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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| 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
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
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