St John of Patmos and the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse, Otto Meinardus's 1979 study from Lycabettus Press, examines John of Patmos and the seven churches of the Book of Revelation with the direct topographical and historical knowledge of a historian of early eastern Mediterranean Christianity. Its strength is that firsthand knowledge of the actual sites. Its limit is its age and specialist press, less widely held than a major university press title, though its claims are treated as standard reference material in the field.
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Otto Meinardus's St John of Patmos and the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse, published by Lycabettus Press in 1979, the middle tier reflecting firsthand topographical and historical knowledge of the actual sites, weighed against its age and its specialist press, less widely held than a major university press title, though its claims are treated as standard reference material in the field. NotesScholarly study of John of Patmos and the seven churches of the Book of Revelation, Lycabettus Press, 1979.
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AuthorOtto F. A. Meinardus
PublisherLycabettus Press
Publication Year1979
Source TypeScholarly work
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John, Figures This source names John directly: "St John of Patmos and the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse, Otto Meinardus's 1979 study from Lycabettus Press, examines John of Patmos and the seven churches of the Book of Revelation with the..."
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Sacred Sites, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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