Revelation as civil disobedience : witnesses not warriors in John's apocalypse /
Slater, Thomas B.,
Revelation as civil disobedience : witnesses not warriors in John's apocalypse / [print] Thomas B. Slater. - Nashville, Tennessee : Abingdon Press, (c)2019. - xvi, 109 pages ; 23 cm
Apocalypse defined -- Worthy is the lamb -- Bearing witness -- Applying the apocalypse.
The book of Revelation is a form of civil disobedience that focuses upon sustaining a faithful witness in spite of the consequences. The author defines civil disobedience as resisting unjust laws in nonviolent ways even if it means the potential death of the protestor. This study develops a way for Christians to read and appreciate the book of Revelation.
9781501841743
Bible.--Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Civil disobedience--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR115.S631.R484 2019 BS2825
Revelation as civil disobedience : witnesses not warriors in John's apocalypse / [print] Thomas B. Slater. - Nashville, Tennessee : Abingdon Press, (c)2019. - xvi, 109 pages ; 23 cm
Apocalypse defined -- Worthy is the lamb -- Bearing witness -- Applying the apocalypse.
The book of Revelation is a form of civil disobedience that focuses upon sustaining a faithful witness in spite of the consequences. The author defines civil disobedience as resisting unjust laws in nonviolent ways even if it means the potential death of the protestor. This study develops a way for Christians to read and appreciate the book of Revelation.
9781501841743
Bible.--Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Civil disobedience--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR115.S631.R484 2019 BS2825