a political text, with numbers to represent people so they didn't get tied directly to names and therefore, prosecuted.
OK, that made no sense, here's the quote from the article:
"Revelation was actually a thinly disguised political tract, with the names of those being criticized changed to numbers to protect the authors and early Christians from reprisals. "It's a very political document," Dr. Aitken said. "It's a critique of the politics and society of the Roman empire, but it's written in coded language and riddles." "
Suddenly, the whole thing makes so much more sense. Must go read Revelations again ... heck, even the title is now brilliant, IMHO. "Revelations" without being fully revealing ... very cool. |
