The Danger at Midday: Death Threats in the Apocalypse
This paper proposes a new suggestion in the discussion regarding possible death threats in the Apocalypse. It makes a comparison between relevant texts from the Apocalypse and what happens during festival days when rich civilians entertain their co-citizens with (gladiatorial) games. At the end of t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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Biblica
Year: 2004, Volume: 85, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-23 |
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| Summary: | This paper proposes a new suggestion in the discussion regarding possible death threats in the Apocalypse. It makes a comparison between relevant texts from the Apocalypse and what happens during festival days when rich civilians entertain their co-citizens with (gladiatorial) games. At the end of the morning and during the break special fights are organized. Condemned persons are forced to fight against wild animals or against each other to be killed by the animals or by fire. The paper shows that a number of texts from the Apocalypse are better understood, when they are read against this background. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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