The Book of Revelation: Apocalypse & Empire

by Leonard L. Thompson

Book Overview

About seventy years after the death of Jesus, John of Patmos sent visionary messages to Christians in seven cities of western Asia Minor. These messages would eventually become part of the New Testament canon, as The Book of Revelation. What was John's message? What was its literary form? Did he write to a persecuted minority or to Christians enjoying the social and material benefits of the Roman Empire? In search of answers to these penetrating questions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195115805
• ISBN13: 9780195115802
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"