Thanks to Allen Black for pointing out his colleague Richard Oster's blog in which he focuses on the Book of Revelation in anticipation of his forthcoming book on the subject:
Sub•verto –– to overturn, cause to topple over, by pressure from below or at the base (s.v. Oxford Latin Dictionary).
This blog is based upon research and ideas for a manuscript I have sent off to a publisher. It looks at Revelation 1-3.
• Written by an author relocated because of subversion.
• Sent to 7 congregations needing to resist the cultural regime of Roman Asia.
• Designed to sabotage the recipients' easy reliance upon the values of the culture and its religions.
3 comments:
Great post. Thank you for sharing, Dr. Goodacre.
Mark, if you'd like to mention it, there is an upcoming conference, at Harding where Dr. Oster teaches, on Ephesus: http://hst.edu/our-community/ephesus-conference/
Thanks. Now blogged.
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