Mother of Gods, Mother of Harlots: The Image of the Mother Goddess Behind the Depiction of the "Whore of Babylon" in Revelation 17
One of the primary interpretive challenges in the study of Revelation 17 has been to ascertain the identity of an historical personage or entity evoked by the description “Whore of Babylon.” This paper explores a previously neglected figure, Cybele the “Great Mother” Goddess. Through an examination...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-70 |
| Further subjects: | B
Prostitution
B Mother B Gods B Roman Empire B Goddess B Rhetoric B Revelation 17 Whore of Babylon Mother Goddess anti-Imperial rhetoric B Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 17 |
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