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Reconsidering the Beast from the Sea (Rev 13.1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2000

RICK VAN DE WATER
RICK VAN DE WATER
Affiliation:
University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Abstract

The discrepancy between the historical evidence for Domitian's reign and the persecuting ‘beasts’ from the land and sea in the Revelation of John discourages the identification of the latter with the Roman government. For the author of Revelation, they are meant to represent political messianism in Palestinian and diaspora Judaism. The conflict between political messianism and Christian messianism is best illustrated by the contrast between the Messiah who emerges from the sea in 4 Ezra 13 and the ‘beast’ from the sea in Rev 13.1.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 245 - 261
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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