Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'. The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon.^[a] It occupies a central place in Christian eschatology.

The author names himself as simply "John" in the text, but his precise identity remains a point of academic debate.^[b]

The book spans three literary genres: the epistolary, the apocalyptic, and the prophetic.^[7] It begins with John, on the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea, addressing letters to the "Seven Churches of Asia" with exhortations from Christ. He then describes a series of prophetic and symbolic visions, including figures such as a Woman clothed with the sun with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars, the Serpent, the Seven-Headed Dragon, and the Beast, which culminate in the Second Coming of Jesus.

The sometimes obscure and extravagant imagery, with many Old Testament allusions and numeric symbolism, has allowed a wide variety of Christian interpretations.

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^ Carson, Don (2005). An Introduction to the New Testament (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. pp. 465ff. ISBN 978-0-310-51940-9.
^ Holmes, Michael (2007). The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations. Baker Academic. p. 749ff. ISBN 978-0801034688.
^ Collins 1984, p. 28.
^ Bauckham 1993, p. 2.
^ Stuckenbruck 2003, pp. 1535–1536.
^ Behr, John (2019). John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-257444-2.
^ Stuckenbruck 2003, p. 1536.

[2] Carson, Don (2005). An Introduction to the New Testament (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. pp. 465ff. ISBN 978-0-310-51940-9.

[3] Holmes, Michael (2007). The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations. Baker Academic. p. 749ff. ISBN 978-0801034688.

[FOOTNOTECollins198428-4] Collins 1984, p. 28.

[FOOTNOTEBauckham19932-5] Bauckham 1993, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTEStuckenbruck20031535–1536-6] Stuckenbruck 2003, pp. 1535–1536.

[7] Behr, John (2019). John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-257444-2.

[FOOTNOTEStuckenbruck20031536-9] Stuckenbruck 2003, p. 1536.

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