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E-raamat: Revelation - The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ: The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ illustrated edition [Wiley Online]

(Queen's College, Oxford), (University of Virginia)
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This ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages.







Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and culture.

Shows the book's impact on the Christian church through the ages.

Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians, ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberation theologians.

Considers the book's effects on writers, artists, musicians, political figures, visionaries, and others, including Dante, Hildegard of Bingen, Milton, Newton, the English Civil war radicals, Turner, Blake, Handel, and Franz Schmidt.

Provides access to material not readily available elsewhere.

Will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, as well as to general readers.



More information about this series is available from the Blackwell Bible Commentaries website at http://www.bbibcomm.net/
List of Illustrations ix
Series Editors' Preface xi
Preface xiii
List of Abbreviations xvii
Introduction: The Apocalypse in History: The Place of the Book of Revelation in Christian Theology and Life 1(1)
1 The Apocalypse in the Context of Jewish and Early Christian Literature 2(5)
2 Differing Patterns in the Reception of the Apocalypse: A Summary 7(4)
3 Point of View: Distinctive Emphases of this Commentary 11(3)
4 The Reception of the Apocalypse: Survey of Important Interpretations and of Artistic Representations 14(233)
Revelation 1
39(13)
Revelation 2 and 3
52(7)
Revelation 4
59(10)
Revelation 5
69(8)
Revelation 6
77(21)
Revelation 7
98(8)
Revelation 8
106(7)
Revelation 9
113(4)
Revelation 10
117(5)
Revelation 11
122(12)
Revelation 12
134(13)
Revelation 13
147(13)
Revelation 14
160(8)
Revelation 15
168(3)
Revelation 16
171(6)
Revelation 17
177(13)
Revelation 18
190(4)
Revelation 19
194(6)
Revelation 20
200(20)
Revelation 21
220(18)
Revelation 22
238(9)
A Hermeneutical Postscript: Evaluating the Readings 247(4)
Biographies and Glossary 251(12)
Bibliography 263(21)
Old Testament References Listed in the Margin of Nestle-Aland 26th Edition of the Greek New Testament Text of Revelation 284(12)
Index of Biblical References 296(7)
General Index 303


Judith Kovacs is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. She is the author of a forthcoming book on the church fathers interpretation of 1 Corinthians. Christopher Rowland is Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. His previous publications include The Open Heaven (1982), The Book of Revelation (1998), Christian Origins (revised edition, 2002) and Radical Christian Writings: A Reader (Blackwell, 2002).