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The Alter-Imperial Paradigm: Empire Studies & the Book of Revelation

By Shane J. Wood

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2016
ISBN
9004308024, 9789004308022
ISSN
0928-0731
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5530171 bytes)
Series
Biblical Interpretation 140
Pages
xiv+300\315
Topic
Religion
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2016-04-21 14:35:11
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Description

Many assume the book of Revelation is merely an “anti-imperial” attack on the Roman Empire. Yet, Shane J. Wood argues this conclusion over-exaggerates Rome’s significance and, thus, misses Revelation’s true target—the construction of the alter-empire through the destruction of the preeminent adversary: Satan. Applying insights from Postcolonial criticism and 'Examinations of Dominance,' this monograph challenges trajectories of New Testament Empire Studies by developing an Alter-Imperial paradigm that appreciates the complexities between the sovereign(s) and subject(s) of a society—beyond simply rebellion or acquiescence. Shane J. Wood analyses Roman propaganda, Jewish interaction with the Flavians, and Domitianic persecution to interpret Satan's release (Rev 20:1-10) as the climax of God's triumphal procession. Thus, Rome provides the imagery; Eden provides the target.

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