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Imperial Cults and the

Apocalypse of John:

Reading Revelation

in the Ruins

Steven J. Friesen

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

IMPERIAL CULTS AND THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHN

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IMPERIAL CULTS AND THE

APOCALYPSE OF JOHN

Reading Revelation in the Ruins

Steven J. Friesen

1 2001

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Friesen, Steven J.

Imperial cults and the Apocalypse of John : reading Revelation in the ruins /

Steven J. Friesen.

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1. Bible. N.T. Revelation—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Emperor worship—Rome.

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Steven J. Friesen - Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John, Reading Revelation in the Ruins (2001).pdf