The book of Revelation : Apocalypse and empire /

Main Author: Thompson, Leonard L., 1934-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990
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245 1 4 |a The book of Revelation :  |b Apocalypse and empire /  |c Leonard L. Thompson. 
260 1 4 |a New York ;  |b Oxford University Press,  |c 1990  |a Oxford : 
300 1 4 |a 1 online resource (xii, 265 pages) :  |b maps 
504 1 4 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253.-Includes indexes). 
505 0 4 |a PART I: ORIENTATION: Historical setting and genre -- The social setting of Apocalypses -- PART II: THE SCRIPT: WHOLENESS AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION: The linguistic unity of Revelation -- Unity through the language of worship -- The Seer's vision of an unbroken world ---- PART III: THE STAGE: ROMAN SOCIETY AND THE PROVINCE OF ASIA: Domitian's reign: history and rhetoric -- Christians in the province of Asia -- Jews in the province of Asia -- Urban life in the province of Asia -- THE PLAY: THE APOCALYPSE AND THE EMPIRE: The Book of Revelation in Asian society -- The social location of the Book of Revelation -- Postscript: Religious language and the social order -- Appendix: Recent theories about the social setting of the Book of Revelation. 
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