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Document Details : Title: The Danger at Midday Subtitle: Death Threats in the Apocalypse Author(s): VAN TILBORG, Sjef Journal: Biblica Volume: 85 Issue: 1 Date: 2004 Pages: 1-23 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.85.1.3194400 Abstract : This paper proposes a new suggestion in the discussion regarding possible death threats in the Apocalypse. It makes a comparison between relevant texts from the Apocalypse and what happens during festival days when rich civilians entertain their co-citizens with (gladiatorial) games. At the end of the morning and during the break special fights are organized. Condemned persons are forced to fight against wild animals or against each other to be killed by the animals or by fire. The paper shows that a number of texts from the Apocalypse are better understood, when they are read against this background. |
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