Revelation

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/

Autorentext

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).

Zusammenfassung
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/

Inhalt

List of Illustrations.

Series Editor's Preface.

Preface.

List of Abbreviations.

Introduction: The Apocalypse in History: The Place of the Book
of Revelation in Christian Theology and Life.

1. The Apocalypse in the Context of Jewish and Early Christian
   Literature.

2. Differing Patterns in the Reception of the Apocalypse: A
   Summary.

3. Point of View: Distinctive Emphases of this Commentary.

4. The Reception of the Apocalypse: Survey of Important
   Interpretations and of Artistic Representations.

Revelation 1.

Revelation 2 and 3.

Revelation 4.

Revelation 5.

Revelation 6.

Revelation 7.

Revelation 8.

Revelation 9.

Revelation 10.

Revelation 11.

Revelation 12.

Revelation 13.

Revelation 14.

Revelation 15.

Revelation 16.

Revelation 17.

Revelation 18.

Revelation 19.

Revelation 20.

Revelation 21.

Revelation 22.

A Hermeneutical Postscript: Evaluating the Readings.

Biographies and Glossary.

Bibliography.

Old Testament References Listed in the Margin of Nestle-Aland
26th Edition of the Greek New Testament Text of Revelation.

Index of Biblical References.

General Index.