 2001Online resources: Publisher description
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Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Religious Criticism; PART I: THE LOGIC OF PARTICIPATION; 2 Provincial Imperial Cults of Asia Under Augustus and Tiberius; 3 Provincial Cults from Gaius to Domitian; 4 Municipal Imperial Cults: A Survey; 5 Muncipal Imperial Cults: Two Case Studies; 6 Groups and Individuals; 7 Imperial Cults as Religion; PART II: REVELATION, RESISTANCE; 8 Revelation in Space and Time; 9 Centering Reality: Space and Time in Revelation; 10 Working with Myth; 11 Communities Worshipping Humans; 12 Worship and Authority; 13 Revelation in This World; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-272) and indexes.
Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Religious Criticism; PART I: THE LOGIC OF PARTICIPATION; 2 Provincial Imperial Cults of Asia Under Augustus and Tiberius; 3 Provincial Cults from Gaius to Domitian; 4 Municipal Imperial Cults: A Survey; 5 Muncipal Imperial Cults: Two Case Studies; 6 Groups and Individuals; 7 Imperial Cults as Religion; PART II: REVELATION, RESISTANCE; 8 Revelation in Space and Time; 9 Centering Reality: Space and Time in Revelation; 10 Working with Myth; 11 Communities Worshipping Humans; 12 Worship and Authority; 13 Revelation in This World; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F
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