The Book of Revelation - Apocalypse and Empire (Paperback, Revised)

Leonard Thompson critically examines the language, literature, history, and social setting of the Book of Revelation (or Apocalypse), written by John of Patmos about seventy years after the death of Jesus. After discussing the importance of the apocalypse genre, Thompson considers the form and structure of the book, the unified world created through John's visions, and the social conditions of the empire in which John wrote.