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Tag Archives: Rome
The Great Whore’s Wealth: Why The Book of Revelation Scares Me
Like Martin Luther, Revelation is not my favorite book of the Bible. No book has made crazy Christians crazier. Crazy Christians scare me. Speaking of being scared, the book of Revelation scares me, but not in perhaps the way you … Continue reading
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Tagged Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University, Babylon, Bible Trouble: Queer Reading at the Boundaries of Bible Scholarship, book of Revelation, capitalism, communism, Edited by Teresa J. Hornsby and Ken Stone, Gazing at the Whore: Reading Revelation Queerly, Great Whore, Lynn Huber, Martin Luther, Revelation, Rome, socialism, United States, wealth, Whore of Revelation
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Goofed-Up Bible: Matthew 52:15-16
“Thank God for the Roman government. Roman soldiers keep the peace. They don’t call it the pax Romana for nothing. Roman politicians are committed to establishing and maintaining trade routes. And best of all, Rome provides just the exact amount … Continue reading
Posted in Goofed-up Bible (sarcasm)
Tagged church and state, Jesus and politics, pax Romana, peace, Roman government, Rome
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