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The Harlot and the Imperial Economy
Lecture no. 10 from the course: The Apocalypse: Controversies and Meaning in Western History
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Taught by Professor Craig R. Koester | 32 min
Encounter Babylon the harlot, one of the most remarkable figures in the Apocalypse. She symbolizes the city of Rome in all its ancient opulence. Two literary forms useful for understanding John's metaphor are satire and the obituary. John is both satirizing Rome's decadence and sounding its death knell.
24 Lectures
1
Revelation and the Apocalyptic Tradition
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of 32 min
2
Apocalyptic Worldview in Judaism
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of 30 min
3
Apocalyptic Dimension of Early Christianity
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of 30 min
4
Origins of the Book of Revelation
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of 29 min
5
Issues Facing Revelation's First Readers
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of 30 min
6
God, the Lamb, and the Seven Seals
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of 31 min
7
Seven Trumpets, Temple, and Celebration
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of 31 min
8
The Dragon and the Problem of Evil
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of 32 min
9
The Beasts and Evil in the Political Sphere
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of 30 min
10
The Harlot and the Imperial Economy
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of 32 min
11
The Battle, the Kingdom, and Last Judgment
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of 31 min
12
New Creation and New Jerusalem
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of 32 min
13
Antichrist and the Millennium
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of 32 min
14
Revelation's Place in the Christian Bible
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of 31 min
15
The Apocalypse and Spiritual Life
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of 31 min
16
The Key to the Meaning of History
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of 31 min
17
Apocalyptic Fervor in the Late Middle Ages
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of 31 min
18
Luther, Radicals, and Roman Catholics
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of 31 min
19
Revelation Takes Musical Form
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of 32 min
20
Revelation in African American Culture
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of 31 min
21
The Apocalypse and Social Progress
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of 31 min
22
Awaiting the End in 1844 and Beyond
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of 31 min
23
Rapture, Tribulation, and Armageddon
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of 31 min
24
The Modern Apocalyptic Renaissance
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of 32 min
