Spectacles of Empire: Monsters, Martyrs, and the Book of Revelation

by Christopher A. Frilingos

Book Overview

The book of Revelation presents a daunting picture of the destruction of the world, complete with clashing gods, a multiheaded beast, armies of heaven, and the final judgment of mankind. The bizarre conclusion to the New Testament is routinely cited as an example of the early Christian renunciation of the might and values of Rome. But Christopher A. Frilingos contends that Revelation's relationship to its ancient environment was a rather more complex...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812238222
• ISBN13: 9780812238228
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"