Etched or Sketched? Inscriptions and Erasures in the Messages to Sardis and Philadelphia (Rev. 3.1-13)

This article argues that the image of the ‘pillar in the temple’ in Rev. 3.12 functions as part of the rhetorical contrast (synkrisis) of Sardis and Philadelphia in Rev. 3.1-13. First, I introduce previously unexamined data to show that Rev. 3.12 functions as a general reference to inscribed columns...

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Main Author: Royalty, Robert M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2005, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 447-463
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