What is the “mark of the beast?” And what about 666? In my fourth full episode on Revelation, I take a look at these symbols and how they were meant to encourage and inform early Christians resisting the Roman Empire. We’ll see how empire and its oppression call for resistance on the part of the faithful.
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Episode Bibliography:
Daniel Berrigan, The Nightmare of God: The Book of Revelation
M. Eugene Boring, Revelation (Interpretation)
Wes Howard-Brook and Anthony Gwyther, Unveiling Empire: Reading Revelation Then and Now
Michael J. Gorman, Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness
J. Nelson Kraybill, Apocalypse and Allegiance: Worship, Politics, and Devotion in the Book of Revelation
Pablo Richard, Apocalypse: A People’s Commentary on the Book of Revelation