Getting Jesus off the altar: Undoing atonement readings in Revelation

The interpretive history of Revelation is overrun with descriptions of Jesus as a sacrificial lamb. Yet, John never uses the popular phrase to describe him. By drawing attention to four significant omissions in the text, I argue against atonement readings of “the Lamb” in Revelation. Revelation is n...

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Main Author: Bowden, Anna M. V. 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2021
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2021, Volume: 118, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-61
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
HC New Testament
NBK Soteriology
Further subjects:B Atonement
B Violence
B Revelation
B Roman Empire
B lamb
B Sacrifice
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