Reading Revelation as Nonviolent Resistance to Empire
Plus, how should we handle violence in Scripture?
Last week, I posted the transcript and slide deck for the first session of a Sunday school class I’m teaching on the book of Revelation. Today, I’ve got the full recordings of classes two and three for you. Class two what on violence in the Bible, and some approaches to reading those verses; class three is a look at Revelation, read as nonviolent resistance to empire.
Yes, as far as I'm concerned that is the only way to read Revelation well. J. Nelson Kraybill wrote a great chapter in my first book about reading revelation nonviolently as well as a book on the topic that are both worth reading. Thank you for teaching what too many pastors either don't understand (largely willful ignorance in my observation) or don't have the courage to teach Revelation in this way.