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

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

Wood, Shane J.

Hardcover

Ancient History GeneralBible StudiesGeneral European History

ISBN10: 9004308024
ISBN13: 9789004308022
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 30 2015
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
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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