Grasping for Power from the Tree of Life: A Visual Reading of Revelation 22

Interpreting the Tree of Life from the book of Revelation as a symbolic critique of power, the image becomes a potential tool for reimagining life beyond imperial control.

This book examines the biblical Tree of Life in Revelation 22-and its roots in Genesis 2–3-as a potent symbol of kingship and power by connecting it with ancient Southwest Asian and Roman imperial iconography of sacred trees. Through a tri-part methodology of intertextuality, visual exegesis, and metonymy, Grasping for Pow...