Pagels, Elaine creator text New York Penguin Books 2013 monographic ix,244 Pages 13x20 cm PB Explores the New Testament book of Revelation in a historical first-century context, reinterpreting the book as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome that was subsequently adopted by early Christians as a weapon against heresy. Include Notes and Index. Elaine Pagels Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation. Eschatology Bible.--Revelation 228.06 9780143121633