God, emperor worship and society
This paper discusses and explains some aspects of emperor worship. Two limitations in terms of evidence are observed by focussing on the cities mentioned in Revelation 1-3 and remaining within the first century. Emperor worship was a very important way of conceptualising reality, that is society and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1988
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1988, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-102 |
| Further subjects: | B
Emperor Worship
B Theology B New Testament Bible B Revelation B Experiences of the divine B imperial cult B Church History B Christianity |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses and explains some aspects of emperor worship. Two limitations in terms of evidence are observed by focussing on the cities mentioned in Revelation 1-3 and remaining within the first century. Emperor worship was a very important way of conceptualising reality, that is society and politics under Roman rule. More fundamentally it reflected a certain perspective on God. These two facets explain something of the conflict experienced by contemporary society and some Christian groups at the end of the first century in Asia Minor. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_252 |