Background
Stevenson, Gregory Matthew was born on December 14, 1966 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Son of James Edwin and Beverly June Stevenson.
(Archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic, and historical re...)
Archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic, and historical research is used to illuminate the meaning and function of temples in both Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures. This evidence is then brought into a dialogue with a literary analysis of how the temple functions as a symbol in Revelation.
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('No physical structure in antiquity held more significanc...)
'No physical structure in antiquity held more significance as a place of access to deity than a temple' - from the introduction. Stevenson's study explores Jewish thought and tradition and the inter-mingling of Greco-Roman and Jewish culture based on an analysis of symbolism in the Book of Revelation. Written in the latter half of the first century, the Book of Revelation was written for Christians living in the culturally diverse area of western Asia Minor. Considering Early Christianity in the ancient Mediterranean was devoid of temple buildings, Stevenson questions why temples appear in Revelation, what they symbolise and whether this is representative of ideas of symbolism in the contemporary world.
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Stevenson, Gregory Matthew was born on December 14, 1966 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Son of James Edwin and Beverly June Stevenson.
Bachelor, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas, 1989. Master of Divinity, Harding Graduate School Religion, Memphis, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, Atlanta, 1999.
Adjunct instructor Candler School Theology, Atlanta, 1998—1999. Professor religion Rochester College, Rochester Hills, Michigan, since 1999.
(Archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic, and historical re...)
('No physical structure in antiquity held more significanc...)
Member of Society of Biblical Literature.
Married Saysavad Phengsom, June 27, 1992. Children: Nicholas, Alexandra.