The Metonymic Power of Healing Leaves: Reading Revelation 22:2 with the Caryatid Relief

The healing leaves of the Tree of Life in Rev 22:2 are rightly interpreted as a symbol of the hope and eternity established after the Kingdom of God defeats the forces of empire at the end of the book of Revelation. While most scholarship focuses on the interplay between this verse and Genesis 2–3,...

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Main Author: Meverden, Amy E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2026
In: Interpretation
Year: 2026, Volume: 80, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-46
Further subjects:B Healing Leaves
B Revelation
B Metonymy
B Caryatid
B Tree of life
B Power
B Acanthus
B Kingship
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