Magical Motifs in the Book of Revelation (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Serie
Library of New Testament Studies
Antal sidor
240
Utgivningsdatum
2019-04-18
Förlag
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensioner
234 x 156 x 13 mm
Vikt
345 g
ISBN
9780567688392

Magical Motifs in the Book of Revelation

av Rodney Lawrence Thomas, Chris Keith
Häftad,  Engelska, 2019-04-18
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Rodney Thomas addresses the question of whether the book of Revelation was written as an 'anti-magical' polemic and explores the concept and definition of 'magic' from both modern and first-century standpoints. Thomas presents the first century as a time dominated by belief in spiritual forces and magical activity which the author of Revelation sought to put into proper perspective. This aim was achieved through a variety of highly creative literary techniques which Thomas examines in this book. At times it is possible to argue that unacceptable magical practices are condemned by being labelled as farmakeia. At other times such practices are carefully placed within the context of Israel's ancient enemies. In addition standard polemical material against magical practices Thomas asserts that it is also possible to identify instances where the author of Revelation wholly appropriates imagery commonly associated with 'magic' and recasts it into a new Christian context. As a result it is possible to view the magical motifs within Revelation as weighty polemic aimed against certain practices and beliefs in the first century.

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Rodney Thomas serves as Operations Minister for the Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock, Texas.¿He also teaches as¿Adjunct Professor¿of¿Biblical Studies¿at Lubbock Christian University, Texas, USA

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