The motifs of crisis and conflict are prevalent throughout apocalyptic literature, and find a central place in the Book of Revelation. Every crisis faced by the Church of Asia Minor, whether religious, social, or political, is seen by the author within the context of the Church's struggle against the totalitarian secular powers which deified themselves. This study regards the combat between Michael and the Dragon (Ap. 12,7-12) as both a reflection of, and a solution to the overall conflict in which the Church of Asia Minor was engaged. The Seer's focus in this situation of crisis is upon the Church's ethical response to the Lamb of God, whose victory is depicted by John as an archetype for the oppressed Church.
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Höhe: 21 cm
Breite: 14.8 cm
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978-3-631-49352-6 (9783631493526)
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The Author: Peter Antonysamy Abir was born in 1952 in Sathipattu, Tamil Nadu, India, and is a priest of the Archidiocese of Pondicherry, India. He completed his philosophical and theological studies at Sacred Heart Seminary, in Madras, India, where he was awarded masters degrees in History, and in Biblical Theology. After lecturing on the New Testament for several years at St. Paul's Bible Institute, Madras, India, he went on to obtain the Licentiate in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, in 1993. He defended his doctoral dissertation at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, in 1995. He is also the author of a number of books on a variety of Biblical themes, written in Tamil.
