Here comes the judge: violent pacifism in the Book of Revelation
"The author of Revelation sees violence as perfectly legitimate as long as it is initiated by the appropriate authority (God). The author of Revelation does not believe that violence in any form is wrong. Rather, he believes that it is wrong for anyone other than God or his appointed agents to...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London [u.a.]
t & t clark
c2012
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Library of New Testament studies (462)
Year: 2012 |
| Series/Journal: | Library of New Testament studies
462 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Revelation
/ Violence
/ Power
/ Legitimacy
/ God
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Revelation
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Violence in the Bible B Thesis B Judgment of God B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc B Violence Religious aspects Christianity |
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| Summary: | "The author of Revelation sees violence as perfectly legitimate as long as it is initiated by the appropriate authority (God). The author of Revelation does not believe that violence in any form is wrong. Rather, he believes that it is wrong for anyone other than God or his appointed agents to enact violence, and in his eyes it is possible for humans to condemn the wicked to death if they prove themselves by dying in imitation of Christ"--From publisher description |
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| Item Description: | Teilw. zugl.: Washington, DC, Catholic Univ. of America, Diss., 2009$pWashington |
| ISBN: | 0567035395 |