Angels as Letter Couriers in Rev 1,4-3,22?: The Symbolism of Royal Letters

The system for the transmission of edicts in epistolary form under the Roman Principate seems to shed new light on the long-standing enigma of the angels in Rev 1,4-3,22. The angels in the section are not human beings but supernatural beings who are sent as symbolic epistolary couriers to churches c...

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Main Author: Pitta, Antonio 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: Biblica
Year: 2021, Volume: 102, Issue: 1, Pages: 106-125
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 1,4-3,22 / Angel / Letter / Symbolics
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
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