Unveiling Empire Reading Revelation Then and Now
Brook, Wes Howard
Unveiling Empire Reading Revelation Then and Now Wes Howard-Brook, Anthony Gwyther - U.S.A. Orbis Books 2002 - 313tr. paperback, illustration 24 cm - The Bible and Liberation .
Many people are putt off from reading the book of Revelation because they have been confused by end of the world readings or by the text's mysterious imagery. Unveiling Empire breaks through this impasse by examining the roots and social purposes of apocalyptic literature, and the text's use of traditional imagery, thereby providing tools for understanding Revelation's message for christians today living amidst the power and seductions of empire.
9781570752872
Bible NT Revelation -- Commentaries -- Revelation
Imperialism
228.06 / B871-W51
Unveiling Empire Reading Revelation Then and Now Wes Howard-Brook, Anthony Gwyther - U.S.A. Orbis Books 2002 - 313tr. paperback, illustration 24 cm - The Bible and Liberation .
Many people are putt off from reading the book of Revelation because they have been confused by end of the world readings or by the text's mysterious imagery. Unveiling Empire breaks through this impasse by examining the roots and social purposes of apocalyptic literature, and the text's use of traditional imagery, thereby providing tools for understanding Revelation's message for christians today living amidst the power and seductions of empire.
9781570752872
Bible NT Revelation -- Commentaries -- Revelation
Imperialism
228.06 / B871-W51