Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John: Reading Revelation in the Ruins by Steven J. Friesen

Author:Steven J. Friesen [Friesen, Steven J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 0195131533
Publisher: OxfordUP
Published: 2001-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

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CENTERING REALITY

Space and Time in Revelation

This chapter examines the way John’s text centers spatial and temporal existence and contrasts this method with the centering strategies of the dominant discourse. The argument proceeds through three phases. First comes a description of the kinds of space one encounters in Revelation, followed by a consideration of the qualities of time revealed by John. Finally, I compare these conclusions with the work of Leonard Thompson, one of the few scholars to comment on the cosmological concerns of Revelation. The general lack of interest in these basic facets of the text is understandable. Revelation’s view of the world is at odds with modern secular cosmologies and with most modern religious ones as well.

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