Spectacles of Empire Monsters, Martyrs, and the Book of Revelation Christopher A. Frilingos "An insightful, suggestive book that will reward students of Revelation as well as readers interested more generally in the literature and culture of imperial Rome."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review 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...
Spectacles of Empire Monsters, Martyrs, and the Book of Revelation Christopher A. Frilingos "An insightful, suggestive book that will reward students ...
When Jesus was five he killed a boy, or so reports the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. A little boy had run into Jesus by accident, bumping him on the shoulder, and Jesus took offense: "Jesus was angry and said to him, 'You shall go no further on your way, ' and instantly the boy fell down and died." A second story recounts how Jesus transformed mud into living birds, while yet another has Joseph telling Mary to keep Jesus in the house so that no one else gets hurt. What was life really like in the household of Joseph, Mary, and little Jesus? The canon of the New Testament provides few...
When Jesus was five he killed a boy, or so reports the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. A little boy had run into Jesus by accident, bumping him on...
