The Reality of Apocalypse Rhetoric and Politics in the Book of Revelation - Symposium Series

David L. Barr, Society of Biblical Literature

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Publisher's Synopsis

Far from spinning a fantasy of what will never be, the book of Revelation depicts an alternate social world in order to shape the community and individual identity of an audience living under imperial rule. To highlight the Apocalypse's meaning for its original audience, the text focuses on the themes of: rhetoric and politics.

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Book information

ISBN:	9789004151079
Publisher:	Brill
Imprint:	Brill
Pub date:	15 Mar 2007
DEWEY:	228.06
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	306
Weight:	708g
Height:	247mm
Width:	167mm
Spine width:	25mm