The Violence of the Lamb: Martyrs as Agents of Divine Judgement in the Book of Revelation

• Published in: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 898 - 901
• Main Author: Litfin, Bryan M
• Format: Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Lynchburg Evangelical Theological Society 01.12.2020
• Subjects: 1st century; Christians; God; Martyrs; Nonviolence; Violence

[...]Paul Middleton argues that such an act represents direct participation by Christians in divine violence against those the author of the Book of Revelation portrays as God's enemies." Middleton considers societal and governmental persecution, some of which was ostensibly related to the...