The nonviolent Apocalypse: Revelation's nonviolent resistance against Rome
In The Nonviolent Apocalypse, Jeffrey D. Meyers argues that Revelation's famously violent visions are actually acts of nonviolent resistance to the Roman Empire. Using insights from biblical studies and scholarship on nonviolence, Meyers shows how Revelation both engages in and calls for acts o...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Meyers, Jeffrey D., 1988-, The Nonviolent Apocalypse: Revelation’s Nonviolent Resistance against Rome] (2022) (May, David M., 1958 -)
[Rezension von: Meyers, Jeffrey D., 1988-, The Nonviolent Apocalypse: Revelation’s Nonviolent Resistance against Rome] (2024) (Stewart, Alexander E., 1979 -) |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible.-Revelation-Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Government, Resistance to-Biblical teaching B Nonviolence-Biblical teaching |
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| Summary: | In The Nonviolent Apocalypse, Jeffrey D. Meyers argues that Revelation's famously violent visions are actually acts of nonviolent resistance to the Roman Empire. Using insights from biblical studies and scholarship on nonviolence, Meyers shows how Revelation both engages in and calls for acts of nonviolent resistance. Cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Revelation's Use of Nonviolence -- Revelation as Resistance Literature -- Jesus and the Cross -- Worship and Song -- Visions of Destruction -- The New Jerusalem -- Revelation's Call for Nonviolent Resistance -- How to Resist an Empire -- Enduring Resistance -- Noncooperation -- Witness -- When Revelation Isn't Nonviolent -- Dreams of Death and Destruction -- From Balaam to the Beast -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- About the Author. |
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| ISBN: | 1978708351 |