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Humor, Resistance, and Jewish Cultural Persistence in the Book of Revelation
Language: en
Pages: 247
Authors: Sarah Emanuel
Categories: Bibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Positions Revelation within an ancient Jewish context and demonstrates how the author used humor to resist Roman power.
The Text of Revelation
Language: en
Pages: 119
Authors: John Oman
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Originally published in 1928, this book contains a revision of the English translation of the biblical book of Revelation, first done by John Oman in 1923. Oman
Biblical Humor and Performance
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Peter S. Perry
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-08-21 - Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

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What’s so humorous about the Bible? Quite a bit, especially if experienced with others! Nine biblical scholars explore their experiences of reading and hearin
Revelation
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: Lynn R. Huber
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-23 - Publisher: Liturgical Press

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While feminist interpretations of the Book of Revelation often focus on the book’s use of feminine archetypes—mother, bride, and prostitute, this commentary
Desiring Martyrs
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Harry O. Maier
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-16 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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Martyrs create space and time through the actions they take, the fate they suffer, the stories they prompt, the cultural narratives against which they take plac