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Revelation and Empire: Shane Wood | Faith & Politics #11
Shane J. Wood, professor of New Testament and its origins at Ozark Christian College and author of Thinning the Veil, returns for the eighth episode in the faith and politics series — this time on Revelation.
Wood argues that the question the series has been circling is the question Revelation opens with. Christians in Asia Minor were living under an emperor in decline, caught in a conflict they hadn't chosen, and the book was written to tell them how to stand.
Much of the conversation is about definitions. When the crucified king is at the center, what counts as victory changes &mdash…
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