Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Gods, Monsters, and Martyrs -- 2. Merely Players -- 3. A Vast Spectacle -- 4. As If Slain -- 5. Wherever the Lamb Goes -- 6. Epilogue: A Well-Known Story -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary
The author reads the Book of Revelation as a text firmly situated in the world of imperial Roman Asia Minor, where it was written. He argues that Revelation is a Christian version of that world, complete with its own gladiatorial combats and other public spectacles
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index
Notes
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