Add to ORKGThis paper constructs an economic model of the argument of the biblical book of Revelation. The apocalypse of John addresses Christian participation in pagan religion. The early Christian believers faced an intertemporal trade-off between consumption in this life and the next. Nonparticipation in pagan idolatry incurred present costs but would be compensated with future rewards. Conversely, accommodation to pagan religion risked incurring severe future divine penalties. Using extensive symbolic imagery, John augments the imagination capital of believers, seeking to reduce their discount on afterlife outcomes and remove the incentive to participate in pagan idolatry.</p
By tracing institutional and constitutional economic patterns to Old Testament thought, the thesis o...
This paper examines textual and iconographic representations of antichrist personae in medieval Chri...
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in religion among economists, but the content ...
This paper constructs an economic model of the argument of the biblical book of Revelation. The apoc...
The present study considers the degree to which John’s portrayal of the faithful Christian community...
This paper's key conclusion is that church doctrine about the afterlife is a function of factors pre...
Apocalyptic problems were relevant throughout the development of Christian culture. The content of a...
The paper addresses the call for a concept of ‘rational religion’, as early on identified by Smith. ...
The paper addresses the call for a concept of ‘rational religion’, as early on identified by Smith. ...
At its essence, economics is the study of how societies make decisions on the allocation of limited ...
The book of Revelation is a book that has continually received attention from many who have studied ...
The book of Revelation is a book that has continually received attention from many who have studied ...
Any attempt to use the Bible as a basis for addressing contemporary economic issues needs to recogni...
Any attempt to use the Bible as a basis for addressing contemporary economic issues needs to recogni...
Any attempt to use the Bible as a basis for addressing contemporary economic issues needs to recogni...
By tracing institutional and constitutional economic patterns to Old Testament thought, the thesis o...
This paper examines textual and iconographic representations of antichrist personae in medieval Chri...
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in religion among economists, but the content ...
This paper constructs an economic model of the argument of the biblical book of Revelation. The apoc...
The present study considers the degree to which John’s portrayal of the faithful Christian community...
This paper's key conclusion is that church doctrine about the afterlife is a function of factors pre...
Apocalyptic problems were relevant throughout the development of Christian culture. The content of a...
The paper addresses the call for a concept of ‘rational religion’, as early on identified by Smith. ...
The paper addresses the call for a concept of ‘rational religion’, as early on identified by Smith. ...
At its essence, economics is the study of how societies make decisions on the allocation of limited ...
The book of Revelation is a book that has continually received attention from many who have studied ...
The book of Revelation is a book that has continually received attention from many who have studied ...
Any attempt to use the Bible as a basis for addressing contemporary economic issues needs to recogni...
Any attempt to use the Bible as a basis for addressing contemporary economic issues needs to recogni...
Any attempt to use the Bible as a basis for addressing contemporary economic issues needs to recogni...
By tracing institutional and constitutional economic patterns to Old Testament thought, the thesis o...
This paper examines textual and iconographic representations of antichrist personae in medieval Chri...
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in religion among economists, but the content ...