Archive for the ‘Roman Emperors’ Category

Thompson, Book of Revelation (monograph)

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Thompson, Leonard L. The Book of Revelation: Apocalypse and Empire. 1990; reprint, New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.In my opinion, Thompson's study is one of the most important studies on Revelation written in the last decade.Thompson argues strongly that the traditional pejorative view on Domitian is due not to balanced ...

Remarks on Roman Emperors

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

IntroductionThe contemporary-historical approach often focuses on the relationship between the Asian churches and their situation. This means that