Dionysius 'Symbolism In The The Book Of Revelation'

The book of Revelation is apocalyptic in nature, meaning this kind of literature is full of symbolic connotation. Some of the symbolism is found in the Old Testament (e.g., Lion of Judah, Lamb of God), while some are found in the New Testament (e.g., Son of Man, bride of Christ). Others, though, are not biblical parallel (e.g., mark of the beast, scarlet beast, seven thunders) and are left up to interpretation. There are four places where John identifies himself as the author (1:1, 4,9; 22:8) but, an African bishop named, Dionysius argued Revelation could not have been written by the apostle John. This is due to the differing language, style and thought in Revelation compared to other works by John. While his claims are valid, scholars believe

It was later abandonded in the 15th century BC and lost it’s former glory. Ephesus settled in many different locations in different time periods. The first settlement was located on Ayasluk Hill and inhabitated by the Hittites and other ancient cultures. The second settlement was on Mount Pion on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. The third settlement was lcated in a valley between Mount Panayir and Mount Coressus, founded by Alexnder the Great.The last settlement returned to Ayasuluk Hill due to the repeated rids by the Arabs. During Paul’s ministry Ephesus was located in the valley between two mountains which was major route connecting Asia Minor. Ephesus was also large port city for trading commerce, religion and political diversity. Because of this Paul saw Ephesus as a cruicial evangelistic city (Acts 19:10). When the book of Ephesisans was written the major reigion was Hellenism or a Greco-Roman religion. The citizens had built a temple to the goddess Artemis (or Diana in Rome) called Artemision. The goddess Artemis was affiliated with hunting, forests, hills, the moon and archery. Some of the key figures of Ephesus are Paul, Artemis, and Alexander the