Revelations : visions, prophecy, and politics in the book of Revelation /

Revelations : visions, prophecy, and politics in the book of Revelation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
Imprint:	New York : Viking, 2012.
Description:	ix, 246 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Revelation. Eschatology. Eschatology. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8740663

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ISBN:	9780670023349 (hardcover) 0670023345 (hardcover)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-225) and index.
Summary:	A world-renowned scholar of religion and bestselling author of "The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief," and" Reading Judas" explores the strangest and most controversial book in the Bible: the Book of Revelation.

Table of Contents:

John's Revelation : challenging the evil empire, Rome
Visions of heaven and hell : from Ezekiel and John of Patmos to Paul
Other revelations : heresy or illumination?
Confronting persecution : how Jews and Christians separated politics from religion
Constantine's conversion : how John's Revelation became part of the Bible.