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The Alter-Imperial Paradigm
Shane J. Wood
其他書名
Empire Studies & the Book of Revelation
出版BRILL, 2015-10-27
主題Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New TestamentHistory / Europe / GeneralHistory / Ancient / GeneralReligion / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & HermeneuticsBibles / GeneralReligion / Biblical Studies / General
ISBN90043083939789004308398
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gXbsCgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.