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200	1		_aRevelations _eVisions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation _fPagels, Elaine
210			_aLondon _cPenguin Books _d♭2012
215			_a244 p.
327			_aContents Chapter one John's Revelation: challenging the evil empire, Rome Chapter two Visions of heaven and Hell: From Ezekiel and John of Patmos to Paul Chapter three Other revelations: Heresy or Illumination? Chapter four Confronting Persecution: How Jews and Christians Separated Politics from religion Chapter five constantine's Conversion: How John's Revelation Became Part of the Bible Concusion Notes Acknowledgments Index
330			_aThe strangest book of the New Testament, filled with visions of the Rapture, the whore of Babylon, and apocalyptic writing of the end of times, the Book of Revelation has fascinated readers for more than two thousand years, but where did it come from? And what are the meanings of its surreal images of dragons, monsters, angels, and cosmic war? Elaine Pagels, New York Times bestselling author and "the preeminent voice of biblical scholarship to the American public" (The Philadelphia Inquirer), elucidates the true history of this controversial book, uncovering its origins and the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions. Brilliantly weaving scholarship with a deep understanding of the human needs to which religion speaks, Pagels has written what may be the masterwork of her unique career.
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