Therefore, there isno compelling reason to interpret throne images as eschatological on the basis oftheir connection with imagery taken from the Book of Revelation. The same is trueof the visual sign of the cross that often stands or hovers on top of the thrones,which will be discussed in ...
The theological focus is on the Revelation of God in Jesus Christ, in Scripture and in experiences of life. Chapter Four describes and justifies the quantitative methodology adopted in the thesis. Chapter Five presents the data findings, which are then analysed in Chapter Six. Chapter Seven ...
Download chapter (PDF) From the book Der Fall Roms und seine Wiederauferstehungen in Antike und Mittelalter Chapters in this book (19) Frontmatter Inhalt Einleitung I. Rom als universaler Diskursort The Emblematic City: Images of Rome before AD 410 Die ,Mauern‘ Roms in Claudians...
In many similar scenes of the Judgement these two goddesses are shown standing behind Osiris (Papyrus of Nu, Budge) from the Chapter of Going into the Boat of Ra: "Vignette: The boat of Ra with the god seated therein and holding a paddle.." Isis is kneeling at the prow of the boat,...
Late in the book, Dillard throws in a twist that seems, at first, to question the legitimacy of the image pattern’s previous meanings. “The tree with the lights in it” has meant the beauty of revelation, profound experience, acute awar...
such as “‘All my anxieties fell away and I realized that what I was worrying about was not worth worrying about!’ All the things that nag away at one, the fantasies of power or of revenge, anxiety, resentment and envy—all of this is what the revelation will blot out” ([22], ...
Another possible interpretation may be derived from Revelation 22:15 in which dogs are listed with other sinners, including murderers and "everyone who loves and practices falsehood". In the light of this verse, Judas' association with a dog may be taken to indicate not his humanity but his ...
nature is a con- stant source of wonder and awe. It is also a con- tinuing revelation of the divine".55 The bishops of Japan, for their part, made a thought-provok- ing observation: "To sense each creature sing- ing the hymn of its existence is to live joyfully in God's love an...