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21) Clothing sacred scriptures: book art and book religion in Christian, Islamic and Jewish cultures
Series
Manuscripta Biblica volume Volume 2
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"In the book of Revelation, John appeals to the faithful to avoid the temptations of wealth, which he connects with evil and disobedience within secular society. New Testament scholars have traditionally viewed his somewhat radical stance as a reaction to the social injustices and idolatry of the imperial Roman cults of the day. Mark D. Mathews argues that John's rejection of affluence was instead shaped by ideas in the Jewish literature of the Second...
Series
Deuterocanonical and cognate literature yearbook volume Year 2014/2015
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Deutsch