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Fallen is Babylon - Revelation to John (Paperback, New)
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Fallen is Babylon - Revelation to John (Paperback, New)
Series: New Testament in Context S.
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The Book of Revelation is one of the most difficult of biblical
books to understand, depicting the clash of cosmic powers, the
interplay of bizarre images, and the specific problems of
particular churches in the Roman province of Asia. Despite its
opacity, Revelation has enjoyed great influence down through the
ages, an influence felt in art, literature, and theology. The
relative ease with which its images can be adapted to varied
situations, however, has produced problematic interpretations that
are far from what the author intended. Many misinterpretations of
Revelation result from lack of appreciation of its original
contexts: historical, social, literary, theological. To address
this problem and to enable today's readers to understand how the
book would have been read by early Christians, this commentary
makes available the best in recent and classic biblical scholarship
on Revelation and its setting. The result is that the reader will
see Revelation in its original contexts and thereby fully
comprehend it as one possible Christian response to specific
conditions in the eastern Roman Empire in the first century.
"Murphy's commentary is insightful and a pleasure to read. It is an
excellent introduction to a fascinating and complex biblical book.
I recommend it highly for students, pastors, and lay people." Adela
Yarbro Collins, University of Chicago Frederick J. Murphy is
professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in
Worcester, MA, and the author of The Religious World of Jesus and
Pseudo-Philo: Rewriting the Bible.
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