The Economy of Exile
Financial Pressure, Civic Religion, and Christian Survival in Pergamum
Abstract
The Economy of Exile : The description of Pergamum as the place “where Satan’s throne is” in Revelation 2:13 has commonly been interpreted through the city’s imperial cult, its monumental religious landscape, or its association with Roman political authority. These interpretations remain important, but they can obscure the economic dimensions of…
