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   "quote": "\"The Book of Revelation, also known as the Book of the Apocalypse or the Apocalypse of John, is canonically the last book of the New Testament.\"",
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   "quote": "\"The Beast with seven heads and the number 666 seem to allude directly to the Emperor Nero (reigned 54–68), but this does not imply that the book was written in the 60s, as there was a widespread belief in later decades that Nero would return.\"",
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   "quote": "\"Over half of the references stem from Daniel, Ezekiel, Psalms, Isaiah, and Zechariah, with Daniel providing the largest number in proportion to length and Ezekiel standing out as the most influential.\"",
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   "const": false,
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   "quote": "\"Modern understanding has been that the Book of Revelation was written to comfort beleaguered Christians as they underwent religious persecution at the hands of a Roman Emperor.\"",
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   "quote": "\"Domitian may not have been a cruel despot imposing the Roman imperial cult upon his subjects, and there may not have been any systematic empire-wide persecution of Christians in his time.\"",
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   "quote": "\"Revelation was among the last books accepted into the Christian biblical canon, and to the present day some churches that derive from the Church of the East reject it.\"",
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   "source": "B1",
   "locus": "Symbolism",
   "quote": "\"Much use is made of significant numbers, especially the number seven, which represented perfection according to ancient numerology.\"",
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   "source": "B1",
   "locus": "Outline, Pergamum",
   "quote": "\"Pergamum: From this church, he who overcomes will be given the hidden manna to eat and a white stone with a secret name on it.\"",
   "claim": "To Pergamum: hidden manna and a white stone with a secret name (2:12-17)",
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   "const": false,
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  "F18": {
   "source": "B1",
   "locus": "Outline",
   "quote": "\"God comes to dwell with humanity in the New Jerusalem.\"",
   "claim": "God dwells with humanity in the New Jerusalem (21:2-8)",
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   "kernel": false,
   "const": false,
   "lineage": "new-jerusalem"
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   "source": "B1",
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   "quote": "\"Preterist interpretations treat Revelation as mostly referring to the events of the Apostolic Age (1st century), or, at the latest, the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century.\"",
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   "quote": "\"Futurist interpretations see Revelation as describing future events\"",
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   "quote": "\"Idealist or symbolic interpretations consider that Revelation does not refer to actual people or events but is an allegory of the spiritual path and the ongoing struggle between good and evil.\"",
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   "quote": "\"Historicist interpretations see Revelation as containing a broad view of history.\"",
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   "const": false,
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   "source": "B2",
   "locus": "lead",
   "quote": "\"The Book of Revelation is unique as the sole totally apocalyptic work in the NT.\"",
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   "locus": "III. Authorship",
   "quote": "\"Definite objections to the Johannine authorship were first raised by Dionysius of Alexandria\"",
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   "kernel": false,
   "const": false,
   "lineage": "authorship"
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   "source": "B2",
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   "quote": "\"The weight of early testimony favors the view that the Apocalypse was written by John, the son of Zebedee, and there is no absolute proof that he could not have done so.\"",
   "claim": "The encyclopedia favours John son of Zebedee",
   "modality": "interpretation",
   "kernel": false,
   "const": false,
   "lineage": "authorship"
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   "locus": "IV. Date",
   "quote": "\"Three possible dates have been suggested for the Apocalypse.\"",
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   "kernel": false,
   "const": false,
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   "source": "B2",
   "locus": "IV. Date",
   "quote": "\"An argument for a date during the administration of Nero (a.d. 54-68) has been constructed from the statement in Revelation that the number of the beast is 666.\"",
   "claim": "A Neronic date argued from 666",
   "modality": "attributed",
   "kernel": false,
   "const": false,
   "lineage": "666-nero"
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   "source": "B2",
   "locus": "IV. Date",
   "quote": "\"The traditional date is prob. the best of the options.\"",
   "claim": "The traditional (Domitianic) date probably best",
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   "const": false,
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   "source": "B2",
   "locus": "VIII. Purpose",
   "quote": "\"Preparation for the Second Advent is the dominant theme of Revelation.\"",
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   "quote": "\"The interpretation of Revelation is difficult and uncertain, no two interpreters agree exactly on all details.\"",
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   "quote": "\"In general there are four main types of interpretation that appear in the historic attempts to explain this book.\"",
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   "quote": "\"He is depicted as the Lamb, slaughtered as a sacrifice (5:6)\"",
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   "kernel": false,
   "const": false,
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   "quote": "\"The Book of Revelation was written sometime around 96 CE in Asia Minor. The author was probably a Christian from Ephesus known as \"John the Elder.\"\"",
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   "const": false,
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   "quote": "\"Some scholars, however, have suggested that it might have been a regular stop on a preaching circuit.\"",
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   "const": false,
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   "quote": "\"The various visions of Revelation are not a linear progression\"",
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   "quote": "\"The \"image\" (13.14-15) and the mysterious number \"666\" (13.18) refer to statues and coins or inscriptions with the emperor's image and titles.\"",
   "claim": "The image and 666 refer to statues, coins, inscriptions with the emperor's image and titles",
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   "kernel": false,
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   "quote": "\"Almost all New Testament scholars now take the view that Revelation was written during the reign of Domitian, sometime around 95-96 CE.\"",
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   "kernel": false,
   "const": false,
   "lineage": "date-domitianic"
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   "source": "B3",
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   "quote": "\"This approach is sometimes called the \"preterist\" (or \"past history\") view, meaning that the events described in Revelation all took place in the past and the work must be read in that ancient historical context. It is almost universally followed in both New Testament scholarship and by scholars of Christian history.\"",
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   "const": false,
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   "quote": "\"The image of the Harlot of Babylon--in effect what he is saying is that Roma is not a goddess, she's a whore.\"",
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   "locus": "Collins (Chicago, Hebrew Bible)",
   "quote": "\"That the powers of this world, no matter how terrifying they may be, are passing away and that in the end righteousness and justice will prevail.\"",
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   "source": "B2",
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   "quote": "\"Revelation is strongly Christological.\"",
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