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The Oxford handbook of the Book of Revelation /

The Book of Revelation holds a special fascination for both scholars and the general public. The book has generated widely differing interpretations, yet Revelation has surprisingly not been the focus of many single-volume reference works. The Oxford Handbook of the Book of Revelation fills a need i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Koester, Craig R., 1953- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Oxford handbooks online.
Subjects:
Bible. > Revelation > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Genre of the Book of Revelation / Mitchell G. Reddish
  • Greco-Roman Religions and the Context of Revelation / Richard S. Ascough
  • John's Apocalypse in Relation to Johannine, Pauline, and Other Forms of Christianity in Asia Minor / Paul Trebilco
  • God in the Book of Revelation / Martin Karrer
  • Jesus in the Book of Revelation / Loren L. Johns
  • The Spirit in the Book of Revelation / John Christopher Thomas
  • Creation and New Creation in the Book of Revelation / Mark B. Stephens
  • Perspectives on Evil in the Book of Revelation / Gregory Stevenson
  • Violence in the Apocalypse of John / David L. Barr
  • The City-Women Babylon and New Jerusalem in Revelation / Lynn R. Huber
  • The People of God in the Book of Revelation / Peter S. Perry
  • Narrative Features of the Book of Revelation / James L. Resseguie
  • The Greek Text of Revelation / Juan Hernández
  • Revelation and the New Testament Canon / Tobias Nicklas
  • Reception History and the Interpretation of Revelation / Ian Boxall
  • The Interpretation of the Book of Revelation in Early Christianity / Charles E. Hill
  • The Interpretation of John's Apocalypse in the Medieval Period / Julia Eva Wannenmacher
  • The Book of Revelation in Music and Liturgy / Paul Westermeyer
  • Forms of Futuristic Interpretation of Revelation in the Modern Period / Joshua T. Searle, Kenneth G. C. Newport
  • Feminist Interpretation of Revelation / Susan E. Hylen
  • Interpreting Revelation through African American Cultural Studies / Thomas B. Slater
  • Post-colonial Interpretation of the Book of Revelation / Harry O. Maier
  • Imagery in the Book of Revelation / Konrad Huber
  • Rhetorical Features of the Book of Revelation / David A. deSilva
  • The Old Testament in the Book of Revelation / Steve Moyise
  • Revelation's Use of the Greek Language / David L. Mathewson
  • The Hymns in Revelation / Justin P. Jeffcoat Schedtler
  • Revelation and Roman Rule in First-Century Asia Minor / Warren Carter
  • Relationships among Christ-Believers and Jewish Communities in First-Century Asia Minor / Mikael Tellbe.