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Revelations

Revelations

Elaine Pagels , Lorna Raver

3.6(7)on Hardcover

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Explores the New Testament book of Revelation in a historical first-century context, reinterpreting the book as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome that was subsequently adopted by early Christians as a weapon against heresy.

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OL Work ID
OL16152630W

Subjects

Criticism, interpretationBibleEschatologyLong Now Manual for CivilizationCriticismAnalys och tolkningExegeseApokalyptikRezeptionBibelnJohannes-ApokalypseEskatologinyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2012-03-25New York Times bestsellerNew York Times reviewedBible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. revelation

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