Locating and leaving Babylon: A missional reading of Revelation 17 and 18 in light of ancient and contemporary political contexts
This article explores a missional reading of Revelation 17 and 18, focusing on the significance of “Babylon” for John’s audience in Roman Asia and for Christian communities today. John uses the symbol of Babylon to shape missional communities, inviting them to reimagine their world. In John’s 1st-ce...
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Missiology
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament RJ Mission; missiology |
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Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 17-18
B missional reading B Rome B missional hermeneutics B Civil Religion B American politics B mission of God B Contextualization B Revelation 17 B Babylon B Revelation 18 |
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