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The letters to the seven churches of Asia in their local setting /

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Biblical resource seriesPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. ; Livonia, Mich. : Dove Booksellers, ©2001Description: xxii, 338 Pages. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0802847145 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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"This modern classic by Colin Hemer explores the seven letters in the book of Revelation against the historical background of the churches to which they were addressed. Based on literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources and informed by Hemer's firsthand knowledge of the biblical sites, this superb study presents a clear picture of the New Testament world in the latter part of the first century and its significance for broader questions of church history."--Jacket.
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Books Books SAIACS General Stacks Non-fiction 228.067 H488L (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.2 Available 058730
Books Books SAIACS General Stacks Non-fiction 228.067 H488L (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 025943

Originally published: Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1986

Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-297) and indexes

"This modern classic by Colin Hemer explores the seven letters in the book of Revelation against the historical background of the churches to which they were addressed. Based on literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources and informed by Hemer's firsthand knowledge of the biblical sites, this superb study presents a clear picture of the New Testament world in the latter part of the first century and its significance for broader questions of church history."--Jacket.

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