The alter-imperial paradigm
Subtitle: empire studies & the book of Revelation
By: by Shane J. Wood
Series: Biblical interpretation series -- Volume 140
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9789004308022; 9789004308398
Subjects: Bible; Postcolonial criticism of sacred works; Postcolonial criticism; Biblical teaching; Imperialism
Description: Many assume the book of Revelation is merely an "anti-imperial" attack on the Roman Empire. Yet, Shane J. Wood argues this conclusion over-exaggerates Rome's significance and, thus, misses Revelation's true target--he construction of the alter-empire through the destruction of the preeminent adversary: Satan. Applying insights from Postcolonial criticism and 'Examinations of Dominance, ' this monograph challenges trajectories of New Testament Empire Studies by developing an Alter-Imperial paradigm that appreciates the complexities between the sovereign(s) and subject(s) of a society--eyond simply rebellion or acquiescence. Shane J. Wood analyses Roman propaganda, Jewish interaction with the Flavians, and Domitianic persecution to interpret Satan's release (Rev 20:1-10) as the climax of God's triumphal procession. Thus, Rome provides the imagery; Eden provides the target.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-272) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The emergence of the alter-imperial paradigm; title: The construction of the sovereign narrative and points of conversation; title: The alter-imperial paradigm and the book of Revelation.