Revelation 5

Revelation 5
Revelation 5
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	Revelation 5:5-8 on the recto side of Papyrus 24 from the 4th century.
Book	Book of Revelation
Category	Apocalypse
Christian Bible part	New Testament
Order in the Christian part	27

Revelation 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle,^[1]^[2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate.^[3] This chapter contains the inaugural vision of the lamb on the throne in heaven.^[4]

^ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque (ed.). New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
^ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans (ed.). Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
^ F. L. Cross, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 45
^ Bauckham 2007, p. 1289.

[1] Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque (ed.). New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.

[2] Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans (ed.). Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.

[3] F. L. Cross, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 45

[FOOTNOTEBauckham20071289-4] Bauckham 2007, p. 1289.

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Revelation 5
← chapter 4 chapter 6 →
Revelation 5:5-8 on the recto side of Papyrus 24 from the 4th century.
Book	Book of Revelation
Category	Apocalypse
Christian Bible part	New Testament
Order in the Christian part	27