Christopher A Frilingos: 2 books
Spectacles of Empire
Monsters, Martyrs, and the Book of Revelation
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
The book of Revelation presents a daunting picture of the destruction of the world, complete with clashing gods, a multiheaded beast, armies of heaven, and the final judgment of mankind. The bizarre conclusion to the New Testament is routinely cited as an example of the early Christian renunciation...
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Family Trouble in the Infancy Gospels
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
When Jesus was five he killed a boy, or so reports the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. A little boy had run into Jesus by accident, bumping him on the shoulder, and Jesus took offense: "Jesus was angry and said to him, 'You shall go no further on your way,' and instantly the boy fell down and died."...