Who rides the beast?: prophetic rivalry and the rhetoric of crisis in the churches of the apocalypse
Auteur :
Duff, Paul B.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195138351
Date de publication :
21 juin 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
472 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the Book of Revelation as a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churches. The author marshals evidence from the social, economic and literary context of the time.