To browse Academia. Shunichi Akasaka. John Ben-Daniel. There are good reasons for identifying Babylon in Rev 17β18 with Rome, but inconsistencies with the text arise if ancient Imperial Rome is intended. In this study, an important argument for identifying Babylon with ancient Rome is presented and examined.
Its weaknesses include neglect of Ezek 16 and 23 as a background for Rev 17, and failure to grasp the full biblical significance of the metaphor of prostitution. The use of the metaphor in Rev 2 is consistent with this general rule. This study is dedicated to all those who are "wondering with great wonder" Rev 17,6 at the direction taken by the current leadership of the Catholic Church, and to Fr. Kimberly Majeski.
Robin Parry. An article on how biblical texts relating to prostitution may and may not relate to contemporary discussions. Emily Whitmore. The article aims to re-read Rev amid the catastrophic patterns of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Employing narratological methods as well as a close reading of the text, it is argued that Rev can be coherently read as the violent sexual punishment of an anthropomorphic female character.
Musa W. Eukene Lacarra Lanz. Kiara Beaulieu. Syed M Waqas. Sex, when discussed in a public setting, turns out to be a controversial subject within the context of the hypersensitive inner workings of modern society. One cannot freely talk about sex or practice sex in the public sphere in order for maintaining a sense of civic decency and public morality.
This article attempts to look behind the notion of guilt associated with sex in the Judeo-Christian civilization of the West and rise above the prevailing pietistic cultural framework that came to dominate the globe after the conversion of the Byzantine Empire to Christianity.
