What Is Up With The Book of Revelation?

La Bête de la Mer (Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse) / The Beast of the Sea (Tapestry of the Apocalypse) Credit: Kimon Berlin

What is up with The Book of Revelation?: Close reading on the Context and Purpose of The Book of  Revelation.

link to full text of The Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation is, as a famous line by Winston Churchill goes, ”a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. Well at least it is without context. With historical background, however, it is far less crazy and actually makes sense, both for an ancient and modern audience.

Paul and Slavery: Assignment #2

Source Credit: Left, Right.

Was Paul advocating for Philemon to release the slave Onesimus entirely? To Paul? Does this fit with Paul’s other teachings regarding slavery?

Assignment 1: Close Reading of Luke 7:1-10

Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant

image credit: Paolo Veronese, 16^th century “Jesus healing the servant of a Centurion”

Link to full text of Luke 7:1-10. 

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This blog is part of a Religion 025: New Testament and Christian Origins class at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California. Please check out About Me for more information!
-Morgan