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by David Arthur


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The Walls of Babylon is a radically revisionist reading of the Revelation to John, offering startling insights into the historical roots of Gnosticism, the social dynamics of early Christianity, and the shattering impact of apocalyptic eschatology. Based on a careful analysis of the text, David Arthur argues that the motivating circumstance for Revelation was provided not by external Roman oppression but by a fierce internal dispute between gnostic and proto-orthodox factions within the early church. In the ensuing controversy, John did not side with ecclesiastical officials, as might be expected, but instead took up the cause of the persecuted outcasts. Following the precedent of the classical prophets, he speaks as a champion for the downtrodden and dispossessed--represented, for him, by the gnostic heretics. The book he has left us presents a fiery symbolic rebuke of proto-orthodox Christianity, and by extension, challenges normative religious paradigms at every level of belief and praxis.

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  • Title The Walls of Babylon: An Alternative Reading of the Revelation to John
  • Author David Arthur
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 260
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fortress Academic
  • Date 2019-08-22
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781978702493 / 1978702493
  • Weight 1.57 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.94 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.39 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019952972
  • Dewey Decimal Code 228.06

About the author

David Arthur is an independent scholar specializing in religion, philosophy, and the history of ideas. The Walls of Babylon is a companion to his first book, A Smooth Stone, which together comprise a historical chronicle tracing the radically iconoclastic arc of biblical prophecy.
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