Churches under Siege of Persecution and Assimilation: The General Epistles and Revelation
Overview
In this third and final book of a three-volume series, B.J. Oropeza covers the writings of the General Epistles and the communities in the book of Revelation—the seven churches in Asia Minor. In Hebrews there were warnings of apostasy with no restoration, yet in James there can be restoration of apostates. Peter identifies marginalized Christians and apostate teachers. Jude confronts apostate intruders. Revelation is about overcoming assimilation in the Asia Minor communities.
Top Highlights
“What we have in Revelation, then, are both internal and external situations” (Page 179)
“The main purpose of the book is to combat assimilation and apostasy” (Page 180)
“The false teachers have forsaken the straight path (2:15a)—they have committed apostasy” (Page 142)
“growing up and putting off evil, deceit, hypocrisies, jealousies, and backbiting” (Page 121)
“the same path of suffering. The difficulty faced by the author is not simply” (Page 30)
- Title: Churches under Siege of Persecution and Assimilation: The General Epistles and Revelation
- Author: B. J. Oropeza
- Series: Apostasy in the New Testament Communities
- Volume: 3
- Publisher: Cascade
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Apostasy › Biblical teaching; Apostasy › Christianity; Bible N.T. › Theology
- ISBNs: 9781610972918, 9781610972062, 9781498213707, 9781498213547, 1610972910, 1610972066, 1498213707, 1498213545
- Resource ID: LLS:CHRCHSSGPSSMLTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:38:16Z