The Oxford Handbook of the Book of Revelation

Preface Contributors Abbreviations 1. Introduction to Revelation's Social Setting, Theological Perspective, and Literary Design Craig R. Koester I. Literary Features of the Book of Revelation 2. The Genre of the Book of Revelation Mitchell G. Reddish 3. Narrative Features of the Book of Revelation James L. Resseguie 4. Imagery in the Book of Revelation Konrad Huber 5. Rhetorical Features of the Book of Revelation David A. deSilva 6. The Use of the Old Testament in the Book of Revelation Steve Moyise 7. Revelation's Use of the Greek Language David Mathewson 8. The Hymns in the Book of Revelation Justin P. Jeffcoat Schedtler II. Social Setting 9. Christianity and Roman Rule in First-Century Asia Minor Warren Carter 10. Relationships among Jesus Followers and Jewish Communities in First-Century Asia Minor Mikael Tellbe 11. Greco-Roman Religions and the Context of Revelation Richard Ascough 12. John's Apocalypse in Relation to Johannine, Pauline, and Other Forms of Christianity in Asia Minor Paul Trebilco III. Theology and Ethics 13. God in the Book of Revelation Martin Karrer 14. Jesus in the Book of Revelation Loren L. Johns 15. The Spirit in the Book of Revelation John Christopher Thomas 16. Creation and New Creation in the Book of Revelation Mark B. Stephens 17. Perspectives on Evil in the Book of Revelation Gregory Stevenson 18. Violence in the Book of Revelation David L. Barr 19. The City-Women Babylon and New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation Lynn Huber 20. The People of God in the Book of Revelation Peter S. Perry IV. History of Reception and Influence 21. The Greek Text of Revelation Juan Hernández 22. The Book of Revelation in the New Testament Canon Tobias Nicklas 23. Reception History and the Interpretation of Revelation Ian Boxall 24. The Interpretation of the Book of Revelation in Early Christianity Charles Hill 25. The Interpretation of John's Apocalypse in the Medieval Period Julia Eve Wannenmacher 26. Revelation in Music and Liturgy Paul Westermeyer 27. Forms of Futuristic Interpretation of Revelation in the Modern Period Joshua T. Searle with Kenneth Newport V. Currents in Interpretation 28. Feminist Interpretation of the Book of Revelation Susan Hylen 29. Interpreting Revelation through African American Cultural Studies Thomas B. Slater 30. Post-colonial Interpretation of the Book of Revelation Harry O. Maier