tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post1249304382624401020..comments2024-03-25T08:41:57.698+13:00Comments on Kiwi Hellenist: Lucian's parody of the book of RevelationPeter Gainsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17448862214081111386noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-25279925680903328492020-09-04T03:26:29.166+12:002020-09-04T03:26:29.166+12:00I suppose that, on some level, I realized that the...I suppose that, on some level, I realized that there were at least some non-Christians in the second century who were reading Christian texts, since it's fairly obvious that Kelsos, the author of <i>On the True Word</i>, who most likely lived in the late second century, was familiar with Christian writings, but it never occurred to me that Lucian would have read the Book of Revelation.Spencer McDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784602880680601679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-35162787025381499322020-09-01T20:07:44.316+12:002020-09-01T20:07:44.316+12:00That seems to be the common starting point! Once y...That seems to be the common starting point! Once you get to the 3rd century and Iamblichus, it's impossible to argue that pagans were unfamiliar with Christian texts, but for the 2nd century there isn't much to go on, so it's assumed that everything is hearsay. But Lucian, living out in the far east, in Antioch, is the ideal candidate for knowledge of Christian writings!<br /><br />I Peter Gainsfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448862214081111386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-37558427720464240022020-09-01T08:57:19.478+12:002020-09-01T08:57:19.478+12:00Thank you so much for sharing this! This is truly ...Thank you so much for sharing this! This is truly fascinating! I've read both the Book of Revelation and Lucian's <i>True History</i> many times, but I never noticed this parallel.<br /><br />I guess that, before I even picked up Lucian's book, I had already incorrectly assumed that, since he wasn't a Christian, he wouldn't have any particular familiarity with early Christian Spencer McDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784602880680601679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-7012745207181997752020-08-31T17:37:39.678+12:002020-08-31T17:37:39.678+12:00Thanks Peter!Thanks Peter!TimPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721626236879557562noreply@blogger.com