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Revelation in the wilderness – 2. What’s in an intro?

Following on from my last post about the style and function of Revelation chapter 1, here are some further thoughts about the content. ‘The Revelation of Jesus Christ’ – the first words of the Book of Revelation identify the owner of the message. Verse 1 then describes a chain of command through which the messageContinue reading “Revelation in the wilderness – 2. What’s in an intro?”

Revelation in the wilderness – 1. First things first.

Comments on the book of Revelation, chapter one. Maori have a form of introduction called mihimihi in which a speaker shares details of their lands, people, and genealogy or whakapapa, and sometimes a saying giving some perspective or philosophy of themselves and/or their tribe. In my own culture, New Zealand European, I do not seeContinue reading “Revelation in the wilderness – 1. First things first.”