Revelation and Material Religion in the Roman East Essays in Honor of Steven J. Friesen

"This volume of essays is striking in its consistent attention to material culture and the use of perspectives related to memory studies, institutional economics, ritual studies, and trauma studies. Its readers will derive both pleasure and profit from this innovative and refreshing collection." - Adela Yarbro Collins, Buckingham Professor Emerita of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation, Yale Divinity School

"Steve Friesen is one of the leading contributors to scholarship on Revelation in our time. His innovative studies have reshaped the ways in which archaeology, mythology, and comparative religion are used to interpret biblical texts and their cultural contexts. The essays in this volume are a fitting tribute to his work. Varied and engaging, they pursue questions that open fresh perspectives on Revelation and the Greco-Roman world. A welcome and creative collection of studies." - Craig Koester, Asher O. & Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament Emeritus at Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN USA)

"This expansive volume is a warm and fitting tribute to the person and the career of Steve Friesen. The seventeen contributors - an international group of scholars from Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Norway, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States - interact with and extend Friesen's work in fruitful and fascinating ways. This volume both honors Friesen and constitutes an important contribution to the study of Revelation and material culture to which he has devoted his research over many years." - Adele Reinhartz, Distinguished University Professor, University of Ottawa

"This rich and well-nuanced volume will be of interest to scholars and graduate students in classics, religious studies, and early Christian studies. Such an impressive feat is a fitting tribute to an amazing scholar and mentor, such as Steven J. Friesen. The contributors and the editors deserve our congratulations!" - Ronald Charles, Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

"This sterling collection of essays brings into sharp focus the ways in which Steve Friesen has paved the way for our field to tackle key issues of power, financial precarity, social stressors, and claims of revelatory experience in exciting and fruitful ways." - Melissa Harl Sellew, Professor Emerita of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota