http://www.jamiephelps.com Proving the sunshine since 1980. Fri, 14 May 2010 13:40:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.jamiephelps.com/all/diadems-in-revelation http://www.jamiephelps.com/all/diadems-in-revelation#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:50:00 +0000 Jamie Phelps http://www.jamiephelps.com/bible/diadems-in-revelation <p>In this paper, I explore the careful distinction between the diadem (<i>diadema</i>) and the crown (<i>stephanos</i>) in the ancient world. Applying this to Revelation, we see that John uses the common distinction between diadem and crown to denounce the illegitimate &#8220;royalty&#8221; of the Roman Empire and to declare the true royalty of Christ.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jamiephelps.com/file_download/5">Diadems in Revelation.pdf</a></p> ]]> http://www.jamiephelps.com/all/diadems-in-revelation/feed 0