Powerful and powerless women in the Apocalypse
The writer of the Book of Revelation presents an ambivalent view toward women. He chooses to employ symbols/stories of women to attack a powerful rellgio-political establishment. His portrayal of Jezebel, Babylon the Great, and the Mother of Harlots involves highly descriptionptive and evocative lan...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1992
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1992, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 157-167 |
Further subjects: | B
Intergalactic divine energy
B Prostitute of Babylon B Babylon the Great's corruption B Judeo-Christian Greek literature B False teachers B Mythologies B Woman of Revelations B Jezebel |
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Summary: | The writer of the Book of Revelation presents an ambivalent view toward women. He chooses to employ symbols/stories of women to attack a powerful rellgio-political establishment. His portrayal of Jezebel, Babylon the Great, and the Mother of Harlots involves highly descriptionptive and evocative language. He recognises their independent, creative and successful energies. |
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ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_970 |