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

(Part of the Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion Series)

by Christopher A. Frilingos

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The book of Revelation presents a daunting picture of the destruction of the world, complete with clashing gods, a multiheaded beast, armies of heaven, and the final judgment of mankind. The bizarre conclusion to the New Testament is routinely cited as an example of the early Christian renunciation of the might and values of Rome. But Christopher A. Frilingos contends that Revelation's relationship to its ancient environment was a rather more complex...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0812238222

ISBN13:9780812238228

Release Date:October 2004

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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

(Part of the Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion Series)

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