In ancient times, before Christianity spread through Rome, Tiber Island was avoided because of the negative stories associated with it. Only the worst criminals and the contagiously ill were condemned there.
Giuseppe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:38 amIsland of Potamos == Island of Patmos
Source?
This view is corroborated by the Syriac text of the Book of Revelation which gives us Potamon, not Patmos, and Potamon is the Greek accusative case of Potamos, a river.
Again, I assume that the reader knows the context of the quote of Patmos island, etc.
My point is that "island of Patmos" in Book of Revelation is a deformation (probably not deliberate) of 'island of potamos' and 'ποταμός' means 'river'.
Hence, who is talking in the Book of Revelation is a John found in the "island of the river": the Tiber Island?
Giuseppe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 9:10 pmThis view is corroborated by the Syriac text of the Book of Revelation which gives us Potamon, not Patmos, and Potamon is the Greek accusative case of Potamos, a river.
The book from which this is plagiarized provides a little additional context.
Reading the same source quoted by Peter above. In addition, a case has been made also by Lee Harmon that John of Gischala was the real author of the Book of Revelation (the original layer, at least).